From this height the whale was now seen some mile or so ahead, at every roll of the sea revealing his high sparkling hump, and regularly jetting his silent spout into the air.

从这个高度，现在可以看见大鲸在前方一英里开外，随着每一阵翻涌的浪花，露出它高耸的闪光的背峰，和有规律地升向空中的无声的喷水。