英语听书《白鲸记》第536期

 　　Besides, it was the stronger men in the Town-Ho that had been divided into gangs, taking turns at the pumps; 再说，这时‘大鲸出来了号’上那些身体比较强壮的水手都被分成几班，轮流抽水；

　　and being the most athletic¹ seaman² of them all, Steelkilt had been regularly assigned captain of one of the gangs; 斯蒂尔基尔特因为是大伙里力气最大的，向来总被指派为其中一班的班长；

　　consequently he should have been freed from any trivial business not connected with truly nautical³ duties, such being the case with his comrades. 因此，他本来就可以免掉任何的确与抽水任务无关的琐事，他的伙伴也是如此。

　　I mention all these particulars so that you may understand exactly how this affair stood between the two men. 我所以要把这些细节都说出来，是好叫你们正确地了解他们两人之间的事件的真相。

　　"But there was more than this: “不过，事情还不止如此。

　　the order about the shovel⁴ was almost as plainly meant to sting and insult Steelkilt, as though Radney had spat⁵ in his face. 要他去铲那些东西的这个命令，简直就是明白地意味着刺激和侮辱斯蒂尔基尔特，一如拉德尼在他脸上吐了唾沫。

　　Any man who has gone sailor in a whale-ship will understand this;  任何一个做过捕鲸水手的人都会明白这一点；

　　and all this and doubtless much more, the Lakeman fully⁶ comprehended when the mate uttered his command. 所以当这个大副发出他这个命令的时候，湖上人完全心里有数，而且无疑地比别人更其有数。

　　But as he sat still for a moment, and as he steadfastly⁷ looked into the mate's malignant⁸ eye  不过，他不声不响地坐了一会儿，眼睛紧盯着那个大副的满含恶意的眼睛，

　　and perceived the stacks of powder-casks heaped up in him and the slow-match silently burning along towards them;  觉得他心里已经堆起了许多火药桶，火苗已经悄悄地快要燃着那些桶子了；

　　as he instinctively⁹ saw all this, that strange forbearance and unwillingness¹⁰ to stir up the deeper passionateness¹¹ in any already ireful being-- 总之，在他本能地看到这一切的时候，那种奇特的忍耐工夫和不愿意对任何一个本来就已叫人生厌的人激起更进一步的怒火——

　　a repugnance¹² most felt, when felt at all, by really valiant¹³ men even when aggrieved--  这是真正骁勇的人哪怕在受迫害的时候也最最感到厌恶的事——

　　this nameless phantom¹⁴ feeling, gentlemen, stole over Steelkilt. 诸位先生，斯蒂尔基尔特就不知不觉地产生了这种难以名状的虚幻的感情。

1 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

2 seaman   

n.海员，水手，水兵

参考例句：

• That young man is a experienced seaman.那个年轻人是一个经验丰富的水手。
• The Greek seaman went to the hospital five times.这位希腊海员到该医院去过五次。

3 nautical   

adj.海上的，航海的，船员的

参考例句：

• A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
• It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。

4 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

5 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。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 steadfastly   

adv.踏实地，不变地；岿然；坚定不渝

参考例句：

• So he sat, with a steadfastly vacant gaze, pausing in his work. 他就像这样坐着，停止了工作，直勾勾地瞪着眼。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Defarge and his wife looked steadfastly at one another. 德伐日和他的妻子彼此凝视了一会儿。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

8 malignant   

adj.恶性的，致命的；恶意的，恶毒的

参考例句：

• Alexander got a malignant slander.亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。
• He started to his feet with a malignant glance at Winston.他爬了起来，不高兴地看了温斯顿一眼。

9 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 unwillingness   

n. 不愿意，不情愿

参考例句：

• Her unwillingness to answer questions undermined the strength of her position. 她不愿回答问题，这不利于她所处的形势。
• His apparent unwillingness would disappear if we paid him enough. 如果我们付足了钱，他露出的那副不乐意的神情就会消失。

11 passionateness   

参考例句：

12 repugnance   

n.嫌恶

参考例句：

• He fought down a feelings of repugnance.他抑制住了厌恶感。
• She had a repugnance to the person with whom she spoke.她看不惯这个和她谈话的人。

13 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

14 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。