英语听书《白鲸记》第693期

 But the tendency to rapid sinking in this substance was in the present instance materially counteracted¹ 不过，这种东西的迅速下沉的趋势，在这一只鲸头说来，

by the other parts of the head remaining undetached from it, so that it sank very slowly and deliberately² indeed, 却由于头颅中还有未曾割掉的其它的零碎东西而大大地受到了牵制，所以，它才沉得很慢很稳，

affording Queequeg a fair chance for performing his agile³ obstetrics on the run, as you may say. 也可以这样说，这才使得魁魁格能够有机会从从容容摸来摸去，进行他那敏捷的接生术。

Yes, it was a running delivery, so it was. 不错，这就是一种随机应变的接生术。

Now, had Tashtego perished in that head, it had been a very precious perishing; 那么，如果塔斯蒂哥就在那只头里完了蛋的话，这倒真是一种十分稀奇的惨死，

smothered⁴ in the very whitest and daintiest of fragrant⁵ spermaceti; 给闷死在那很白很优美而芬芳的鲸脑里，

coffined⁶, hearsed, and tombed in the secret inner chamber⁷ and sanctum sanctorum of the whale. 装殓，盛棺，埋葬在那只大鲸的神秘的内室和至圣所里。

Only one sweeter end can readily be recalled—the delicious death of an Ohio honey-hunter, 这只能立刻教人想到另一个更为甜美的结局——想到一个俄亥俄的采蜂蜜人（这里指采野蜂蜜。）的妙死的故事，

who seeking honey in the crotch of a hollow tree, 这个采蜂蜜人，在一棵中空的大树桠里采蜜的时候，

found such exceeding store of it, that leaning too far over, it sucked him in, so that he died embalmed⁸. 因为发觉里面蜂蜜不少，上身伸得太猛，竟让蜜把他汲了进去，因而满身香气地死了。

How many, think ye, have likewise fallen into Plato's honey head, and sweetly perished there? 那么，你们想一想吧，同样地掉进了柏拉图那如蜜如胶的脑袋里，而美满地死了的可有多少呀？

Chapter 79 The Prairie 第七十九章 大草原

To scan the lines of his face, or feel the bumps on the head of this Leviathan; 仔细地看一看它脸上的纹路，或者摸一摸这只大海兽头上隆起的头盖骨，

this is a thing which no Physiognomist or Phrenologist has as yet undertaken. 这是一件连看相先生或者骨相学家都从来没有做过的事情。

Such an enterprise would seem almost as hopeful as for Lavater to have scrutinized⁹ the wrinkles on the Rock of Gibraltar, 这种行当，倒差不多跟拉瓦特去仔细观察直布罗陀人的额上的纹路，

or for Gall¹⁰ to have mounted a ladder and manipulated the Dome¹¹ of the Pantheon. 或者是跟迦耳爬上梯子，去巧妙地抚弄伟人祠的圆屋顶一样很有前途。

1 counteracted   

对抗，抵消( counteract的过去式 )

参考例句：

• This can be counteracted only by very effective insulation. 这只能用非常有效的绝缘来防止。
• The effect of his preaching was counteracted by the looseness of his behavior. 他讲道的效果被他放荡的生活所抵消了。

2 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

3 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

4 smothered   

（使）窒息， （使）透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 )； 覆盖； 忍住； 抑制

参考例句：

• He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
• The fire is smothered by ashes. 火被灰闷熄了。

5 fragrant   

adj.芬香的，馥郁的，愉快的

参考例句：

• The Fragrant Hills are exceptionally beautiful in late autumn.深秋的香山格外美丽。
• The air was fragrant with lavender.空气中弥漫薰衣草香。

6 coffined   

vt.收殓（coffin的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The cards were coffined in their boxes. 卡片已密藏在他们的盒子里。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The cards are coffined in boxes. 卡片被分藏在盒子里。 来自辞典例句

7 chamber   

n.房间，寝室；会议厅；议院；会所

参考例句：

• For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说，牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
• The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。

8 embalmed   

adj.用防腐药物保存（尸体）的v.保存（尸体）不腐( embalm的过去式和过去分词 )；使不被遗忘；使充满香气

参考例句：

• Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 许多微妙的情感保存于诗歌中。 来自辞典例句
• In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。 来自互联网

9 scrutinized   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. 宝石商人仔细察看钻石有无瑕庇 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Together we scrutinized the twelve lemon cakes from the delicatessen shop. 我们一起把甜食店里买来的十二块柠檬蛋糕细细打量了一番。 来自英汉文学 - 盖茨比

10 gall   

v.使烦恼，使焦躁，难堪；n.磨难

参考例句：

• It galled him to have to ask for a loan.必须向人借钱使他感到难堪。
• No gall,no glory.没有磨难，何来荣耀。

11 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。