The boat was really much bigger than i ever saw a canoe , or periagua , that was made of one tree , in my life 这艘小船比我以前看到过的任何独木舟都大。当然，做成这只大型独木舟我是费尽心血的。
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There were trees enough in the island to have built a little fleet , not of periagua s and canoes , but even of good large vessels 这岛上到处是树木，足够用来造一支小小的船队，而且不仅仅是造一支独木舟的船队，而是可以造一支大船的船队。
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That there were seventeen bearded men there ; and therefore , without any more delay , i went to work with friday to find out a great tree proper to fell , and make a large periagua or canoe to undertake the voyage 因此我马上就跟星期五一起，去找一颗可以砍伐的大树，拿它造条大一点的独木舟，以便驾着它到对面的大陆上去。
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This at length put me upon thinking , whether it was not possible to make my self a canoe , or periagua , such as the natives of those climates make , even without tools , or , as i might say , without hands , viz 最后，我想到，能否像热带地区的土人那样做一只独木舟呢，尽管我没有工具，没有人手。所谓独木舟，就是用一棵大树的树干做成的。我觉得这不但可能，而且很容易做到。
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It cost me near three months more to clear the in - side , and work it out so , as to make an exact boat of it : this i did indeed without fire , by meer malett and chissel , and by the dint of hard labour , till i had brought it to be a very handsome periagua , and big enough to have carry d six and twenty men , and consequently big enough to have carry d me and all my cargo 接着又花了将近三个月的时间把中间挖空，做得完全像只小船。在挖空树干时，我不用火烧，而是用槌子和凿子一点一点地凿空，最后确实成了一只像模像样的独木舟，大得可乘26个人。这样，不仅我自己可以乘上船，而且可以把我所有的东西都装进去。
