英语听书《白鲸记》第91期

 For heaven's sake, Queequeg, get up and shake yourself; get up and have some supper. You'll starve; you'll kill yourself, Queequeg. But not a word did he reply.  魁魁格，你动一动吧，吃点饭，别糟踏自己了，你会死的，魁魁格！” 他好像什么也没听见，一动不动。 

Despairing of him, therefore, I determined¹ to go to bed and to sleep; and no doubt, before a great while, he would follow me.  算了，我自己先睡吧。

But previous to turning in, I took my heavy bearskin jacket, and threw it over him, as it promised to be a very cold night;  上床前，我把那件又沉又厚的熊度外套披在了他身上。 

and he had nothing but his ordinary round jacket on. For some time, do all I would, I could not get into the faintest doze².  我吹了蜡，努力想让自己尽快地入睡，可怎么也睡不着。

I had blown out the candle; and the mere³ thought of Queequeg—not four feet off—sitting there in that uneasy position, stark⁴ alone in the cold and dark;  想想吧，和一个盘腿坐了一天的异教徒呆在这样冰冷的房间里，相距不超过四英尺，你怎么能睡着呢？！ 

this made me really wretched. Think of it; sleeping all night in the same room with a wide awake pagan on his hams in this dreary⁵, unaccountable Ramadan!  最后总算朦胧入睡了，恍惚中醒来，天快亮了，魁魁格居然还坐在那儿，与昨天晚上毫无二致！ 

But somehow I dropped off at last, and knew nothing more till break of day; when, looking over the bedside, there squatted⁶ Queequeg, as if he had been screwed down to the floor. 阳光透过窗棂，射进了屋里。魁魁格动了！他挣扎着站起来，骨头节嘎吧嘎吧一个劲儿地响，他拐着腿走到床边，一脸的喜悦。

1 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

2 doze   

v.打瞌睡；n.打盹，假寐

参考例句：

• He likes to have a doze after lunch.他喜欢午饭后打个盹。
• While the adults doze,the young play.大人们在打瞌睡，而孩子们在玩耍。

3 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。

4 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

5 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

6 squatted   

v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的过去式和过去分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• He squatted down beside the footprints and examined them closely. 他蹲在脚印旁仔细地观察。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He squatted in the grass discussing with someone. 他蹲在草地上与一个人谈话。 来自《简明英汉词典》