英语听书《海底两万里》第101期 第8章 动中之动(4)

 　　Master must learn patience, said the emotionless Conseil.

　　愿先生耐心些。冷静的康塞尔说。

　　This sudden illumination of our cabin enabled me to examine its tiniest details. It contained only a table and five stools.

　　舱房的突然明亮正好使我可以仔细地看一下里面的环境。

　　Its invisible door must have been hermetically sealed. Not a sound reached our ears.

　　房中只有一张桌子和五张凳子。看不见门户，想是闭得很紧密。

　　Everything seemed dead inside this boat. Was it in motion, or stationary¹ on the surface of the ocean, or sinking into the depths? I couldn't tell.

　　没有什么声响传到我们耳边来。在这艇的内部似乎是死一般的沉寂。它是走着呢，在海面上呢，还是在海底下呢？我没有法子猜测。

　　But this luminous² globe hadn't been turned on without good reason. Consequently, I hoped that some crewmen would soon make an appearance.

　　不过那个光明的球总不会无缘无故地亮起来。我估计船上就会有人来。

　　If you want to consign³ people to oblivion, you don't light up their dungeons⁴.

　　如果人家忘记了我们，人家便不会使这所黑牢亮起来。

　　I was not mistaken. Unlocking noises became audible, a door opened, and two men appeared.

　　我果然没有想错。不久就听到门闩响，门开了，两个人走进来。

1 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

2 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

3 consign   

vt.寄售（货品），托运，交托，委托

参考例句：

• We cannot agree to consign the goods.我们不同意寄售此货。
• We will consign the goods to him by express.我们将以快递把货物寄给他。

4 dungeons   

n.地牢( dungeon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The captured rebels were consigned to the dungeons. 抓到的叛乱分子被送进了地牢。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He saw a boy in fetters in the dungeons. 他在地牢里看见一个戴着脚镣的男孩。 来自辞典例句