自己作决定的

Are his bailiwick. Some Berkshire managers talk over some of their decisions with me; some don't. It depends upon their personalities and, to an extent, upon their own personal relationship with me. If you should decide to do business with Berkshire, we would pay in cash. Your business would not be used as collateral for any loan by Berkshire. There would be no brokers involved.

我们会介入的领域是资金的规划与配置，以及高阶人员的任命与报酬，其余的人事，营运策略等那就是你自己的事，有些伯克希尔旗下事业的经理人会把他们所作的一些商业决定向我报告，有些则不会，这主要是视他们本身的个性，以及与我个人的私人关系而定。

This Observation convinc'd me, That I had nothing to do but to observe the Ebbing and the Flowing of the Tide, and I might very easily bring my Boat about the Island again: But when I began to think of putting it in Practice, I had such a Terror upon my Spirits at the Remembrance of the Danger I had been in, that I could not think of it again with any Patience; but on the contrary, I took up another Resolution which was more safe, though more laborious; and this was, That I would build, or rather make me another Periagua or Canoe; and so have one for one Side of the Island, and one for the other.

这次观察使我确信，只要注意潮水的涨落，我可以很容易把小船弄到我住地所在的那一边。但当我想把自己的主意付诸实施的时候，又想到了上次所经历的危险，不由心惊肉跳，连想也不敢想了。于是，我作了一个新的决定，那就是再造一条独木舟。这样，我在岛的这边有一只，岛的那边也有一只。这样做虽然比较费力，但却比较安全。

I immediately randown the ladders with all possible expedition, fetched my two guns,for they were both at the foot of the ladders, as I observedbefore, and getting up again with the same haste to the top of thehill, I crossed towards the sea; and having a very short cut, andall down hill, placed myself in the way between the pursuers andthe pursued, hallowing aloud to him that fled, who, looking back,was at first perhaps as much frightened at me as at them; but Ibeckoned with my hand to him to come back; and, in the meantime, Islowly advanced towards the two that followed; then rushing at onceupon the foremost, I knocked him down with the stock of my piece.

这件事我们交给星期五和那两个跟船长一起上岸的人去办了。星期五等人把俘虏押解到石洞里，好像把他们投入监牢一样。事实上，那地方也确实够凄凉的，尤其是对于他们这种处境的人，更是阴森可怕。我又命令把其余的俘虏送到我的乡间别墅里去。关于这别墅，我前面已作过详尽的叙述。那边本来就有围墙，他们又都被捆绑着，所以把他们关在那里相当可靠。再说，他们也知道，他们的前途决定于他们自己的表现，因此谁都不敢轻举妄动。

But we don't care about Battlegrounds.

但我们并不在乎沙场中的显露。

Ah! don't mention it, the butcher's shop is a horror.

啊！不用提了。提到肉，真是糟透了。