英语听书《白鲸记》第88期

 Go for the locksmith, there's one about a mile from here.  离这儿一英里有个锁匠，把他叫来—不，等一等！ 

But avast! putting her hand in her side-pocket, here's a key that'll fit, I guess; let's see.  她把手伸进自己的口袋，迅速掏出一把钥匙来，这回一定能开开！ 

And with that, she turned it in the lock; but, alas¹! Queequeg's supplemental bolt remained unwithdrawn within.  然而，魁魁格把里面的保险闩也锁上了。 

Have to burst it open, said I, and was running down the entry a little, for a good start, when the landlady² caught at me,  不行，只有撞开了！ 我叫了一声，向后退了几步，准备运足力气撞下去。

again vowing³ I should not break down her premises⁴; but I tore from her, and with a sudden bodily rush dashed myself full against the mark.  可老板娘又拦住了我，说什么也不让毁了她的房产。我不顾一切地甩开她，没命地冲向那扇门。

With a prodigious⁵ noise the door flew open, and the knob slamming against the wall, sent the plaster to the ceiling; and there, good heavens!  哗啦啦！门开了。 天哪!

There sat Queequeg, altogether cool and self-collected; right in the middle of the room; squatting⁶ on his hams, and holding Yojo on top of his head.  魁魁格一丝不动地坐在房间的正中央，盘腿闭目，双手放在约约的头顶上。

He looked neither one way nor the other way, but sat like a carved image with scarce a sign of active life.  对于冲进屋来的这一群人他不闻不问，泰然不动，好像什么也没发生，完全像一尊雕像。 

Queequeg, said I, going up to him, Queequeg, what's the matter with you?  魁魁格，你怎么啦？ 

1 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

2 landlady   

n.女房东，女地主

参考例句：

• I heard my landlady creeping stealthily up to my door.我听到我的女房东偷偷地来到我的门前。
• The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。

3 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

4 premises   

n.建筑物，房屋

参考例句：

• According to the rules,no alcohol can be consumed on the premises.按照规定，场内不准饮酒。
• All repairs are done on the premises and not put out.全部修缮都在家里进行，不用送到外面去做。

5 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

6 squatting   

v.像动物一样蹲下( squat的现在分词 )；非法擅自占用（土地或房屋）；为获得其所有权；而占用某片公共用地。

参考例句：

• They ended up squatting in the empty houses on Oxford Road. 他们落得在牛津路偷住空房的境地。
• They've been squatting in an apartment for the past two years. 他们过去两年来一直擅自占用一套公寓。 来自《简明英汉词典》