英语听书《白鲸记》第200期

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Just as you please; I'm sorry I cant¹ spare ye a tablecloth² for a mattress³, and it's a plaguy rough board here-feeling of the knots and notches⁴.  随你的便;真对不起,我可无法给你腾出一张台布来做褥子,这块板又粗得要命....他摸摸上面那些高高低低的木节。

But wait a bit, Skrimshander; I've got a carpenter's plane there in the bar wait, I say, and I'll make ye snug⁵ enough.  不过,等一等,贝壳佬(水手的俗称,因水手空下来总要用贝壳做解闷手工。我酒拒里还藏有木匠用的一只刨子...请等一会,喂,我会给你安排舒齐的。

So saying he procured⁶ the plane; and with his old silk handkerchief first dusting the bench, vigorously set to planing away at my bed, the while grinning like an ape.  说着,他去把刨子找来了:他用他那条旧绸帕子掸掉凳上的灰尘后,就劲道十足地开始给我刨床了,同时,象只猴子似的咧开大嘴笑着。

The shavings flew right and left; till at last the plane-iron came bump against an indestructible knot.  刨花左右纷飞;最后刨刀碰上了一个再也刨不掉的木节。

The landlord was near spraining⁷ his wrist, and I told him for heaven's sake to quit 店老板刨得几乎把手腕都给扭伤了,于是我对他说,看在老天爷份上,别刨了!

the bed was soft enough to suit me, and I did not know how all the planing in the world could make eider down of a pine plank⁸.  这只床给我睡已经够软的了,我也不知道世界上有什么刨子会把硬松板刨成鸭绒垫子。

So gathering⁹ up the shavings with another grin, and throwing them into the great stove in the middle of the room, he went about his business, and left me in a brown study. 于是,他又咧开大嘴笑着,把刨花收拾拢来,扔进屋子中央那只大火炉里,又去忙他的活儿,剩下我一个人在呆想。

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