In short, this ancient and learned Low Dutch book treated of the commerce of Holland; and, among other subjects, contained a very interesting account of its whale fishery.

简而言之，这本博学的低地荷兰语古书写的是荷兰的商业；而且，除了许多其他主题，它还饶有兴味地讲到了捕鲸业的事情。

He soon conjectured, by my countenance, that I was a European, and therefore repeated his majesty's commands in Low Dutch, which he spoke perfectly well.

他很快就根据我的表情推测我是欧洲人，因此用他说得一口流利的低地荷兰语重复了陛下的命令。

And then, with the coming of the night the north wind was again loosed, while the rain still beat against the windows and pattered down from the low Dutch eaves.

然后，随着夜幕降临， 北风再次吹起，而雨水仍然敲打着窗户， 从低矮的荷兰屋檐上啪嗒啪嗒地落下来。