英语听书《白鲸记》第910期

 so that Queequeg in his own proper person was a riddle¹ to unfold; a wondrous² work in one volume; 因此，在魁魁格本人身上就是一个难解的谜；一大部神妙的作品；

but whose mysteries not even himself could read, though his own live heart beat against them; 但是，尽管他自己那颗活生生的心在怦怦地撞着那些刺花，然而，这些奥妙的文章却连他自己也弄不清楚。

and these mysteries were therefore destined³ in the end to moulder⁴ away with the living parchment whereon they were inscribed⁵, and so be unsolved to the last. 因此，这些奥妙的论著就注定得跟刻在那上面的一层活羊皮纸一起霉烂掉，直到最后还是弄不清楚。

And this thought it must have been which suggested to Ahab that wild exclamation⁶ of his,  难怪有一天早晨亚哈打量一下可怜的魁魁格后，连忙转身就走，嘴里连呼：

when one morning turning away from surveying poor Queequeg—"Oh, devilish tantalization⁷ of the gods!" "啊，真叫鬼都给急煞了！"想来亚哈心里一定也有这种想法。

Chapter 111 The Pacific 第一百十一章 太平洋

When gliding⁸ by the Bashee isles⁹ we emerged at last upon the great South Sea; 驶过了巴士群岛，我们终于来到了南海的大洋面上；

were it not for other things I could have greeted my dear Pacific with uncounted thanks, for now the long supplication¹⁰ of my youth was answered; 要不是为了其它的事情，我准会千恩万谢地对我的可爱的太平洋表示一番敬意，因为现在我童年时代的宿愿总算实现了；

that serene¹¹ ocean rolled eastwards¹² from me a thousand leagues of blue. 那平静的大洋滚滚向东流去，把我带到相隔三千英里的苍海来。

There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seems to speak of some hidden soul beneath; 这个大洋总有一股使人说不出的奥妙的味道，它那缓慢而使人害怕的骚扰不平的气氛，似乎是表示下边隐藏有个神秘的人；

like those fabled¹³ undulations of the Ephesian sod over the buried Evangelist St. John. 就象童话上所载的，那块下面埋着《福音书》著者圣约翰的以弗所草皮始终是起伏不息那样。

And meet it is, that over these sea-pastures, wide-rolling watery prairies and Potters' Fields of all four continents, the waves should rise and fall, and ebb and flow unceasingly; 与此对称的是，在这片海洋的大牧场，绵延起伏的汪洋的大草原和四海的公共大墓地上，波涛在不停地起落涨退；

 

1 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

2 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

3 destined   

adj.命中注定的；(for)以…为目的地的

参考例句：

• It was destined that they would marry.他们结婚是缘分。
• The shipment is destined for America.这批货物将运往美国。

4 moulder   

v.腐朽，崩碎

参考例句：

• Great ideas may moulder without a way to develop them.如果无法开发，伟大的想法将无为而终。
• How long can I let my mind moulder in this place?在这个地方，我能让我的头脑再分裂多久？

5 inscribed   

v.写，刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；内接

参考例句：

• His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
• The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 exclamation   

n.感叹号，惊呼，惊叹词

参考例句：

• He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
• The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号，以引起读者的注意。

7 tantalization   

n.逗弄，使干着急

参考例句：

8 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

9 isles   

岛( isle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the geology of the British Isles 不列颠群岛的地质
• The boat left for the isles. 小船驶向那些小岛。

10 supplication   

n.恳求，祈愿，哀求

参考例句：

• She knelt in supplication. 她跪地祷求。
• The supplication touched him home. 这个请求深深地打动了他。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

11 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

12 eastwards   

adj.向东方（的），朝东（的）；n.向东的方向

参考例句：

• The current sets strongly eastwards.急流迅猛东去。
• The Changjiang River rolls on eastwards.长江滚滚向东流。

13 fabled   

adj.寓言中的，虚构的

参考例句：

• For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。
• Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》