英语听书《海底两万里》第73期 第6章 开足马力(15)

 　　Several times the animal let us approach.

　　这动物有几次让人接近它。

　　We're overhauling¹ it! the Canadian would shout.

　　我们追上它了！我们追上它了：加拿大人喊。

　　Then, just as he was about to strike, the cetacean would steal off with a swiftness I could estimate at no less than thirty miles per hour.

　　可是，在他准备投叉的时候，这条鲸鱼立即逃开了，它行动敏捷，照我来看，它的速度每小时至少是三十海里。

　　And even at our maximum speed, it took the liberty of thumbing its nose at the frigate² by running a full circle around us! A howl of fury burst from every throat!

　　甚至在我们的船以最快速度航行的时候，它竟然能够绕船一周，似乎跟我们开玩笑呢！愤怒的喊声从大家的胸膛中迸发出来！

　　By noon we were no farther along than at eight o'clock in the morning.

　　中午，我们跟早晨八点一样，一点没有进展。

　　Commander Farragut then decided³ to use more direct methods.

　　法拉古舰长决定采取更为直接的办法。

　　Bah! he said. So that animal is faster than the Abraham Lincoln. All right, we'll see if it can outrun our conical shells! Mate, man the gun in the bow!

　　呵！他说，这东西比林肯号走得还快!好吧j我们看看它是不是能躲开我们的锥形炮弹。水手长，叫炮手都到船前头的炮边来。

　　Our forecastle cannon⁴ was immediately loaded and leveled. The cannoneer fired a shot, but his shell passed some feet above the cetacean, which stayed half a mile off.

　　船前头的炮立即装上炮弹，发出去了。炮是放了，可是炮弹在距半海里之远的动物上面掠过去，没有打中。

　　Over to somebody with better aim! the commander shouted.

　　换一名好炮手！舰长喊，

1 overhauling   

n.大修；拆修；卸修；翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 )；大修；赶上；超越

参考例句：

• I had no chance of overhauling him. 我没有赶上他的可能。 来自辞典例句
• Some sites need little alterations but some need total overhauling. 有些网站需要做出细微修改，而有些网站就需要整体改版。 来自互联网

2 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。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。