英语听书《白鲸记》第945期

 But war is pain, and hate is woe¹. 不过，战争是苦痛的，憎恨是悲哀的。

Come in thy lowest form of love, and I will kneel and kiss thee; but at thy highest, come as mere² supernal³ power; 如果你哪怕以最起码的爱的形式来对待我，我就会跪倒下来吻着你；可是，如果你只是以至高的权力来压我；

and though thou launchest navies of full-freighted worlds, there's that in here that still remains⁴ indifferent. 尽管你出动全部装备充足的海军，我们这里还是不为所动。

Oh, thou clear spirit, of thy fire thou madest me, and like a true child of fire, I breathe it back to thee. 你这个真神呵，你用火把我造了出来，我就要象火神的真正的孩子一样，把火给你吹回去。

(Sudden, repeated flashes of lightning; the nine flames leap lengthwise to thrice their previous height; （火光突然一再闪烁；那九股火焰直往上冲，比原先高了三倍；

Ahab, with the rest, closes his eyes, his right hand pressed hard upon them.) 亚哈和其余的人们，都紧闭眼睛，他右手紧蒙着双眼。）

I own thy speechless, placeless power; said I not so? 我承认你具有说不出的。摸不准的权力，我刚才不是这样说过嘛？

Nor was it wrung⁵ from me; nor do I now drop these links. 这可不是我硬挤出来的话；我这会儿也不放下这些链环了。

Thou canst blind; but I can then grope. 你能够使人瞎眼；我只能摸索着走。

Thou canst consume; but I can then be ashes. 你能够烧尽烧光，我只能化成灰。

Take the homage⁶ of these poor eyes, and shutter-hands. 请接受这双可怜的手和遮掩着的眼睛的敬意吧。

I would not take it. 我决不僭越。

The lightning flashes through my skull⁷; mine eyeballs ache and ache; 火光照穿了我的脑壳；我的眼球痛得难耐；

my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning⁸ ground. 我整个受伤的脑袋直象被砍了下来，在一种使人立不住脚的地上滚来滚去。

Oh, oh! Yet blindfold⁹, yet will I talk to thee. 啊，啊，尽管我眼睛看不清楚，我还是要跟你说话。

Light though thou be, thou leapest out of darkness; but I am darkness leaping out of light, leaping out of thee! 虽然你是火光，是从黑暗中跳出来的；我却是从火光中跳出来的黑暗，是从你那里面跳出来的黑暗！

 

1 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 supernal   

adj.天堂的，天上的；崇高的

参考例句：

• The supernal ideology will not coexistence with the everyman.超凡的思想是不会与凡夫俗子共存的。
• It has virtue of strong function,supernal efficiency.它具有功能强，效率高的优点。

4 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

5 wrung   

绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 )； 握紧（尤指别人的手）； 把（湿衣服）拧干； 绞掉（水）

参考例句：

• He has wrung the words from their true meaning. 他曲解这些字的真正意义。
• He wrung my hand warmly. 他热情地紧握我的手。

6 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

7 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

8 stunning   

adj.极好的；使人晕倒的

参考例句：

• His plays are distinguished only by their stunning mediocrity.他的戏剧与众不同之处就是平凡得出奇。
• The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。

9 blindfold   

vt.蒙住…的眼睛；adj.盲目的；adv.盲目地；n.蒙眼的绷带[布等]； 障眼物，蒙蔽人的事物

参考例句：

• They put a blindfold on a horse.他们给马蒙上遮眼布。
• I can do it blindfold.我闭着眼睛都能做。