英语听书《白鲸记》第98期

 Come aboard, come aboard; never mind about the papers.  好啦，上船吧，甭管什么证件不证件了，

I say, tell Quohog there—what's that you call him? tell Quohog to step along.  叫那个刮荷格还是什么格也上船吧！ 

By the great anchor, what a harpoon¹ he's got there! looks like good stuff that; and he handles it about right.  好啊，多厉害的一枝标枪啊！好钢打的！使这样的标枪的人大概也不会错吧，

I say, Quohog, or whatever your name is, did you ever stand in the head of a whale-boat? did you ever strike a fish?  我说刮荷格还是什么格的，你在捕鲸船上干过吗？打到过鲸鱼吗？ 

Without saying a word, Queequeg, in his wild sort of way, jumped upon the bulwarks², from thence into the bows of one of the whale-boats hanging to the side;  魁魁格根本没理法勒船长，他低着头，跳上舷墙又从舷墙上跳进一艘悬在船侧的捕鲸艇，

and then bracing³ his left knee, and poising⁴ his harpoon, cried out in some such way as this:—  然后曲膝平举他的标枪： 

Cap'ain, you see him small drop tar⁵ on water dere? You see him?  船长，看见海里的那一滴油了吗？那就算是鲸鱼的眼睛吧，看好喽！

Well, spose him one whale eye, well, den⁶! and taking sharp aim at it,  话说到这儿，他的标枪嗖地一声飞了出去， 

he darted⁷ the iron right over old Bildad's broad brim, clean across the ship's decks, and struck the glistening⁸ tar spot out of sight.  掠过比勒达的宽边儿帽，扎入了海里。那滴油立刻就不见了踪影。 

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 bulwarks   

n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 )；保障；支柱；舷墙

参考例句：

• The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty. 新闻自由是自由最大的保障之一。 来自辞典例句
• Surgery and X-irradiation nevertheless remain the bulwarks of cancer treatment throughout the world. 外科手术和X射线疗法依然是全世界治疗癌症的主要方法。 来自辞典例句

3 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。

4 poising   

使平衡( poise的现在分词 )； 保持（某种姿势）； 抓紧； 使稳定

参考例句：

• The dynamic poising of the watch-balance enhances the performance of each movement. 腕表平衡摆轮的动态性能决定了机芯的性能。
• Also has the poising action to the blood sugar. 对血糖还具有双向平衡作用。

5 tar   

n.柏油，焦油；vt.涂或浇柏油/焦油于

参考例句：

• The roof was covered with tar.屋顶涂抹了一层沥青。
• We use tar to make roads.我们用沥青铺路。

6 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

7 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》