英语听书《海底两万里》第134期 第10章 水中人(5)

 　　I'll spare you the innumerable hypotheses with which we've tried to explain this inexplicable¹ phenomenon, whose secret is yours alone.

　　现在我不想告诉您，人们为了解释那唯有您才知道其中奥妙的神秘现象所做的无数假设。

　　But please understand that the Abraham Lincoln chased you over the Pacific high seas in the belief it was hunting some powerful marine² monster, which had to be purged³ from the ocean at all cost.

　　但您要知道，林肯号一直追逐您到太平洋北部海面。仍然认为是追打一种海怪，非把它从海洋中清除掉不可呢。

　　A half smile curled the commander's lips; then, in a calmer tone:

　　船长的唇上浮现出微笑，

　　Professor Aronnax, he replied

　　然后语气比较温和地回答：

　　do you dare claim that your frigate⁴ wouldn't have chased and cannonaded an underwater boat as readily as a monster?

　　阿龙纳斯先生，您敢肯定你们的战舰不是去追击潜水艇而只是追击海怪吗？

　　This question baffled me, since Commander Farragut would certainly have shown no such hesitation⁵.

　　这个问题使我很难回答，因为，法拉古舰长肯定是不会迟疑的，

　　He would have seen it as his sworn duty to destroy a contrivance of this kind just as promptly⁶ as a gigantic narwhale.

　　他一定相信，消灭这类潜水艇和打击巨大的独角鲸，同样是他的职责。

　　So you understand, sir, the stranger went on, that I have a right to treat you as my enemy.

　　先生，您要知道，这个人又说，我是有权利把你们当作敌人看待的。

1 inexplicable   

adj.无法解释的，难理解的

参考例句：

• It is now inexplicable how that development was misinterpreted.当时对这一事态发展的错误理解究竟是怎么产生的，现在已经无法说清楚了。
• There are many things which are inexplicable by science.有很多事科学还无法解释。

2 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

3 purged   

清除（政敌等）( purge的过去式和过去分词 )； 涤除（罪恶等）； 净化（心灵、风气等）； 消除（错事等）的不良影响

参考例句：

• He purged his enemies from the Party. 他把他的敌人从党内清洗出去。
• The iron in the chemical compound must be purged. 化学混合物中的铁必须清除。

4 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。

5 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

6 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。