英语听书《白鲸记》第641期

 　　Taking a few turns on the quarter-deck, he paused to gaze over the side,  他在后甲板上转了几转，停了下来，瞪眼掠过船边望了一会，

　　then slowly getting into the main-chains, he took Stubb's long spade, 然后慢慢地钻到那些大锚链里去，顺手捡起斯塔布那只长铲子,

　　still remaining there after the whale's decapitation and striking it into the lower part of the half-suspended mass, 这只铲子在斩过鲸头后还是放在那里——把它直对那只半悬空着的大东西的下半截猛击一下，

　　placed its other end crutchwise under one arm, and so stood leaning over with eyes attentively¹ fixed² on this head. 又把铲子掉过头来，撑拐杖似的抵在腋下，就这么倚着站在那里，全神贯注地紧瞪着这只头。

　　It was a black and hooded³ head; and hanging there in the midst of so intense a calm, it seemed the Sphynx's in the desert. 这一只黑色的、包了头巾似的头，挂在那里，挂在这样非常静寂的氛围里，象是沙漠里的狮身男头的巨像。

　　"Speak, thou vast and venerable head," muttered Ahab, "which, though ungarnished with a beard, "你说呀，你这个又大又老的头，"亚哈喃喃道，"你虽然没有长上胡须，

　　yet here and there lookest hoary⁴ with mosses⁵; speak, mighty⁶ head, and tell us the secret thing that is in thee. 可是，这里那里都象是让苔鲜弄得毛茸茸了；说话呀，你这大头，把你那里面的秘密告诉我们吧。

　　Of all divers⁷, thou hast dived the deepest. 在一切潜水者中，数你潜得最深。

　　That head upon which the upper sun now gleams, has moved amid this world's foundations. 这只上天的太阳现在正在照着的头，一向是在海底里活动的。

　　Where unrecorded names and navies rust⁸, and untold⁹ hopes and anchors rot; 在海底里，多少未经泄漏的希望和寄托烂了；

　　where in her murderous hold this frigate¹⁰ earth is ballasted with bones of millions of the drowned; 在它那凶残的舱房里，这个快速舰似的人间，不知有多少被淹溺者的尸骨做了它的压舱物；

　　there, in that awful water-land, there was thy most familiar home. 而在那个可怕的水乡里，却有你的最亲切的家。

　　Thou hast been where bell or diver never went; hast slept by many a sailor's side, where sleepless¹¹ mothers would give their lives to lay them down.  你曾经到过潜水钟和潜水者从未到达的地方，在那里，你曾经睡在许多水手的身边，那地方，也是许多睡不着的母亲会献出她们自己的生命去躺下的地方。

1 attentively   

adv.聚精会神地；周到地；谛；凝神

参考例句：

• She listened attentively while I poured out my problems. 我倾吐心中的烦恼时，她一直在注意听。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She listened attentively and set down every word he said. 她专心听着，把他说的话一字不漏地记下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

4 hoary   

adj.古老的；鬓发斑白的

参考例句：

• They discussed the hoary old problem.他们讨论老问题。
• Without a word spoken,he hurried away,with his hoary head bending low.他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。

5 mosses   

n. 藓类, 苔藓植物 名词moss的复数形式

参考例句：

• Ferns, mosses and fungi spread by means of spores. 蕨类植物、苔藓和真菌通过孢子传播蔓生。
• The only plants to be found in Antarctica are algae, mosses, and lichens. 在南极洲所发现的植物只有藻类、苔藓和地衣。

6 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

7 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

8 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

9 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

10 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。

11 sleepless   

adj.不睡眠的，睡不著的，不休息的

参考例句：

• The situation gave her many sleepless nights.这种情况害她一连好多天睡不好觉。
• One evening I heard a tale that rendered me sleepless for nights.一天晚上，我听说了一个传闻，把我搞得一连几夜都不能入睡。