Audiobook Dictation: “There was Captain Battleax seated there…”

There was Captain Battleax seated there, beautiful with a cocked-hat, and an epaulet, and gold braid.

巴特拉克斯艦長坐在那裡，頭戴三角帽，佩著肩章和金穗帶，十分神氣。

"Mr President," said he, "I am in command of her Majesty's gunboat, the John Bright, and I have come to pay my respects to the ladies."

「總統先生，」他說，「我是女王陛下的砲艦『約翰·布萊特號』的艦長，特來向各位女士致意。」

"I have come to your shores, Mr President, with the purpose of seeing how things are progressing in this distant quarter of the world."

「總統先生，我來到貴國海岸，是想看看在世界這個遙遠的角落裡，事情進展得如何。」

"Things were progressing, Captain Battleax, pretty well before this morning.

「在今天早上之前，巴特拉克斯艦長，事情進展得還挺順利。

But, on the whole, we are a prosperous and well-satisfied people."

不過總的來說，我們是個富足而心滿意足的民族。」

"We are quite satisfied now, Captain Battleax," said my wife.

「現在我們非常滿意了，巴特拉克斯艦長。」我妻子說。

"Quite satisfied," said Eva.

「非常滿意。」伊娃說。