英语听书《白鲸记》第559期

 　　With that he leaped from the canoe, swam to the boat; and climbing the gunwale, stood face to face with the captain. 说着，他就从那独木舟上一跳，向小艇游过来，爬上艇舷，跟船长面面相对了。

　　"Cross your arms, sir; throw back your head. “你双手叉起来，老兄，把头往后仰点。

　　Now, repeat after me. As soon as Steelkilt leaves me, I swear to beach this boat on yonder island, and remain there six days. 现在就跟着我说一遍：我发誓，斯蒂尔基尔特一离开我，我就把这只小艇停靠在那边的岛上，在那里待上六天。

　　If I do not, may lightning strike me! 如果我不这样做的话，天雷劈我！

　　A pretty scholar, laughed the Lakeman. “好漂亮的一个学者，那湖上人笑着说。

　　Adios, Senor! and leaping into the sea, he swam back to his comrades." 那么再见喽，先生！他跳进水里，又游到他伙伴那边去了。

　　"Watching the boat till it was fairly beached, and drawn¹ up to the roots of the cocoa-nut trees, Steelkilt made sail again,  “斯蒂尔基尔特望着那只小艇，直望到它完全靠了岸，把锚索缚在一棵椰子树根上，他这才又划起独木舟，

　　and in due time arrived at Tahiti, his own place of destination.  及时到达他自己的目的地——塔希提。

　　There, luck befriended him; two ships were about to sail for France, and were providentially in want of precisely² that number of men which the sailor headed.  到了那里，运气照顾了他；恰好有两艘要开往法国的船，而且真是天意注定，他们不多不少，正缺少这个水手所带来的这伙人的数目。

　　They embarked³, and so for ever got the start of their former captain, had he been at all minded to work them legal retribution. 他们都上了船，这样，如果他们先前那个船长，一心一意想给他们以法律的报复，那他们可始终比那个船长占先一着了。

　　Some ten days after the French ships sailed,  “那两艘法国船开航后约莫十天光景，

　　the whale-boat arrived, and the captain was forced to enlist⁴ some of the more civilized⁵ Tahitians, who had been somewhat used to the sea. 那只捕鲸小艇到了，那个船长不得不招雇了几个比较开化的塔希提人，这些人多少还有点航海的经验。

　　Chartering a small native schooner⁶, he returned with them to his vessel⁷; and finding all right there, again resumed his cruisings." 那船长租到了一艘本地的纵帆式小船后，就带着他们一起回到自己的船上；他在那边把各事办妥后，又重新开始他的巡游。

　　Where Steelkilt now is, gentlemen, none know; “现在斯蒂尔基尔特在什么地方，诸位先生，那是谁都不知道的；

　　but upon the island of Nantucket, the widow of Radney still turns to the sea which refuses to give up its dead; 不过在南塔开特岛上，拉德尼那个未亡人却还在望着那个不肯放回死者的大海；

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

3 embarked   

乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
• She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。

4 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。

5 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

6 schooner   

n.纵帆船

参考例句：

• The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
• The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。

7 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。