英语听书《海底两万里》第560期 第35章 尼摩船长的最后几句话(7)

 It was an insane idea. 这真是一种疯狂的念头。

Fortunately I controlled myself and stretched out on the bed to soothe¹ my bodily agitation².  幸好，我克制住自己，我躺到床上去，让体内的骚动平息一下。

My nerves calmed a little, but with my brain so aroused,  我的神经松驰了一点，但大脑仍然过度地兴奋。

I did a swift review of my whole existence aboard the Nautilus, 我快速地回忆着从我离开”林肯号”船只以来，

every pleasant or unpleasant incident that had crossed my path since I went overboard from the Abraham Lincoln: 在“鹦鹉螺号”船上所有经历过的所有快乐和不幸的事情：

the underwater hunting trip, the Torres Strait, our running aground, the savages³ of Papua, 海下狩猎，托里斯海峡，搁浅，巴布亚土著，

the coral cemetery⁴, the Suez passageway, the island of Santorini, the Cretan diver, 珊瑚墓地，苏伊士通道，桑多林岛，克利特岛潜水人，

the Bay of Vigo, Atlantis, the Ice Bank, the South Pole,  维多湾，大西洋城，大浮冰群，南极点，

our imprisonment⁵ in the ice, the battle with the devilfish, the storm in the Gulf⁶ Stream, the Avenger,  受困冰层，大战章鱼，海湾暖流的风暴，“复仇号”战舰，

and that horrible scene of the vessel⁷ sinking with its crew... !  以及那被撞沉的战舰和它的全体船员一起沉没的可怕的一幕！

All these events passed before my eyes like backdrops unrolling upstage in a theater.  所有这些事件历历在目，仿佛是电影院后台那一幕幕展开的布景。

In this strange setting Captain Nemo then grew fantastically.  而尼摩船长在这个奇异的境界里无限地放大，

His features were accentuated⁸, taking on superhuman proportions.  他的形象突出超人，

He was no longer my equal, he was the Man of the Waters, the Spirit of the Seas. 他再也不是我的同类，而是一个水中人，一个海底精灵。

By then it was 9:30. I held my head in both hands to keep it from bursting.  9点半了，我双手夹住自己的脑袋，以免它胀裂开。

1 soothe   

v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承

参考例句：

• I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。
• This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

2 agitation   

n.搅动；搅拌；鼓动，煽动

参考例句：

• Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
• These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。

3 savages   

未开化的人，野蛮人( savage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There're some savages living in the forest. 森林里居住着一些野人。
• That's an island inhabited by savages. 那是一个野蛮人居住的岛屿。

4 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。

5 imprisonment   

n.关押，监禁，坐牢

参考例句：

• His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
• He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。

6 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

7 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

8 accentuated   

v.重读( accentuate的过去式和过去分词 )；使突出；使恶化；加重音符号于

参考例句：

• The problem is accentuated by a shortage of water and electricity. 缺乏水电使问题愈加严重。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Her black hair accentuated the delicateness of her skin. 她那乌黑的头发更衬托出她洁嫩的皮肤。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》