英语听书《海底两万里》第56期 第5章 冒险活动(11)

 　　Two days passed. The Abraham Lincoln stayed at half steam. On the offchance that the animal might be found in these waterways, a thousand methods were used to spark its interest or rouse it from its apathy¹.

　　两天过去了，林肯号以低速度慢慢前进。在可能碰到这个动物的海面上，人们想尽方法引起它的注意或刺激它迟钝的神经。

　　Enormous sides of bacon were trailed in our wake, to the great satisfaction, I must say, of assorted² sharks.

　　人们把一大块一大块的腊肉拉在船后，——但我应该说，这内使鲨鱼们感到十分满意。

　　While the Abraham Lincoln heaved to, its longboats radiated in every direction around it and didn't leave a single point of the sea unexplored.

　　林肯号一停下来，许多小船放下去，马上就向战舰周围各方出发，不让一处海面不被搜索到。

　　But the evening of November 4 arrived with this underwater mystery still unsolved.

　　11月4日晚上到了，这个潜在海底的秘密还是没有揭露出来。

　　At noon the next day, November 5, the agreed-upon delay expired. After a position fix, true to his promise, Commander Farragut would have to set his course for the southeast and leave the northerly regions of the Pacific decisively behind.

　　明天，11月5日正午，规定的期限便满期了。中午一过，法拉古舰长就要履行他的诺言，使战舰离开太平洋的北部海面，向东南方开行。

　　By then the frigate³ lay in latitude⁴ 31 degrees 15' north and longitude⁵ 136 degrees 42' east.

　　船这时正在北纬31度15分，东经136度42分。

1 apathy   

n.漠不关心，无动于衷；冷淡

参考例句：

• He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
• She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。

2 assorted   

adj.各种各样的，各色俱备的

参考例句：

• There's a bag of assorted sweets on the table.桌子上有一袋什锦糖果。
• He has always assorted with men of his age.他总是与和他年令相仿的人交往。

3 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。

4 latitude   

n.纬度，行动或言论的自由(范围)，(pl.)地区

参考例句：

• The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
• The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

5 longitude   

n.经线，经度

参考例句：

• The city is at longitude 21°east.这个城市位于东经21度。
• He noted the latitude and longitude,then made a mark on the admiralty chart.他记下纬度和经度，然后在航海图上做了个标记。