He later worked as a Mississippi river-boat pilot.

他后来成为了一名密西西比河上的汽船领航员。

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I supposed that all a pilot had to do was to keep his boat in the river, and I did not consider that that could be much of a trick, since it was so wide.

我认为引水员所作的一切都是为了保证他的船安全地漂在河上，我不考虑那些有害无益的事情，因为这条河太宽广了。

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Then, in the early hours of the following morning, he had returned to Lytham in the pilot boat, expecting to drive home to a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed.

到第二天凌晨他乘引水船回利瑟姆，想开车回家，喝杯热巧克力，然后热乎乎地睡上一觉。

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Then, in the early hours of the following morning, he had returned to Lytham in the pilot boat, expecting to drive home to a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed.

到第二天凌晨他乘引水船回利瑟姆，想开车回家，喝杯热巧克力，然后热乎乎地睡上一觉。

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