英语听书《海底两万里》第283期 第21章 在陆地上的两天(14)

 　　The captain's fingers then ran over the instrument's keyboard, and I noticed that he touched only its black keys, which gave his melodies a basically Scottish color.  船长的指头于是又在风琴键盘上奔驰了，我看他只是按黑键，这使他弹出的和声主要是带苏格兰乐曲的特色。

　　Soon he had forgotten my presence and was lost in a reverie that I no longer tried to dispel¹. 不久他就忘记了我在他面前，沉浸在一种美梦幻想中，我不敢去惊动他，打搅他。

　　I climbed onto the platform. Night had already fallen, because in this low latitude² the sun sets quickly, without any twilight³.  我又回平台上来。黑夜已经来临，因为在这低纬度的地区，太阳落下得很快，并且没有黄昏的时候。

　　I could see Gueboroa Island only dimly.  我看那格波罗尔岛很是模糊不清。

　　But numerous fires had been kindled⁴ on the beach, attesting⁵ that the natives had no thoughts of leaving it. 但有许多火光在海滩上闪耀，证明这些土人不想走开，守在那里。

　　For several hours I was left to myself, sometimes musing⁶ on the islanders-but no longer fearing them because the captain's unflappable confidence had won me over 我一个人这样在平台上留了好几个钟头，有时想着这些土人——但并不特别怕他们，因为船长的坚定不移的信．心影响着我

　　and sometimes forgetting them to marvel⁷ at the splendors⁸ of this tropical night.  有时忘记了他们，欣赏这热带地区的夜间的美丽景象。

　　My memories took wing toward France, in the wake of those zodiacal stars due to twinkle over it in a few hours.  我的思想飞向法国去了，好像跟着黄道十二宫的星宿一齐去似的，这些星是有好几个钟头照着法国的。

　　The moon shone in the midst of the constellations⁹ at their zenith.  月亮在顶上星辰中间辉煌照耀，

　　I then remembered that this loyal, good-natured satellite would return to this same place the day after tomorrow, to raise the tide and tear the Nautilus from its coral bed.  我于是想到，这座忠实殷勤的地球卫星要在后天回到相同的这个地方来，掀起这些海波，使诺第留斯号脱离它的珊瑚石床。

　　Near midnight, seeing that all was quiet over the darkened waves as well as under the waterside trees, I repaired to my cabin and fell into a peaceful sleep. 到夜半左右，看见沉黑的海波上一切都很平静，同时海岸的树下也一样没有声息，我就回到我的舱房中，安心地睡去。

　　The night passed without mishap¹⁰. No doubt the Papuans had been frightened off by the mere¹¹ sight of this monster aground in the bay,  一夜过去，没有不幸事故发生。巴布亚人可能由于单单看见搁浅在海湾中的大怪物，便不敢前来，

　　because our hatches stayed open, offering easy access to the Nautilus's interior. 因为嵌板仍然开着，他们很容易走进诺第留斯号里面来。

　　At six o'clock in the morning, January 8, I climbed onto the platform. The morning shadows were lifting.  早晨六点,1月8日—我又走上乎台。早晨的阴影散开了。

　　The island was soon on view through the dissolving mists, first its beaches, then its summits. 格波罗尔岛从消失的雾气中露出来，首先露出海滩，然后现出山峰。

1 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

2 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。

3 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

4 kindled   

（使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光

参考例句：

• We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
• The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。

5 attesting   

v.证明( attest的现在分词 )；证实；声称…属实；使宣誓

参考例句：

• Thus, a word of God, giving his own authoritative promise of redemption, must be self-attesting. 因此，上帝的话-将祂自己权威性的救赎应许赐给了人-必须是自证的。 来自互联网
• There might be a letter in your file attesting to your energetic and imaginative teaching. 可能我会写封信证明你生动而充满想象力的教学。 来自互联网

6 musing   

n. 沉思，冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面，”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边，站着沉思了一会儿。

7 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

8 splendors   

n.华丽( splendor的名词复数 )；壮丽；光辉；显赫

参考例句：

• The sun rose presently and sent its unobstructed splendors over the land. 没多大工夫，太阳就出来了，毫无阻碍，把它的光华异彩散布在大地之上。 来自辞典例句
• Her mortal frame could not endure the splendors of the immortal radiance. 她那世人的肉身禁不住炽热的神光。 来自辞典例句

9 constellations   

n.星座( constellation的名词复数 )；一群杰出人物；一系列（相关的想法、事物）；一群（相关的人）

参考例句：

• The map of the heavens showed all the northern constellations. 这份天体图标明了北半部所有的星座。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His time was coming, he would move in the constellations of power. 他时来运转，要进入权力中心了。 来自教父部分

10 mishap   

n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
• We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。

11 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。