英语听书《白鲸记》第146期

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But it was not in reasonable nature that a man so organized, and with such terrible experiences and remembrances as he had;  这并不是说他丧失了一般意义上的魄力，

it was not in nature that these things should fail in latently engendering² an element in him, which, under suitable circumstances, would break out from its confinement³, and burn all his courage up.  诸如与海、与风、与鲸、与人世间一般的不平作斗争的勇气。但是，面对更大的、精神上的恐怖，他也感到是一种威胁了，因为精力过度集中。 

And brave as he might be, it was that sort of bravery chiefly, visible in some intrepid⁴ men, which, while generally abiding⁵ firm in the conflict with seas, or winds, or whales,  当然，写一个人丧失勇气，是一件于人于己都很难为情的事。

or any of the ordinary irrational⁶ horrors of the world, yet cannot withstand those more terrific, because more spiritual terrors, which sometimes menace you from the concentrating brow of an enraged⁷ and mighty⁸ man. 不过，我们人类虽然确是有些缺点，有恶棍，有凶犯，也有傻瓜，也还有像联合证券公司以及国家那样让人憎恶的面孔，但我们最终还是没有丧失那高贵的理想的。 

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