英语听书《海底两万里》第84期 第7章 一种从未见过的鱼(7)

 　　Conseil had to keep me going, and attending to our self-preservation became his sole responsibility.

　　康塞尔不得不来支持我，我们保全生命的担子于是完全落在他一一人身上。

　　I soon heard the poor lad gasping¹; his breathing became shallow and quick.

　　不久我听到这个可怜人发喘了；他的呼吸渐渐短促了。

　　I didn't think he could stand such exertions² for much longer.

　　我明白他也不能支持很久了。

　　Go on! Go on! I told him.

　　丢下我吧！丢下我吧！我对他说。

　　Leave master behind? he replied. Never! I'll drown before he does!

　　丢下先生！永远不能！他答，我还要死在先生前头呢!

　　Just then, past the fringes of a large cloud that the wind was driving eastward³, the moon appeared.

　　这时候，有一片厚云被风吹向东边去，月亮露出来了。

　　The surface of the sea glistened⁴ under its rays. That kindly⁵ light rekindled⁶ our strength.

　　海水在月亮下闪闪发光。这仁慈的月亮重新鼓起了我们的气力。

　　I held up my head again. My eyes darted⁷ to every point of the horizon. I spotted⁸ the frigate⁹.

　　我的头又抬起来。我的眼光向天边各处了望。我看见了战舰。

　　It was five miles from us and formed no more than a dark, barely perceptible mass. But as for longboats, not a one in sight!

　　它在离我们五海里的海面，只是模糊不清的漆黑一团。但小艇呢，一只也没有！

1 gasping   

adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词

参考例句：

• He was gasping for breath. 他在喘气。
• "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!” “你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

2 exertions   

n.努力( exertion的名词复数 )；费力；（能力、权力等的）运用；行使

参考例句：

• As long as they lived, exertions would not be necessary to her. 只要他们活着，是不需要她吃苦的。 来自辞典例句
• She failed to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertions. 她虽然费尽力气，仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。 来自辞典例句

3 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。

4 glistened   

v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Pearls of dew glistened on the grass. 草地上珠露晶莹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Her eyes glistened with tears. 她的眼里闪着泪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

6 rekindled   

v.使再燃( rekindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• As soon as they met again his dormant love for her was rekindled. 他们一见面，他对她的旧情如乾柴烈火般又重新燃起。 来自辞典例句
• Ive found rekindled my interest in re-reading the books. 我发觉这提起了我再次阅读这些书的兴趣。 来自互联网

7 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

9 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。