英语听书《白鲸记》第48期

 In the midst of this consternation¹, Queequeg dropped deftly² to his knees, and crawling under the path of the boom, whipped hold of a rope,  魁魁格灵巧地匍匐到帆杠的下面，一伸手拽过一条绳子来，

secured one end to the bulwarks³, and then flinging the other like a lasso, caught it round the boom as it swept over his head,  把一头系在舷墙上，另一头挽了个扣，在帆杠又一次扫过他的头顶时，

and at the next jerk, the spar was that way trapped, and all was safe.  他迅速将绳子扣抛出去，不偏不斜正好套住了帆杠！ 

The schooner⁴ was run into the wind, and while the hands were clearing away the stern boat, Queequeg, stripped to the waist,  一看套住了帆杠，魁魁格手里便用上了劲儿，帆杠乖乖地停住了。 

darted⁵ from the side with a long living arc of a leap.  大家悬着的心一下放了下来，一拥而上，收拾起残局来。 

For three minutes or more he was seen swimming like a dog, throwing his long arms straight out before him, and by turns revealing his brawny⁶ shoulders through the freezing foam⁷. 魁魁格从帆杠下面坐起来，甩掉了上衣，走到船的一侧，一个漂亮的弧线形的人水动作，跳入了大海。 

I looked at the grand and glorious fellow, but saw no one to be saved.  波涛之中，他的头顶时隐时现，显然他在找那个落水的小伙子。 

The greenhorn had gone down.  他还是一无所获。 

Shooting himself perpendicularly⁸ from the water, Queequeg, now took an instant's glance around him, and seeming to see just how matters were, dived down and disappeared.  猛的一下，魁魁格又冒出了水面，换了口气，瞅准方向，又扎了下去。

A few minutes more, and he rose again, one arm still striking out, and with the other dragging a lifeless form.  几分钟以后，他又冒出来了。一只手划着水，一只手拽着那一动不动的小伙子。 

The boat soon picked them up.  大家七手八脚地把两个人拉上了船。 

The poor bumpkin was restored.  那小伙子也慢慢地缓过气来。 

All hands voted Queequeg a noble trump⁹; the captain begged his pardon.  人们称赞魁魁格的英雄行为，船长还向他道了歉，

From that hour I clove¹⁰ to Queequeg like a barnacle; yea, till poor Queequeg took his last long dive.  魁魁格没有理会人们的赞誉，他用了些淡水洗净身子，穿上衣服，靠舷墙坐了下来，点上他的烟斗斧，散淡地看着周围的人们。 

Was there ever such unconsciousness? He did not seem to think that he at all deserved a medal from the Humane¹¹ and Magnanimous Societies.  他的目光是柔和的，似乎在说：这没什么，我们野人就应该这么帮助你们文明人！谁让咱们生活在一个世界上呢。

1 consternation   

n.大为吃惊，惊骇

参考例句：

• He was filled with consternation to hear that his friend was so ill.他听说朋友病得那么厉害，感到非常震惊。
• Sam stared at him in consternation.萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。

2 deftly   

adv.灵巧地，熟练地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He deftly folded the typed sheets and replaced them in the envelope. 他灵巧地将打有字的纸折好重新放回信封。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly. 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在，于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 bulwarks   

n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 )；保障；支柱；舷墙

参考例句：

• The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty. 新闻自由是自由最大的保障之一。 来自辞典例句
• Surgery and X-irradiation nevertheless remain the bulwarks of cancer treatment throughout the world. 外科手术和X射线疗法依然是全世界治疗癌症的主要方法。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 brawny   

adj.强壮的

参考例句：

• The blacksmith has a brawny arm.铁匠有强壮的胳膊。
• That same afternoon the marshal appeared with two brawny assistants.当天下午，警长带着两名身强力壮的助手来了。

7 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

8 perpendicularly   

adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地

参考例句：

• Fray's forehead was wrinkled both perpendicularly and crosswise. 弗雷的前额上纹路纵横。
• Automatic resquaring feature insures nozzle is perpendicularly to the part being cut. 自动垂直功能，可以确保刀头回到与工件完全垂直的位置去切割。

9 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

10 clove   

n.丁香味

参考例句：

• If tired,smell a whiff of clove oil and it will wake you up.如果疲倦，闻上一点丁香油将令人清醒。
• A sweet-smell comes from roses and clove trees.丁香与玫瑰的香味扑鼻而来。

11 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。