英语听书《白鲸记》第67期

 I do, sir.  想，先生。 

Very good. Now, art thou the man to pitch a harpoon¹ down a live whale's throat, and then jump after it? Answer, quick!  好。你有胆量用一杆标枪向鲸鱼的喉咙刺下去，然后穷追不舍地追杀它直到刺死它吗？回答我，快！ 

I am, sir, if it should be positively² indispensable to do so; not to be got rid of, that is; which I don't take to be the fact.  有，先生。如果必须如此，我肯定会这么干。我的意思是，这种情况不会出现。 

Good again. Now then, thou not only wantest to go a-whaling, to find out by experience what whaling is, but ye also want to go in order to see the world?  好啊，看样子你不仅是想见识见识还要亲自参与参与捕鲸，是吧？ 

Was not that what ye said? I thought so. Well then, just step forward there, and take a peep over the weather-bow, and then back to me and tell me what ye see there.  没错，你是这么说的。那好，请你向前走，在船头那儿站一会儿，然后回来告诉我，告诉我你看到了什么。 

For a moment I stood a little puzzled by this curious request, not knowing exactly how to take it, whether humorously or in earnest.  我听到这儿，有点糊涂了，他是在开玩笑？还是真想让我按他的命令去办？

But concentrating all his crow's feet into one scowl³, Captain Peleg started me on the errand.  看到他脸上的怒容，我不再犹豫，转身向船头走去。 

Going forward and glancing over the weather bow, I perceived that the ship swinging to her anchor with the flood-tide, was now obliquely⁴ pointing towards the open ocean.  船泊在一片浪涛之中，有规律地摇晃着，远处是一望无际的海洋，辽阔而单调，神秘而恐怖。 

1 harpoon   

n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获

参考例句：

• The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
• The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

2 positively   

adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实

参考例句：

• She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
• The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。

3 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

4 obliquely   

adv.斜； 倾斜； 间接； 不光明正大

参考例句：

• From the gateway two paths led obliquely across the court. 从门口那儿，有两条小路斜越过院子。 来自辞典例句
• He was receding obliquely with a curious hurrying gait. 他歪着身子，古怪而急促地迈着步子，往后退去。 来自辞典例句