分析句子Now,inthewhale-ship,itisnoteveryonethatgoesintheboats.Somefewhandsare.."Now,inthewhale-ship,itisnoteveryonethatgoesintheboats.Somefewhandsarereserved,calledship-keepers,whoseprovinceitistoworkthevessel

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分析句子Now,in the whale-ship,it is not every one that goes in the boats.Some few hands are..
"Now,in the whale-ship,it is not every one that goes in the boats.Some few hands are reserved,called ship-keepers,whose province it is to work the vessel while the boats are pursuing the whale."——Herman Melville
1.province 在这里是省的意思吗?
2.whose province it is to work the vessel while the boats are pursuing the whale.
这里的province 后面加的it province不是名词吗?
3.帮我翻译一下整个句子.
我确定句子是对的。

Answer 1

看来你的水平就相当高的,首先你能确信句子是对的,而楼上则表示怀疑.
1.英语多数词都是一词多义,不能只认准初学的那个.如果你发现原来认识的意思不同,往往是因为使用了另一个定义.这里的意思是：主管领域、职权范围.
2.whose province it is to跟hose province is to是一样的,只是前者属于更正式、更地道的说法.你只要把这个句型记下来,应该可以让你的老师傻眼了呢.
3.Now在这里是语气词,不能译成“现在”.
3.正确译文：对了,并不是捕鲸船上的每个人都要到几只小船上去.还留下几个人,称为“船看守员”,他们的职责是在小船追逐鲸鱼的时候操作捕鲸船.