No, I said, devilfish of large dimensions.

“不，”我说，“是身体巨大的章鱼。

Indeed, other devilfish had appeared at the starboard window.

果然，在船右舷的玻璃窗前又出现了另一些章鱼。

Yes, Ned my friend. It had a picture that portrayed the devilfish in question.

“是的，尼德朋友。是一幅描绘章鱼的图画。”

The museums in Trieste and Montpellier have preserved some devilfish carcasses measuring two meters.

特里艾斯特和蒙特普利的博物馆，里就收藏着一些长2米的章鱼骨胳。

An unusual assortment of devilfish, I told him, as carefree as a collector in front of an aquarium.

“一群好奇的章鱼，”我口气轻松地对他说，就像一个鱼类爱好者站在一个透明的鱼缸前说话一样。

Well, I said, these are real devilfish caverns, and I wouldn't be surprised to see some of those monsters hereabouts.

“没什么！”我说，“那是真正的章鱼洞，在这里看到几只这样的怪物， 我并不引以为奇。”

For an instant I thought the poor man entwined by the devilfish might be torn loose from its powerful suction.

我想那个被章鱼缠住的不幸者应该可以摆脱这强大的束缚了。

But he had scarcely unscrewed the nuts when the hatch flew up with tremendous violence, obviously pulled open by the suckers on a devilfish's arm.

但螺母刚刚被拧开，嵌板就猛地一下子被掀开了，显然是被章鱼的一只爪子上的吸盘拉开的。

No, I replied, another bishop, Pontoppidan of Bergen, also tells of a devilfish so large a whole cavalry regiment could maneuver on it.

“还没有，”我回答，“另一个主教，篷多比丹·德·柏乐根，也同样说过一只章鱼，在它上面还能操练一队骑兵呢！”