Then he slowly came to understand that with the Yami's "flying fish culture," a man's value and position in society was based on whether or not he was accepted by the sea and whether or not he could support his family through his own labors.
後來他才慢慢瞭解，因為雅美特殊的「飛魚文化」，是從一個人是否能被海洋接納，其勞動力的質與量是否能養家活口，來判定這個人的社會地位。