But Alfred had deduced that the Danes were no longer fit for prolonged battle:

然而，阿尔弗雷德断定，丹麦人已不再适应持久的战争，

the thought of rest will be not unwelcome.

有长眠的愿望未尝不是一件好事。

some drifting and slow, others jerky and rapid.

这些活动有的飘忽而缓慢，有的急剧而快速。

The Ordnance Officer ordered all the port cannon to be heaved to starboard to counteract the list,

炮长命令把左舷上所有大炮搬到右舷上来以抵消船的倾斜，

and they provided a striking demonstration of the potentialities hidden in instruments and apparatus.

并充分显示出了仪表和仪器的潜在力量。

from the search for what his world contains at its inmost point.

脱离了对自己灵魂最深处世界的探索。