英语听书《白鲸记》第162期

 Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities.  正当斯塔布向弗拉斯克讲述他的梦时，亚哈船长正站在甲板上。 

Ere that come to pass; ere the Pequod's weedy hull¹ rolls side by side with the barnacled hulls² of the leviathan;  他陶醉在航行的喜悦之中，他大声地叫嚷着，其中充满了对即将开始的又一次捕鲸历程的渴望。 

at the outset it is but well to attend to a matter almost indispensable to a thorough appreciative³ understanding of the more special leviathanic revelations and allusions⁴ of all sorts which are to follow.  “桅顶上的水手，你们可要瞪大眼睛看仔细了，在这周围有一只白色的大鲸，可别放过它，你们要是看见了，就大声地嚷。” 

It is some systematized exhibition of the whale in his broad genera, that I would now fain put before you. Yet is it no easy task.  亚哈船长大声地叮嘱着桅上的瞭望者。 

1 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

2 hulls   

船体( hull的名词复数 )； 船身； 外壳； 豆荚

参考例句：

• Hulls may be removed by aspiration on screens. 脱下的种皮，可由筛子上的气吸装置吸除。
• When their object is attained they fall off like empty hulls from the kernel. 当他们的目的达到以后，他们便凋谢零落，就象脱却果实的空壳一样。

3 appreciative   

adj.有鉴赏力的，有眼力的；感激的

参考例句：

• She was deeply appreciative of your help.她对你的帮助深表感激。
• We are very appreciative of their support in this respect.我们十分感谢他们在这方面的支持。

4 allusions   

暗指，间接提到( allusion的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately. 不要滥用成语典故。
• The background lent itself to allusions to European scenes. 眼前的情景容易使人联想到欧洲风光。