英语听书《海底两万里》第315期 第23章 珊瑚王国(12)

 　　Then the funeral party went back up the path to the Nautilus, returning beneath the arches of the forest, through the thickets¹, along the coral bushes, going steadily² higher. 燃后这队送葬的队伍沿着原路，在森林的拱形建筑物下，一堆一堆的丛林中间，走过了很长的珊瑚丛，总是往上走，向着诺第留斯号回来。

　　Finally the ship's rays appeared. Their luminous³ trail guided us to the Nautilus. By one o'clock we had returned. 最后，船上的灯光露出了，有一道长长的光线，把我俯一直引到诺第留斯号。我们回到船上的时候，正是一点钟。

　　After changing clothes, I climbed onto the platform, and in the grip of dreadfully obsessive⁴ thoughts, I sat next to the beacon⁵. 我换了衣服，走上平台，心中正受着可怕思想的缠绕。就走到探照灯旁边坐下。

　　Captain Nemo rejoined me. I stood up and said to him: 尼摩船长走到我面前；我站起来，对他说：

　　So, as I predicted, that man died during the night? 就是跟我预料的一般， 那人在夜间死了吗？

　　Yes, Professor Aronnax, Captain Nemo replied. 是的，阿龙纳斯先生。尼摩船长答。

　　And now he rests beside his companions in that coral cemetery⁶? 他现在长眠在他的同伴身边，在那珊瑚墓地中吗？

　　And with a sudden gesture, the captain hid his face in his clenched⁷ fists, vainly trying to hold back a sob⁸. Then he added: 船长突然用他痉挛的手、 粑脸孔遮住，他没法抑制他发出的更吟, 随后他说:

　　There lies our peaceful cemetery, hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the waves! 那里、海波下面几百英尺深的地方，就是我们的安静得墓地!

　　At least, captain, your dead can sleep serenely⁹ there, out of the reach of sharks! 至少，船长，您的死去的同伴们可以在那里很安静地长眠，不受鲨鱼的欺负！

　　Yes, sir, Captain Nemo replied solemnly, of sharks and men! 是的，先生，尼摩船长很严肃地回答，不受鲨鱼和人物欺负。

1 thickets   

n.灌木丛( thicket的名词复数 )；丛状物

参考例句：

• Small trees became thinly scattered among less dense thickets. 小树稀稀朗朗地立在树林里。 来自辞典例句
• The entire surface is covered with dense thickets. 所有的地面盖满了密密层层的灌木丛。 来自辞典例句

2 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

3 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

4 obsessive   

adj. 着迷的, 强迫性的, 分神的

参考例句：

• Some people are obsessive about cleanliness.有些人有洁癖。
• He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。

5 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

6 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

7 clenched   

v.紧握，抓紧，咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
• She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上，以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。

9 serenely   

adv.安详地，宁静地，平静地

参考例句：

• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。