It's as if his knowledge of his own conception, his own birth,

似乎他的观念他的出生他的童年
his own babyhood, is a natural knowledge.

似乎都是一种与生俱来的知识
But we must know that it had to come from someone,

但我们必须明确这些认知来源于某人
from someone telling stories.

来自故事的叙述者
The stories then become part of Ambrose's own account of his own

这些故事是安伯罗斯名字的由来
naming, an account of the origin of his identity.

以及他身份的来源
That name, "Ambrose His Mark," is a reference to Moby-Dick.

书名《安伯罗斯他的胎记》取材自《白鲸》
In Moby-Dick, when Queequeg signs on to the

在《白鲸》中魁魁格要给
Pequod, he makes a mark, because he is illiterate,

皮阔德钱卖身契但他不识字
in place of writing his name, signing his name, and in the novel

所以他用一个记号代替了名字
it says "Queequeg, his mark."

小说称之为"魁魁格他的标记"
That's what's written underneath it on the contract.

他就在合同上画下了这个标记