when Starbuck stands outside Ahab's cabin.

也就是星巴克正站在亚哈的小屋外的时候
Ahab's maniacal quest for the whale

亚哈对白鲸疯狂的寻求
has been made apparent to the whole ship.

已经对整船的人表现出来了
Starbuck, that wise and deliberative man, understands

明智而且慎重的星巴克明白过来了
that the fate of the whole ship has now been recruited to Ahab's maniacal cause.

整艘船的命运已被亚哈疯狂的理由掌握
He knows that if he takes the musket and shoots Ahab in his bed

他知道如果他用这把枪打死入睡后的亚哈
he will save the whole ship of men.

他将拯救这一艘船的人
He does not do it.

他并没有那样做
So, both Toadvine and Starbuck are presented

托德维恩和星巴克都面临着
with a moral problem: Do you murder

同一个道德上的问题你会杀死
the leader of an immoral, ill-fated, violent quest?

一个不道德不幸运有暴力追求的领导者吗
Both men decide not to.

他们俩都决定不这样做