Lord Jim

His voice was deep, loud, and his manner displayed a kind of dogged self-assertion.

他的声音深沉洪亮，态度表现出一种固执的自信。

A water-clerk need not pass an examination in anything under the sun, but he must have Ability in the abstract.

水手文员无需通过任何考试，但他必须具备抽象的能力。