英文备注译文：

有数百万中国人完全生活在水上，生活在各种各样的船只和驳船上，一些人忙于运送食品和商品，另一些人负责运送乘客，一些人负责饲养鸭子，另一些人从事渔业。其中一些船只有桅杆和帆，其他船只用大型双桨推进或用杆子推动，一些船只由人拖拽，另一些船只则很少由马拖拽。

在每艘船只的船头附近，在某个方便的地方悬挂着一种在我国很有名的叫作“龚”的嘈杂仪器，用于调节跟踪器的运动，并向其他船只发出信号，告知发出信号的船只的接近和意图。当一只大鹰即将下锚或在夜间停飞时，来自四面八方的锣声响起；中国人从每一种语言的独特模式中清楚地理解了每一种语言的含义。

英文原文：

Some millions of Chinese live entirely on the water , in boats and barges of various kinds , some occupied in carrying articles of provision and merchandise , others in conveying passengers , some in feeding and rearing ducks ,and others in fishing . Some of these vessels have masts and sails , others are forced forward with large sculls or pushed on with poles , some are dragged along by men ,and others , but very rarely , by horses.

near the head of each vessel is suspended , in some convenient place, one of those noisy instruments well known in this country by the name of gong , which is used to regulate the motions of the trackers , and to give notice to other vessels of the approach and intentions of the one that beats the signal . Where a large fleeet is about to come to anchor or make fast for the night , there is a tremendous crash of gongs from all quarters ; the meaning of each of which is distinctly understood by the Chinese , from the peculiar mode in which each is struck.
 

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