However, as I had learned not to despair of anything, I resolved to pull everything to pieces that I could of the ship, concluding that everything I could get from her would be of some use or other to me.

然而，我已学会不对任何事情绝望，便决心尽可能拆下船上的东西；我相信，凡能取下的物件，总会有用处。