英语听书《海底两万里》第35期 第4章 尼德兰(4)

 　　So the Abraham Lincoln wasn't lacking in means of destruction. But it had better still. It had Ned Land, the King of Harpooners.

　　因此，林肯号的歼灭性武器，可以说样样俱全，最妙的是船上还有鱼叉手之王尼德·兰。

　　Gifted with uncommon² manual ability, Ned Land was a Canadian who had no equal in his dangerous trade.

　　尼德。兰是加拿大人，两手非常矫捷，在这种危险的叉鱼职业中，他还没有碰见过敌手。

　　Dexterity³, coolness, bravery, and cunning were virtues⁴ he possessed⁵ to a high degree,

　　他又灵敏又冷静，又大胆：又机智，本领很高强，

　　and it took a truly crafty⁶ baleen⁷ whale or an exceptionally astute⁸ sperm⁹ whale to elude¹⁰ the thrusts of his harpoon¹.

　　要不是一条狡猾的长须鲸，或是特殊聪明的大头鲸，是很难躲过他的鱼叉的。

　　Ned Land was about forty years old. A man of great height-over six English feet-he was powerfully built, serious in manner,

　　尼德·兰大约四十岁。他身材魁伟，有六英尺多高，体；格健壮，神气庄严，

　　not very sociable¹¹, sometimes headstrong, and quite ill-tempered when crossed.

　　不大爱说话，性情很暴躁，容易发脾气。

　　His looks caught the attention, and above all the strength of his gaze, which gave a unique emphasis to his facial appearance.

　　他的风度特别引人注意，尤其是他那双目光炯炯的眼睛，使他面部的表情更显得突出。

　　Commander Farragut, to my thinking, had made a wise move in hiring on this man.

　　我认为法拉古舰长把这人请到船上来，是完全正确的。

1 harpoon   

n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获

参考例句：

• The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
• The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

2 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

3 dexterity   

n.(手的)灵巧，灵活

参考例句：

• You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
• I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧，我不如你。

4 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

5 possessed   

adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的

参考例句：

• He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
• He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

6 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。

7 baleen   

n.鲸须

参考例句：

• Other baleen whales have splash guards too,but not like this.一些须鲸物种头顶也有护住喷水孔的构造，但并不长成这样。
• Baleen whales often appear in this region. Be careful!这一带经常有须鲸出没，要注意安全啊。

8 astute   

adj.机敏的，精明的

参考例句：

• A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
• The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾，足以对付侦探的机智。

9 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

10 elude   

v.躲避，困惑

参考例句：

• If you chase it,it will elude you.如果你追逐着它， 它会躲避你。
• I had dared and baffled his fury.I must elude his sorrow.我曾经面对过他的愤怒，并且把它挫败了；现在我必须躲避他的悲哀。

11 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。