英语听书《白鲸记》第106期

 That's true, that's true—yes, both true enough. But you must jump when he gives an order.  说的不错，千真万确，可是，可是他一声令下，你就会跳起老高来！

Step and growl¹; growl and go—that's the word with Captain Ahab.  他走一步，咆哮一声；咆哮一声，走一步，

But nothing about that thing that happened to him off Cape² Horn, long ago,  而你呢，你不得不一步步向后退！ 

when he lay like dead for three days and nights; nothing about that deadly skrimmage with the Spaniard afore the altar in Santa? 在别人眼中亚哈船长就是这样一个人，可你还不知道他在合恩角曾经像死人似的躺了三天。 

Heard nothing about that, eh? Nothing about the silver calabash he spat³ into? And nothing about his losing his leg last voyage, according to the prophecy.  当然，你就更不知道他把吐沫吐到银葫芦里的事了，还有上次航行中他丢掉的那条腿的故事。

Didn't ye hear a word about them matters and something more, eh?  你们都不知道吧？

No, I don't think ye did; how could ye? Who knows it? Not all Nantucket, I guess.  是的，没有人告诉你们，全南塔开特也没几个人知道。

But hows'ever, mayhap, ye've heard tell about the leg, and how he lost it; aye, ye have heard of that, I dare say.  不过，那条腿的事很多人都知道，一条大鲸鱼吃了他的腿！

Oh yes, THAT every one knows a'most—I mean they know he's only one leg; and that a parmacetti took the other off.  朋友，你讲这些是什么意思？你的脑子是不是出了点小毛病。你刚才讲的亚哈船长失去一条腿的事，我们很清楚。 

1 growl   

v.（狗等）嗥叫，（炮等）轰鸣；n.嗥叫，轰鸣

参考例句：

• The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫，尾巴也跟着摇摆。
• The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。

2 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 spat   

n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声

参考例句：

• Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。
• There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。