Sitting motionless in the still air with the only sound being the slatting of sails and rigging is b-o-r-i-n-g , and , with neither of us being avid conversationalist , we had apparently exhausted our normal subjects .

寂静的空气中,船身一动也不动,唯一听到的声音是帆和绳子噼啪的碰撞声,无聊地令人窒息.我们两个都不健谈,平常的话题快谈光了.