英语听书《海底两万里》第270期 第21章 在陆地上的两天(2)

 　　Ned Land was on familiar terms with this fruit.  尼德·兰很熟悉这些面包果。

　　He had already eaten it on his many voyages and knew how to cook its edible¹ substance. So the very sight of it aroused his appetite, and he couldn't control himself. 他从前在多次旅行中已经吃过了，他很知道怎样调制这种可吃的东西。所以看见这些果子，马上就引起他的食欲，他再也忍耐不住了。

　　Sir, he told me, I'll die if I don't sample a little breadfruit pasta! 先生，他跟我说，如果我不尝一尝这面包树的面条子，真要急死我了！

　　Sample some, Ned my friend, sample all you like. We're here to conduct experiments, let's conduct them. 尝尝吧，尼德·兰好朋友，您随意尝吧。我们是到这里来获得经验的，那我们就试试看吧。

　　It won't take a minute, the Canadian replied. 那费不了很多的时间.加拿大人回答。

　　Equipped with a magnifying² glass, he lit a fire of deadwood that was soon crackling merrily.  他于是拿了火镜，利用阳光，把干树枝点着，火光熊熊燃烧起来了。

　　Meanwhile Conseil and I selected the finest artocarpus fruit.  这个时候，康塞尔和我选了面包树上最好的果子摘下来。

　　Some still weren't ripe enough, and their thick skins covered white, slightly fibrous pulps³.  有些还没有到足够成熟的程度，厚的表皮上蒙了一层白肉，但很少带纤维。

　　But a great many others were yellowish and gelatinous, just begging to be picked. 其他的大多数变黄了，有粘性了，只等人去摘了。

　　This fruit contained no pits. Conseil brought a dozen of them to Ned Land,  这些果子并没有核仁。康塞尔拿了十二三个给尼德兰，

　　who cut them into thick slices and placed them over a fire of live coals, all the while repeating: 他把它们切成厚片，放在红火上，当他切片的时候，总是说：

　　You'll see, sir, how tasty this bread is! 您瞧吧，先生，这面包是多么好吃呢！

　　Especially since we've gone without baked goods for so long, Conseil said. 特别是我们很久都没有吃面包了！康塞尔说。

　　It's more than just bread, the Canadian added. It's a dainty pastry⁴. You've never eaten any, sir? 加拿大人又说：甚至于可以说，这并不是平常的面包，而是美味的糕点。先生，您从来没有吃过吗？

　　No, Ned. 没有吃过，尼德。

　　All right, get ready for something downright delectable⁵! If you don't come back for seconds, I'm no longer the King of Harpooners! 那么，您快作准备，来尝尝这别有风味的东西吧。如果您吃了不再要的话，那我就不是天字第一号鱼叉手了。

　　After a few minutes, the parts of the fruit exposed to the fire were completely toasted.  几分钟后，果子向着红火的部分已经完全烤焦了。

　　On the inside there appeared some white pasta, a sort of soft bread center whose flavor reminded me of artichoke. 里面露出白粉条，好像又软又嫩的面包屑，吃起来像百叶菜的味儿。

1 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

2 magnifying   

放大的

参考例句：

• Fame is a magnifying-glass. 名誉是放大镜。
• It is unusual for people to press their differences by magnifying them. 对人们来说，以夸大差异的方式强调差异是不正常的。

3 pulps   

水果的肉质部分( pulp的第三人称单数 )； 果肉； 纸浆； 低级书刊

参考例句：

• They seem satisfied with the pulps. 他们似乎满足于看低级书刊。
• The lymphocytes of white pulps of spleen broke apart and disappeared. 脾脏白髓内淋巴细胞崩解、消失，法氏囊滤泡内淋巴细胞明显减少。

4 pastry   

n.油酥面团，酥皮糕点

参考例句：

• The cook pricked a few holes in the pastry.厨师在馅饼上戳了几个洞。
• The pastry crust was always underdone.馅饼的壳皮常常烤得不透。

5 delectable   

adj.使人愉快的；美味的

参考例句：

• What delectable food you cook!你做的食品真好吃！
• But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。