英语听书《海底两万里》第468期 第28章 惊奇还是意外(10)

 Yes, Ned Land repeated, "so long as we get out!" “是的，”尼德?兰重复道，“只要我们能出去！”

I strolled for a little while from the lounge into the library. 我从客厅到图书室来回地走了一些时候。

My companions kept their seats and didn't move. 我的同伴们坐着，一言不发。

Soon I threw myself down on a couch and picked up a book, 不久我躺在长沙发上，拿着一本书，

which my eyes skimmed mechanically. 两眼机械地看下去。

A quarter of an hour later, Conseil approached me, saying: 一刻钟后，康塞尔走近前来，对我说：

Is it deeply fascinating, this volume master is reading? “先生看的书很有趣吗？”

Tremendously fascinating, I replied. “很有趣。"我回答。

I believe it. Master is reading his own book! “我想是很有趣。先生看的书是先生写的书哩！”

My own book? “我写的书吗？”

Indeed, my hands were holding my own work on the great ocean depths. 正是，我手中拿着的是那本《海底的神秘》。

I hadn't even suspected. 我真是没有想到呢。

I closed the book and resumed my strolling. 我把书合起来，我又来回地走起来了。

Ned and Conseil stood up to leave. 尼德?兰和康塞尔两人站起来，要走开。

Stay here, my friends, I said, stopping them.  “朋友们，请留下，”我拉住他们说，

"Let's stay together until we're out of this blind alley¹." “我们留在直到我们退出这条走不通的道路。

As master wishes, Conseil replied. “如先生所愿，”康塞尔答道，

The hours passed. I often studied the instruments hanging on the lounge wall. “几小时过去了，我时常看那挂在客厅墙壁上的机械压力表指出，

The pressure gauge² indicated that the Nautilus stayed at a constant depth of 300 meters, 诺第留斯号保持在三百米深的一定水层中，

the compass that it kept heading south, 罗盘总是指向南，

the log that it was traveling at a speed of twenty miles per hour, 测程器的记录是速度每小时二十海里，

an excessive speed in such a cramped³ area. 在紧窄的水道中来说，这是过快的速度。

But Captain Nemo knew that by this point there was no such thing as too fast, 尼摩船长知道船行不能过快，

since minutes were now worth centuries. 但这时候，几分钟简直等于几世纪呢。

At 8:25 a second collision took place. 八点二十五分，第二次冲撞发生了。

This time astern. I grew pale. 这一次是在船后部。我面色发白了。

My companions came over. 我的同伴们走到我身边来。

I clutched Conseil's hand. 我拉着康塞尔的手。

Our eyes questioned each other, 我们面面相觑，

and more directly than if our thoughts had been translated into words. 拿眼光来代替说话，这比用语言来表示我们的思想，好像更为直接些，

Just then the captain entered the lounge. I went to him. 这个时候，尼摩船长走进厅中来，我迎向前去。

Our path is barred to the south? I asked him. 我问他：“南边的路也堵住了吗？”

Yes, sir. When it overturned, that iceberg⁴ closed off every exit. “是的，先生。冰山翻倒的时候把所有的出口都堵住了。”

We're boxed in? “我们是被封锁了吗？”

Yes. “是的。"

End of chapter 15 第十五章完

1 alley   

n.小巷，胡同；小径，小路

参考例句：

• We live in the same alley.我们住在同一条小巷里。
• The blind alley ended in a brick wall.这条死胡同的尽头是砖墙。

2 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

3 cramped   

a.狭窄的

参考例句：

• The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. 房子十分狭小拥挤，但经纪人却把它说成是小巧别致的住宅。
• working in cramped conditions 在拥挤的环境里工作

4 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。