英语听书《白鲸记》第76期

 Why, blast your eyes, Bildad, cried Peleg, thou dost not want to swindle this young man! he must have more than that.  不不不，比勒达，你对这小伙子有点不太公平了！法勒船长说。 

Seven hundred and seventy-seventh, again said Bildad, without lifting his eyes; and then went on mumbling—for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  七百七十七分之一！ 

I am going to put him down for the three hundredth, said Peleg, do ye hear that, Bildad! The three hundredth lay, I say.  不，三百分之一！我写上了，三百分之一，听见了没有，比勒达？ 

Bildad laid down his book, and turning solemnly towards him said,  比勒达终于放下了手中的《圣经》，抬起头来说：

Captain Peleg, thou hast a generous heart; but thou must consider the duty thou owest to the other owners of this ship—widows and orphans¹,  法勒船长，你确实很慷慨，可你有没有想到这船的其他股东呢？他们可大都是些孤儿寡母啊！

many of them—and that if we too abundantly reward the labors² of this young man, we may be taking the bread from those widows and those orphans.  你把钱给了他，就等于从那些孤儿寡母嘴里抢了面包啊！

The seven hundred and seventy-seventh lay, Captain Peleg.  七 百七十七分之一，法勒船长！

Thou Bildad! roared Peleg, starting up and clattering³ about the cabin.  该死的比勒达！

Blast ye, Captain Bildad, if I had followed thy advice in these matters,  我不能按你说的办，

I would afore now had a conscience to lug⁴ about that would be heavy enough to founder⁵ the largest ship that ever sailed round Cape⁶ Horn.  否则我的良心就会沉重得足以让船在风平浪静中彻底沉没！法勒来回奔走着、叫喊着。 

1 orphans   

孤儿( orphan的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poor orphans were kept on short commons. 贫苦的孤儿们吃不饱饭。
• Their uncle was declared guardian to the orphans. 这些孤儿的叔父成为他们的监护人。

2 labors   

v.努力争取(for)( labor的第三人称单数 )；苦干；详细分析；（指引擎）缓慢而困难地运转

参考例句：

• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。 来自辞典例句
• Farm labors used to hire themselves out for the summer. 农业劳动者夏季常去当雇工。 来自辞典例句

3 clattering   

发出咔哒声（clatter的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Typewriters keep clattering away. 打字机在不停地嗒嗒作响。
• The typewriter was clattering away. 打字机啪嗒啪嗒地响着。

4 lug   

n.柄，突出部，螺帽；(英）耳朵；（俚）笨蛋；vt.拖，拉，用力拖动

参考例句：

• Nobody wants to lug around huge suitcases full of clothes.谁都不想拖着个装满衣服的大箱子到处走。
• Do I have to lug those suitcases all the way to the station?难道非要我把那些手提箱一直拉到车站去吗？

5 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

6 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。