英语听书《白鲸记》第130期

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and as this business of whaling has somehow come to be regarded among landsmen as a rather unpoetical and disreputable pursuit;  陆地上的人们天生地就认为这是一个乏味的名声不太好的职业。 

therefore, I am all anxiety to convince ye, ye landsmen, of the injustice² hereby done to us hunters of whales.  陆地上的人们天生地就认为这是一个乏味的名声不太好的职业。 

In the first place, it may be deemed almost superfluous³ to establish the fact, that among people at large,  也许有人认为我的解释纯属多余，

the business of whaling is not accounted on a level with what are called the liberal professions.  用为捕鲸业根本不可以与陆地上的那些职业同日而语。

If a stranger were introduced into any miscellaneous metropolitan⁴ society,  人们认为我们属于屠宰业中的一支，双手沾满了鲜血， 

it would but slightly advance the general opinion of his merits, were he presented to the company as a harpooneer, say;  身上有屠戮者的污秽和腥臭。

and if in emulation⁵ of the naval⁶ officers he should append the initials S.W.F. to his visiting card,  想想吧，如果你在一个社交场合郑重其事地把一位名片儿上印着SWF的标枪手介绍给别人，

such a procedure would be deemed pre-eminently presuming and ridiculous.  那别人一定认你的脑子多少有点毛病。 

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