英语听书《白鲸记》第882期

 　　To trail the genealogies¹ of these high mortal miseries², carries us at last among the sourceless primogenitures of the gods; 要追溯这种无穷无尽的不幸的渊源，最后就会使我们走进那无源无主的神鬼阵里去，

　　so that, in the face of all the glad, hay-making suns, and softcymballing, round harvest-moons, 因此，不管那个喜洋洋的伏天的太阳，也不管那个小铙小钹似的、浑圆的仲秋月，

　　we must needs give in to this: that the gods themselves are not for ever glad. 我们却得承认这一点：神鬼本身也并不是始终愉愉快快的。人类眉头上那颗抹不掉的。

　　The ineffaceable, sad birth-mark in the brow of man, is but the stamp of sorrow in the signers. 黯淡的黑痣，原来就是那些在独立宣言上签过名的人的愁伤的印记呀。

　　Unwittingly here a secret has been divulged³, which perhaps might more properly, in set way, have been disclosed before. 这里，竟无意间泄露出了一个秘密，这些也许是先照老办法把它揭露出来比较妥当些。

　　With many other particulars concerning Ahab, always had it remained a mystery to some, 在亚哈的许多特点中，总有一点叫人摸不着头脑的，

　　why it was, that for a certain period, both before and after the sailing of the Pequod, he had hidden himself away with such Grand-Lama-like exclusiveness; 那就是，为什么他有一个时期，即在"裴廓德号"开航之前和之后，竟象个唯我独尊的大喇嘛那样藏了起来；

　　and, for that one interval⁴, sought speechless refuge, as it were, among the marble senate of the dead. 而且，在这段期间里，仿佛象个死人那样躲在大理石的元老院里，一言不发。

　　Captain Peleg's bruited⁵ reason for this thing appeared by no means adequate; 法勒船长原先对此所捏造的理由，显得一点也不充分；

　　though, indeed, as touching⁶ all Ahab's deeper part, every revelation partook more of significant darkness than of explanatory light. 实际上，关于亚哈的内心深处的想法，显露出来的一切总是非常暧昧，而不是正大光明的。

　　But, in the end, it all came out; this one matter did, at least. 不过，到头来，全都会真相大白；至少，在这件事情上是如此。

　　That direful mishap⁷ was at the bottom of his temporary recluseness. 原来那种悲惨的不幸，暂时都埋藏在他那隐遁的心底里。

　　And not only this, but to that ever-contracting, dropping circle ashore, who for any reason, possessed the privilege of a less banned approach to him; 而且，不仅如此，连岸上那些日益减少而分散的亲友，不知怎地，也好象都对他怀着敬而远之的态度了；

1 genealogies   

n.系谱，家系，宗谱( genealogy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tracing back our genealogies, I found he was a kinsman of mine. 转弯抹角算起来——他算是我的一个亲戚。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
• The insertion of these genealogies is the more peculiar and unreasonable. 这些系谱的掺入是更为离奇和无理的。 来自辞典例句

2 miseries   

n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 )；痛苦的事；穷困；常发牢骚的人

参考例句：

• They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant. 他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I'm suffering the miseries of unemployment. 我正为失业而痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 divulged   

v.吐露，泄露( divulge的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He divulged nothing to him save the terrible handicap of being young. 他想不出个所以然来，只是想到自己年纪尚幼，极端不利。 来自辞典例句
• The spy divulged the secret plans to the enemy. 那名间谍把秘密计划泄漏给敌人。 来自辞典例句

4 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

5 bruited   

v.传播（传说或谣言）( bruit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• This rumour has been bruited about for years. 这个谣言已传播多年了。
• The news was bruited through the town. 消息已传遍全城。 来自辞典例句

6 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

7 mishap   

n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
• We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。