英语听书《白鲸记》第45期

 Seeing himself placed next the Priest, and noting the ceremony, and thinking himself—being Captain of a ship—as having plain precedence over a mere¹ island King,  船长注意到了他的举止，心想自己是一船之长，而且坐在祭司长的上首，是不是应该如法炮制呢？ 

especially ine the King's own house—the Captain coolly proceeds to wash his hands in the punchbowl; 他毫不犹豫地在那个葫芦里洗了洗手！ 

taking it I suppose for a huge finger-glass. Now, said Queequeg, what you tink now?—Didn't our people laugh?  怎么样，他就是这么干的。 魁魁格笑着对我说。 

At last, passage paid, and luggage safe, we stood on board the schooner².  买了船票，把行李安置好以后，我们正式上了那艘开往南塔开特的纵帆船。 

Hoisting³ sail, it glided⁴ down the Acushnet river.  摩斯号扬帆启航，顺着阿库希奈河缓缓而下。 

On one side, New Bedford rose in terraces of streets, their ice-covered trees all glittering in the clear, cold air.  新贝德福的街市在晴朗而寒冷的阳光下泛着一层硬硬的冷色。

Huge hills and mountains of casks on casks were piled upon her wharves⁵, and side by side the world-wandering whale ships lay silent and safely moored⁶ at last;  岸上的木桶堆积如山，而制造木桶的叮当铿锵之声还不绝于耳。 

while from others came a sound of carpenters and coopers, with blended noises of fires and forges to melt the pitch, all betokening⁷ that new cruises were on the start;  有远航归来的，有起锚待发的，

that one most perilous⁸ and long voyage ended, only begins a second; and a second ended, only begins a third, and so on, for ever and for aye.  结束便是新的开始，

Such is the endlessness, yea, the intolerableness of all earthly effort.  捕鲸如此，人生亦如此啊！ 

Gaining the more open water, the bracing⁹ breeze waxed fresh;  船驶上了大海，风也大了起来，

the little Moss¹⁰ tossed the quick foam¹¹ from her bows, as a young colt his snortings.  浪花在船头船尾翻卷，顷刻间就又恢复了它们原来的平静。 

How I snuffed that Tartar air! 噢，我太爱这广阔的大海了！

how I spurned¹² that turnpike earth! 我痛恨陆地上那些印满了奴隶的脚印和骡马的铁蹄的大道，

that common highway all over dented¹³ with the marks of slavish heels and hoofs¹⁴; and turned me to admire the magnanimity of the sea which will permit no records.  我痛恨那些据道为障收取通行税的人，我爱大海，大海上没有路，又到处都是路，而且永远不会有任何路的痕迹。 

1 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。

2 schooner   

n.纵帆船

参考例句：

• The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
• The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。

3 hoisting   

起重，提升

参考例句：

• The hoisting capacity of that gin pole (girder pole, guy derrick) is sixty tons. 那个起重抱杆（格状抱杆、转盘抱杆）的起重能力为60吨。 来自口语例句
• We must use mechanical hoisting to load the goods. 我们必须用起重机来装载货物。

4 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 wharves   

n.码头，停泊处( wharf的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They are seaworthy and can stand rough handling on the wharves? 适用于海运并能经受在码头上的粗暴装卸。 来自外贸英语口语25天快训
• Widely used in factories and mines, warehouses, wharves, and other industries. 广泛用于厂矿、仓库、码头、等各种行业。 来自互联网

6 moored   

adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
• We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨，把船泊在岸边。

7 betokening   

v.预示，表示( betoken的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• a clear blue sky betokening a fine day 预示着好天气的晴朗蓝天

8 perilous   

adj.危险的，冒险的

参考例句：

• The journey through the jungle was perilous.穿过丛林的旅行充满了危险。
• We have been carried in safety through a perilous crisis.历经一连串危机，我们如今已安然无恙。

9 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

10 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

11 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

12 spurned   

v.一脚踢开，拒绝接受( spurn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Eve spurned Mark's invitation. 伊夫一口回绝了马克的邀请。
• With Mrs. Reed, I remember my best was always spurned with scorn. 对里德太太呢，我记得我的最大努力总是遭到唾弃。 来自辞典例句

13 dented   

v.使产生凹痕( dent的过去式和过去分词 )；损害；伤害；挫伤（信心、名誉等）

参考例句：

• The back of the car was badly dented in the collision. 汽车尾部被撞后严重凹陷。
• I'm afraid I've dented the car. 恐怕我把车子撞瘪了一些。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 hoofs   

n.（兽的）蹄，马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.（兽的）蹄，马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The stamp of the horse's hoofs on the wooden floor was loud. 马蹄踏在木头地板上的声音很响。 来自辞典例句
• The noise of hoofs called him back to the other window. 马蹄声把他又唤回那扇窗子口。 来自辞典例句