英语听书《白鲸记》第43期

 CHAPTER 13. Wheelbarrow.  第13章 救人

Next morning, Monday, after disposing of the embalmed¹ head to a barber, for a block, I settled my own and comrade's bill; using, however, my comrade's money.  第二天，是星期一。我把那个香料制的人头卖给了一个理发匠，就去找店老板结账，账是我们俩的，钱却是他一个人的。 

The grinning landlord, as well as the boarders, seemed amazingly tickled² at the sudden friendship which had sprung up between me and Queequeg—especially as Peter Coffin's cock and bull stories about him had previously³ so much alarmed me concerning the very person whom I now companied with.  店里的人们对我们俩之间突然产生的友谊似乎很感兴趣，特别是店老板彼德·科芬，他关于野人的谎话曾经把我吓了个半死，可如今我和野人成了好朋友。 

We borrowed a wheelbarrow, and embarking⁴ our things, including my own poor carpet-bag, and Queequeg's canvas sack and hammock, away we went down to "the Moss," the little Nantucket packet schooner⁵ moored⁶ at the wharf⁷.  我借了一辆独轮车，把我们的行李装了上去，直奔停泊在港口的邮船“摩斯号”。 

As we were going along the people stared; not at Queequeg so much—for they were used to seeing cannibals like him in their streets, 一路上有很多人注视着我们。他们看的并非魁魁格，因为街头巷尾像他这样的人并不鲜见，

but at seeing him and me upon such confidential⁸ terms.  他们感到奇怪的是我跟这样一个人的良好的关系。 

But we heeded⁹ them not, going along wheeling the barrow by turns, and Queequeg now and then stopping to adjust the sheath on his harpoon¹⁰ barbs¹¹.  对他们我们一点也不理会，轮流推着小车往前走，魁魁格偶尔停一停，整理一下标枪钩上的皮鞘。 

I asked him why he carried such a troublesome thing with him ashore¹², and whether all whaling ships did not find their own harpoons¹³.  我问他是不是捕鲸船上都不备标枪而要标枪手自带。

To this, in substance, he replied, that though what I hinted was true enough, yet he had a particular affection for his own harpoon,  他说他的标枪质地上乘、饱经战阵，

because it was of assured stuff, well tried in many a mortal combat, and deeply intimate with the hearts of whales. In short, like many inland reapers¹⁴ and mowers, who go into the farmers' meadows armed with their own scythes—though in no wise obliged to furnish them—even so,  捅到过数不清的大鲸鱼的心脏，就像一个农民喜欢自己的镰刀一样，他无比热爱自己的标枪。独轮车由我手里转到他手里时，

Queequeg, for his own private reasons, preferred his own harpoon.  魁魁格给我讲了一个关于他第一次见到独轮车的故事。

1 embalmed   

adj.用防腐药物保存（尸体）的v.保存（尸体）不腐( embalm的过去式和过去分词 )；使不被遗忘；使充满香气

参考例句：

• Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 许多微妙的情感保存于诗歌中。 来自辞典例句
• In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。 来自互联网

2 tickled   

（使）发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）愉快，逗乐

参考例句：

• We were tickled pink to see our friends on television. 在电视中看到我们的一些朋友，我们高兴极了。
• I tickled the baby's feet and made her laugh. 我胳肢孩子的脚，使她发笑。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

5 schooner   

n.纵帆船

参考例句：

• The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
• The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。

6 moored   

adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
• We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨，把船泊在岸边。

7 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

8 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

9 heeded   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 )；变平，使（某物）变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告，把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 harpoon   

n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获

参考例句：

• The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
• The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

11 barbs   

n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛

参考例句：

• She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句

12 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

13 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网

14 reapers   

n.收割者，收获者( reaper的名词复数 )；收割机

参考例句：

• Ripe white wheat reapers reap ripe white wheat right. 成熟的白色小麦收割者最懂得收获成熟的白色小麦。 来自互联网
• A pair of reapers help fend off the attack. 几个收割者辅助攻击这些小狗。 来自互联网