It is true, by this method I could make but one board out of a whole tree; but this I had no remedy for but patience, any more than I had for the prodigious deal of time and labour which it took me up to make a plank or board.

的确，用这种方法，一整棵树只能做出一块木板；对此我别无办法，唯有耐心，正如制作一块木板所耗费的大量时间和劳力，也只能耐心承受。