英语听书《海底两万里》第77期 第6章 开足马力(19)

 　　All at once his arm shot forward and the harpoon¹ was launched. I heard the weapon collide resonantly², as if it had hit some hard substance.

　　忽然，他的胳膊使劲地一伸，鱼叉投了出去。我听到鱼叉发出响亮的声音，像是碰上了坚硬的躯壳。

　　The electric light suddenly went out, and two enormous waterspouts crashed onto the deck of the frigate³, racing⁴ like a torrent⁵ from stem to stern,

　　对面的电光突然熄灭，两团巨大的水猛扑到战舰甲板上来，像急流一般从船头冲至船尾，

　　toppling crewmen, breaking spare masts and yardarms from their lashings.

　　冲倒船上的人，打断了护墙桅的绳索。

　　A hideous⁶ collision occurred, and thrown over the rail with no time to catch hold of it, I was hurled⁷ into the sea.

　　接着船被狠狠撞了一下，我没来得及站稳，从船栏杆被抛掷到海中去了。

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 resonantly   

adv.共鸣地，反响地

参考例句：

• Richly scanted dark berry and plum aroma with complex fruitcake, richness and resonantly depth. 浓郁的黑浆果和李子的香味混合糕饼的香味。 来自互联网
• The cow carries on the back boy's piccolo, this time also day long in resonantly sound. 牛背上牧童的短笛，这时候也成天在嘹亮地响。 来自互联网

3 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。

4 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

5 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

6 hideous   

adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的

参考例句：

• The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
• They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。

7 hurled   

v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的过去式和过去分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• He hurled a brick through the window. 他往窗户里扔了块砖。
• The strong wind hurled down bits of the roof. 大风把屋顶的瓦片刮了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》