纪录片《南太平洋》 第69期 无尽深蓝（03）

But it was in these peaceful stretches of ocean that, 200 years ago, whales met whalemen.

但也就是在这片平静辽远的海域，两百年前，鲸与捕鲸人狭路相逢

In the 19th century, oil from the whales' massive heads could make great fortunes.

十九世纪，从鲸鱼硕大头部中提取的鲸油价值连城

Whaleman targeted the calfs first,

捕鲸人首先瞄准幼崽

knowing the rest of pod would soon come to their aid, and into the range of the harpoons¹.

他们知道其他抹香鲸很快会来救援，从而进入捕鲸叉的射程

But for one ship, the whales got their revenge.

然而有一艘渔船，遭到了鲸鱼的报复

Without warning, a huge bull rammed² the hull³ of the 87-foot Essex.

一头巨大的雄鲸毫无预兆地撞向长达二十七米的艾萨克斯号船体

Within days, the broken ship was lost to the deep.

几天之内，损毁的船体沉入万丈深渊

With their ship gone, the 21 survivors⁴ squeezed into three whaleboats, which now became their lifeboats.

捕鲸船沉没之后，二十一名幸存者挤进三艘捕鲸小艇中，以其充当救生艇

The men salvaged⁵ what they could,

船员们尽可能地抢救物资

but they were woefully ill-equipped for the trials that lay ahead.

但面对前方的考验，这些装备是远远不够的。

1 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网

2 rammed   

v.夯实（土等）( ram的过去式和过去分词 )；猛撞；猛压；反复灌输

参考例句：

• Two passengers were injured when their taxi was rammed from behind by a bus. 公共汽车从后面撞来，出租车上的两位乘客受了伤。
• I rammed down the earth around the newly-planted tree. 我将新栽的树周围的土捣硬。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 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。

4 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

5 salvaged   

（从火灾、海难等中）抢救（某物）( salvage的过去式和过去分词 )； 回收利用（某物）

参考例句：

• The investigators studied flight recorders salvaged from the wreckage. 调查者研究了从飞机残骸中找到的黑匣子。
• The team's first task was to decide what equipment could be salvaged. 该队的首要任务是决定可以抢救哪些设备。