Wherefore he had no fancy for lowering for whales after sun-down; nor for persisting in fighting a fish that too much persisted in fighting him.

• 因此，每当夕阳西下后，他就没有放下小艇去打鲸的雅兴;也不会下死劲地去跟一条需要花费太多力气的鱼硬拼。