英语听书《白鲸记》第597期

 　　Suddenly bubbles seemed bursting beneath my closed eyes; like vices¹ my hands grasped the shrouds²; 突然间，阵阵的泡沫似乎正在我那双闭起的眼睛底下涌出来，我双手象老虎钳一般紧握住护桅索，

　　some invisible, gracious agency preserved me; with a shock I came back to life.  好象有股冥冥的神力在保护我，一阵震动，我苏醒过来了。

　　And lo! close under our lee, not forty fathoms³ off, 嗳哟！紧靠在我们后边，在不到二百四十英尺的地方，

　　a gigantic Sperm⁴ Whale lay rolling in the water like the capsized hull⁵ of a frigate⁶, 一条巨大的抹香鲸正躺在海里滚来滚去，直象一只翻了身的快速舰壳，

　　his broad, glossy⁷ back, of an Ethiopian hue⁸, glistening⁹ in the sun's rays like a mirror. 它那阔大而黑油油的背脊象一面镜子那样在阳光里闪烁。

　　But lazily undulating in the trough of the sea,  可是，那只鲸懒洋洋地起伏在浪沟里，

　　and ever and anon tranquilly¹⁰ spouting¹¹ his vapory jet,  不时沉着地喷出它那迷蒙蒙的喷水，

　　the whale looked like a portly burgher smoking his pipe of a warm afternoon. 它那样子就象个肥胖的市民，在炎热的午后吸烟斗。

　　But that pipe, poor whale, was thy last. 但是，可怜的鲸呀，那只烟斗，就是你最后的烟斗啦。

　　As if struck by some enchanter's wand, 仿佛给什么魔术家的魔杖击了一记似的，

　　the sleepy ship and every sleeper¹² in it all at once started into wakefulness; 这艘睡意蒙胧的船和船里每一个睡眠者都立刻给吓醒了；

　　and more than a score of voices from all parts of the vessel¹³,  船上四面八方的几十个声音，

　　simultaneously¹⁴ with the three notes from aloft, shouted forth¹⁵ the accustomed cry, 加上上边三个音调都同时高声喊出那个惯常的呼号，

　　as the great fish slowly and regularly spouted¹⁶ the sparkling brine into the air. 当那只巨兽直向空中迟缓而有规律地喷出那闪亮的喷水时。

　　"Clear away the boats! Luff!" cried Ahab.  “解下小艇！抢风驶去！”亚哈叫道。

　　And obeying his own order, he dashed the helm down before the helmsman could handle the spokes¹⁷. 接着，他也执行自己的命令，在舵手还来不及撑住舵柄的时候，便冲了过去，转起舵柄，使船背风。

　　The sudden exclamations¹⁸ of the crew must have alarmed the whale; 水手们这番急速的叫喊声，一定惊动了那条大鲸，

　　and ere the boats were down, majestically¹⁹ turning, he swam away to the leeward²⁰, 因为小艇还没有放下去，它便大模大样地掉着头，游向后边去了，

　　but with such a steady tranquillity²¹, and making so few ripples²² as he swam,  态度那么沉着镇定，一路游去，水波不兴，

　　that thinking after all he might not as yet be alarmed,  简直教人认为直到那时都还一点也没有惊动它。

1 vices   

缺陷( vice的名词复数 )； 恶习； 不道德行为； 台钳

参考例句：

• In spite of his vices, he was loved by all. 尽管他有缺点，还是受到大家的爱戴。
• He vituperated from the pulpit the vices of the court. 他在教堂的讲坛上责骂宫廷的罪恶。

2 shrouds   

n.裹尸布( shroud的名词复数 )；寿衣；遮蔽物；覆盖物v.隐瞒( shroud的第三人称单数 )；保密

参考例句：

• 'For instance,' returned Madame Defarge, composedly,'shrouds.' “比如说，”德伐日太太平静地回答，“裹尸布。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Figure 3-10 illustrates the result of a study or conical shrouds. 图3-10表明了对锥形外壳的研究结果。 来自辞典例句

3 fathoms   

英寻( fathom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The harbour is four fathoms deep. 港深为四英寻。
• One bait was down forty fathoms. 有个鱼饵下沉到四十英寻的深处。

4 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

5 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。

6 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。

7 glossy   

adj.平滑的；有光泽的

参考例句：

• I like these glossy spots.我喜欢这些闪闪发光的花点。
• She had glossy black hair.她长着乌黑发亮的头发。

8 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

9 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》

10 tranquilly   

adv. 宁静地

参考例句：

• He took up his brush and went tranquilly to work. 他拿起刷子，一声不响地干了起来。
• The evening was closing down tranquilly. 暮色正在静悄悄地笼罩下来。

11 spouting   

n.水落管系统v.（指液体）喷出( spout的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说；喷水

参考例句：

• He's always spouting off about the behaviour of young people today. 他总是没完没了地数落如今年轻人的行为。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm. 血从他胳膊上深深的伤口里涌出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

13 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。

14 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

15 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

16 spouted   

adj.装有嘴的v.（指液体）喷出( spout的过去式和过去分词 )；滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说；喷水

参考例句：

• The broken pipe spouted water all over the room. 破裂的水管喷了一屋子的水。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The lecturer spouted for hours. 讲师滔滔不绝地讲了几个小时。 来自《简明英汉词典》

17 spokes   

n.（车轮的）辐条( spoke的名词复数 )；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动

参考例句：

• Her baby caught his fingers in the spokes of the pram wheel. 她宝宝的手指被婴儿车轮的辐条卡住了。 来自辞典例句
• The new edges are called the spokes of the wheel. 新的边称为轮的辐。 来自辞典例句

18 exclamations   

n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 )；感叹；感叹语；感叹词

参考例句：

• The visitors broke into exclamations of wonder when they saw the magnificent Great Wall. 看到雄伟的长城，游客们惊叹不已。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After the will has been read out, angry exclamations aroused. 遗嘱宣读完之后，激起一片愤怒的喊声。 来自辞典例句

19 majestically   

雄伟地； 庄重地； 威严地； 崇高地

参考例句：

• The waters of the Changjiang River rolled to the east on majestically. 雄伟的长江滚滚东流。
• Towering snowcapped peaks rise majestically. 白雪皑皑的山峰耸入云霄。

20 leeward   

adj.背风的；下风的

参考例句：

• The trees all listed to leeward.树木统统向下风方向倾。
• We steered a course to leeward.我们向下风航驶。

21 tranquillity   

n. 平静, 安静

参考例句：

• The phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical tranquillity vanished. 这个令人惶惑不安的现象，扰乱了他的旷达宁静的心境。
• My value for domestic tranquillity should much exceed theirs. 我应该远比他们重视家庭的平静生活。

22 ripples   

逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
• The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。