But then to think that satan should take human shape upon him in such a place where there could be no manner of occasion for it , but to leave the print of his foot behind him , and that even for no purpose too , for he could not be sure i should see it ; this was an amusement the other way ; i consider d that the devil might have found out abundance of other ways to have terrify d me than this of the single print of a foot 一个人又怎么可能到那边去呢？但是，再一想，要是说魔鬼在那儿显出人形，仅仅是为了留下一个人的脚印，那又未免毫无意义，因为我未必一定会看到它。我想，魔鬼若为了吓吓我，可以找到许多其它办法，何必留下这个孤零零的脚印呢？
I knew i had been here now almost eighteen years , and never saw the least foot - steps of humane creature there before ; and i might be here eighteen more , as entirely conceal d as i was now , if i did not discover my self to them , which i had no manner of occasion to do , it being my only business to keep my self entirely conceal d where i was , unless i found a better sort of creatures than canibals to make my self known to 我知道，我在岛上已快十八年了，在这儿，我从未见过人类的足迹。只要我自己不暴露自己，只要自己像以前一样很好地隐蔽起来，我完全可以再住上十八年。何况，我当然绝不会暴露自己，因为我唯一的目的就是很好地隐蔽自己，除非我发现比吃人生番更文明的人，才敢与他们交往。
