英语听书《白鲸记》第92期

 But as soon as the first glimpse of sun entered the window, up he got, with stiff and grating joints¹, but with a cheerful look; limped towards me where I lay;  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。

pressed his forehead again against mine; and said his Ramadan was over.  低下头，用他的额贴了贴我的额，告诉我他的斋戒已经完毕。 

Now, as I before hinted, I have no objection to any person's religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any other person,  我的宗教观念是宽容的，我不反对别人有自己的信仰，前提是那个人也不因为自己的信仰而迫害甚至杀戮有别的信仰的人。

because that other person don't believe it also. But when a man's religion becomes really frantic²; when it is a positive torment³ to him;  现在看来还得加上一条，这个异教徒的信仰不能是疯疯癫癫的异常行为，

and, in fine, makes this earth of ours an uncomfortable inn to lodge⁴ in; then I think it high time to take that individual aside and argue the point with him.  以至于凡看到这种信仰仪式的人，不得不承受与那信仰人一样的身体的折磨。 

And just so I now did with Queequeg. Queequeg, said I, get into bed now, and lie and listen to me.  我想我要和魁魁格讨论讨论了。 魁魁格，上床吧，我有话对你说。 

I then went on, beginning with the rise and progress of the primitive⁵ religions, and coming down to the various religions of the present time,  我这样开了头，然后从宗教的起源讲到当代的宗教流派，归纳起来，反复要向他说明的就是，

during which time I labored⁶ to show Queequeg that all these Lents, Ramadans, and prolonged ham-squattings in cold,  我告诉他，他在别的方面都很出色，只是在这件事上又成了不可救药的野人，实在让我痛心！

cheerless rooms were stark⁷ nonsense; bad for the health; useless for the soul; opposed, in short, to the obvious laws of Hygiene⁸ and common sense.  这种坐在冰凉的屋子里的打坐是无比愚蠢的，它违反自然规律，有碍身体健康！ 

1 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

2 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

3 torment   

n.折磨；令人痛苦的东西(人)；vt.折磨；纠缠

参考例句：

• He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

4 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

5 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。

6 labored   

adj.吃力的，谨慎的v.努力争取(for)( labor的过去式和过去分词 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing. 我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。 来自辞典例句
• They have labored to complete the job. 他们努力完成这一工作。 来自辞典例句

7 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。

8 hygiene   

n.健康法，卫生学 （a.hygienic）

参考例句：

• Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory.他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。
• He's going to give us a lecture on public hygiene.他要给我们作关于公共卫生方面的报告。