فجأه السمكه انتفضت وشدت الصياد العجوز معاها ناحية بوز المركب وكان ممكن تقلبه من فوق المركب لو ما شدش حيله بسرعه وراح مرخي لها الحبل. 
Just then the fish gave a sudden lurch that pulled the old man down onto the bow and would have pulled him overboard if he had not braced himself and given some line.