海底兩萬里 第185期 第13章 一些數(shù)字(8)

Its tanks were manufactured by Cail & Co. in Paris, its engine by Krupp in Prussia, its spur by the Motala workshops in Sweden, its precision instruments by Hart Bros. in New York, etc.; and each of these suppliers received my specifications under a different name.

船上的儲水池是巴黎嘉衣公司造的，機器是由普魯士克虜由工廠制的，船前頭的沖角出自瑞典的摩達拉工廠，精確的測驗儀器出自紐約的哈提兄弟公司等等，上面的每一制造廠都收到上面署名不同的我的設(shè)計圖， 按圖樣制造。

But, I went on, once these parts were manufactured, didn't they have to be mounted and adjusted?

不過，我說，這些制好了的一塊一塊材料，還得把它們配合起來、裝置起來呢?

Professor, I set up my workshops on a deserted islet in midocean. There our Nautilus was completed by me and my workmen, in other words, by my gallant companions whom I've molded and educated.

教授，我在大洋中一個荒島上建立了我的工作場。在島上，我的工人，就是我所教養(yǎng)成的我的勇敢的同伴，跟我一起，共同把諾第留斯號完全裝配好了。

Then, when the operation was over, we burned every trace of our stay on that islet, which if I could have, I'd have blown up.

然后，工程完了，我放起火來，把我們在這島上所遺留的痕跡都消滅了，如果可能的話，我還要把這島都炸毀呢。

From all this, may I assume that such a boat costs a fortune?

那么，這樣看來，我可以相信，這船的建筑費用一定是十分浩大了?

An iron ship, Professor Aronnax, runs 1,125 francs per metric ton. Now then, the Nautilus has a burden of 1,500 metric tons.

阿龍納斯先生，一只鋼鐵制的船，每噸容量的建筑費為一千一百二十五法郎?？墒侵Z第留斯號的載重噸數(shù)是一千五百噸，

Consequently, it cost 1,687,000 francs, hence 2,000,000 francs including its accommodations, and 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 with all the collections and works of art it contains.

那么它的建筑費是一百七十丸萬法郎，連裝備費一共為二百萬法郎，連船內(nèi)所有的美術(shù)品和收藏物一共為是五百萬法郎。

One last question, Captain Nemo.

尼摩船長，我要問您最后一個問題。

Ask, professor.

請您問吧，教授。

You're rich, then?

您是很富有嗎?

Infinitely rich, sir, and without any trouble, I could pay off the ten-billion-franc French national debt!

無限地富有，我可以一點不為難地償清法國的幾十億國債!

I gaped at the bizarre individual who had just spoken these words. Was he playing on my credulity? Time would tell.

我注視著這位跟我這樣說話的古怪人物。難道他以為我可欺而故意吹牛嗎?將來我一定有機會知道他這話是真是假。