In those days wandering minstrels were welcome everywhere.

当时，浪迹天涯的吟游歌手到处受欢迎，

In so far as any inquiry is a secret one,

任何一项研究都涉及到保密，

The currents of air that the walls of the ship direct upwards, as well as in the line of its course, are enough to give the great bird with its immense wings sufficient sustenance and progress.

沿船体的上升的气流和沿航线向前的气流给这种巨翼大鸟以足够的浮力和推力。

she was more richly carved and ornamented than any previous ship.

它比以往任何船只雕刻得都更加精美，装饰得都更加华丽。

however painful it may be at the moment.

尽管会有暂时的痛苦。

I have known very few writers, but those I have known,

我所认识的作家寥寥无几，然而凡是我所认识