英语听书《白鲸记》第656期

 　　Footnote: The monkey-rope is found in all whalers; but it was only in the Pequod that the monkey and his holder¹ were ever tied together. （原注：所有的捕鲸船都有猴索；不过只有在"裴廓德号"上才始终是把猴索跟拉绳人缚在一起。

　　This improvement upon the original usage was introduced by no less a man than Stubb, 这种一反通例的改良方法，提倡的可不只是斯塔布一人而已，

　　in order to afford to the imperilled harpooneer the strongest possible guarantee for the faithfulness and vigilance of his monkey-rope holder. End of footnote 为的是要使得那个危在旦夕的标枪手，有最大的可能获得那个牵索人的忠实和警惕的保证。）

　　I have hinted that I would often jerk poor Queequeg from between the whale and the ship, 我已经隐约说过，我要经常在船只和大鲸间拉拉可怜的魁魁格，

　　where he would occasionally fall, from the incessant² rolling and swaying of both. 因为怕他会偶然从那不断翻腾、摇晃的船只和鲸身上跌下去。

　　But this was not the only jamming jeopardy³ he was exposed to. 可是，他得遭遇的危险，并不是仅此而已。

　　Unappalled by the massacre⁴ made upon them during the night, 那些鲨鱼，虽然经过了昨晚的大屠杀，不仅没有把它们吓住，

　　the sharks now freshly and more keenly allured⁵ by the before pent blood which began to flow from the carcass, 这时反而更其精神勃勃，更其活跃，因为那只尸体上郁积着的。如今已在开始流出的血，把它们吸引住了

　　the rabid creatures swarmed⁶ round it like bees in a beehive. 这些发狂似的畜生都象出窠的蜜蜂一般，把它团团围起。

　　And right in among those sharks was Queequeg; who often pushed them aside with his floundering feet. 直接置身在这些鲨鱼群中的就是魁魁格；他经常用他那双浸在水里的脚把它们踢开。

　　A thing altogether incredible were it not that attracted by such prey⁷ as a dead whale, 这是一件简直无法叫人相信的事，要不是被象死鲸这样的猎物所吸引，

　　the otherwise miscellaneously carnivorous shark will seldom touch a man. 这些虽说是无所不食的鲨鱼，倒是难得会碰到人身的。

　　Nevertheless, it may well be believed that since they have such a ravenous⁸ finger in the pie, it is deemed but wise to look sharp to them. 可是，宁可信其有而不可信其无，它们既然是这样一种贪得无厌的害人共谋犯，那倒是宁可对它们小心点儿为妙。

　　Accordingly, besides the monkey-rope, 因此，除了我用这根猴索

　　with which I now and then jerked the poor fellow from too close a vicinity to the maw of what seemed a peculiarly ferocious⁹ shark, 不时地拉拉这个可怜的家伙，使他不至于太靠拢那看似格外凶狠的鲨鱼嘴巴之外，

　　he was provided with still another protection. 他还有另一种保障：

1 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

2 incessant   

adj.不停的，连续的

参考例句：

• We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
• She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。

3 jeopardy   

n.危险；危难

参考例句：

• His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
• It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻，上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。

4 massacre   

n.残杀，大屠杀；v.残杀，集体屠杀

参考例句：

• There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中，这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
• If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀，大屠杀就有可能再次发生！

5 allured   

诱引，吸引( allure的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They allured her into a snare. 他们诱她落入圈套。
• Many settlers were allured by promises of easy wealth. 很多安家落户的人都是受了诱惑，以为转眼就能发财而来的。

6 swarmed   

密集( swarm的过去式和过去分词 )； 云集； 成群地移动； 蜜蜂或其他飞行昆虫成群地飞来飞去

参考例句：

• When the bell rang, the children swarmed out of the school. 铃声一响，孩子们蜂拥而出离开了学校。
• When the rain started the crowd swarmed back into the hotel. 雨一开始下，人群就蜂拥回了旅社。

7 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

8 ravenous   

adj.极饿的，贪婪的

参考例句：

• The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。
• Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好。

9 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。