英语听书《海底两万里》第62期 第6章 开足马力(4)

 　　Then it reappeared on the other side of the ship, either by circling around us or by gliding¹ under our hull².

　　不久它又在战舰的另一边出现了，可能是绕过来的，也可能是从船底下潜水过来的。

　　At any instant a collision could have occurred that would have been fatal to us.

　　时时刻刻，都有可能给我们致命的打击。

　　Meanwhile I was astonished at the frigate³'s maneuvers⁴. It was fleeing, not fighting.

　　可是我们的战舰的行动使我莫名其妙。它在逃，并不去攻击。

　　Built to pursue, it was being pursued, and I commented on this to Commander Farragut.

　　它本应该追逐怪物的，现在反而被追逐了，我于是向法拉古舰长提出意见。

　　His face, ordinarily so emotionless, was stamped with indescribable astonishment⁵.

　　法拉古舰长的面孔，通常是很冷静的，现在却显得万分慌张。

　　Professor Aronnax, he answered me, I don't know what kind of fearsome creature I'm up against, and I don't want my frigate running foolish risks in all this darkness.

　　阿龙纳斯先生，他回答我，我没摸清楚我所要对付的这怪物到底厉害到什么程度，我不愿意在这么一片黑暗中，随便让战舰去冒险。

　　Besides, how should we attack this unknown creature, how should we defend ourselves against it?

　　再说，怎样来攻击这个神秘东西呢，又怎样来防御这东西呢？

　　Let's wait for daylight, and then we'll play a different role.

　　我们等到天亮，情况便不同了。

　　You've no further doubts, commander, as to the nature of this animal?

　　舰长，您现在对于这个动物的性质没有什么疑惑了吗？

　　No, sir, it's apparently⁶ a gigantic narwhale, and an electric one to boot.

　　没有疑惑了，先生，明明白白，这是一条巨大的独角鲸，同时又是一条带电的独角鲸。

1 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

2 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

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 maneuvers   

n.策略，谋略，花招( maneuver的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He suspected at once that she had been spying upon his maneuvers. 他立刻猜想到，她已经侦察到他的行动。 来自辞典例句
• Maneuvers in Guizhou occupied the Reds for four months. 贵州境内的作战占了红军四个月的时间。 来自辞典例句

5 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

6 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。