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In the evening I found myself very feverish, and went in to bed; but, having read somewhere that cold water drank plentifully was good for a fever, I follow'd the prescription, sweat plentifully most of the night, my fever left me,
当天晚上，我发了高烧，上床睡了，但是我记得曾经在什么地方读到过多喝凉水能治疗发烧，所以我就这样做了，出了大半夜的汗，这样烧就退了。
and in the morning, crossing the ferry, I proceeded on my journey on foot, having fifty miles to Burlington, where I was told I should find boats that would carry me the rest of the way to Philadelphia.
第二天上午，过了渡，向着五十英里以外的柏林敦徒步前进，在那里，据说有船可以送我直达费城。
It rained very hard all the day; I was thoroughly soak'd, and by noon a good deal tired; so I stopt at a poor inn, where I staid all night, beginning now to wish that I had never left home.
这一天整天下大雨，我全身湿透了，到了中午我感到很疲劳。所以就在一家小客店里耽搁了一夜，这时我开始有点懊悔当初不该离家出走了。
I cut so miserable a figure, too, that I found, by the questions ask'd me, I was suspected to be some runaway servant, and in danger of being taken up on that suspicion.
同时我的外表显出十分穷酸，甚至从人家对我的问话中我发现他们疑心我是谁家的一个私逃的仆役，而且很有可能因这种嫌疑而遭逮捕。
However, I proceeded the next day, and got in the evening to an inn, within eight or ten miles of Burlington, kept by one Dr. Brown.
尽管如此，第二天我还是继续赶路，到了傍晚，在离开柏林敦八英里或十英里的地方住在一个勃朗大夫开的客店里。
He entered into conversation with me while I took some refreshment, and, finding I had read a little, became very sociable and friendly.
我一面进食，店主一面跟我搭讪，当他发现了我读过一些书的时候，他显得十分和气和友好了。
Our acquaintance continu'd as long as he liv'd.
我们的相识一直继续到他死为止。
He had been, I imagine, an itinerant doctor, for there was no town in England, or country in Europe, of which he could not give a very particular account.
我猜想他以前是一个走方郎中，因为没有一个英国的或是欧洲大陆国家的城镇，他不能详细地描述的。
He had some letters, and was ingenious, but much of an unbeliever, and wickedly undertook, some years after, to travesty the Bible in doggrel verse, as Cotton had done Virgil.
他有一些学问，人也聪明，但是不大信仰宗教，几年以后他淘气地把《圣经》加以滑稽化，改写成为拙劣的诗体，正像可顿以前改写维吉尔的诗那样。
By this means he set many of the facts in a very ridiculous light, and might have hurt weak minds if his work had been published; but it never was.
这样他使《圣经》中的许多故事显得十分荒谬，假如他的作品出版的话，可能会使信心浅薄的人受到不良的影响，但是它从未出版。
At his house I lay that night, and the next morning reach'd Burlington, but had the mortification to find that the regular boats were gone a little before my coming,
那天夜里我就在他店里宿了一宵，第二天到了柏林敦，但是我很懊丧地发现在我到达以前不久，去费城的定期航船已经开走了。
and no other expected to go before Tuesday, this being Saturday; wherefore I returned to an old woman in the town, of whom I had bought gingerbread to eat on the water, and ask'd her advice.
那天是星期六，要等到下星期二才有开往费城的航船，因此我回到城里一个老妇人那里，我曾经向她买了一些准备在船上吃的姜饼，我向她请教应当怎么办。
She invited me to lodge at her house till a passage by water should offer; and being tired with my foot traveling, I accepted the invitation.
她邀我住在她家，等候船只，因为我徒步旅行得累了，我就接受了她的邀请。
She understanding I was a printer, would have had me stay at that town and follow my business, being ignorant of the stock necessary to begin with.
当她听到我是一个印刷匠的时候，她就劝我在柏林敦安顿下来，开设一家印刷铺，但是她不了解开设印刷铺是需要资本的。
She was very hospitable, gave me a dinner of ox-cheek with great good will, accepting only of a pot of ale in return; and I thought myself fixed till Tuesday should come.
她很殷勤地招待我，她非常善意地请我吃了一顿牛腮肉饭，只肯接受一壶啤酒作为代价。这样我满以为我是确定要等到星期二的了。
However, walking in the evening by the side of the river, a boat came by, which I found was going towards Philadelphia, with several people in her.
但是，傍晚在河边散步的时候，来了一只船，后来我发现它是到费城去的，船上载着几个人。
They took me in, and, as there was no wind, we row'd all the way; and about midnight, not having yet seen the city, some of the company were confident we must have passed it, and would row no farther;
他们让我上了船，因为没有风，所以一路上我们划了船，到了午夜左右，因为还看不到费城，有人就确信我们一定已经过了费城，不愿再划下去了。
the others knew not where we were; so we put toward the shore, got into a creek, landed near an old fence, with the rails of which we made a fire, the night being cold, in October, and there we remained till daylight.
其余的人也不知道我们究竟到了哪里，因此我们向河岸驶去，进入了一条小河浜，在一道旧木栅旁边登了岸，因为夜晚很冷（是十月的天气），我们就用木栅生了火，在那里我们呆到天明。
Then one of the company knew the place to be Cooper's Creek, a little above Philadelphia, which we saw as soon as we got out of the creek.
当时船上有一个人认出这地方叫做库柏河，在费城的北面一点，我们一驶出这条河费城就在望了。
