英语听书《白鲸记》第96期

 First Congregational Church, cried Bildad, what! that worships in Deacon Deuteronomy Coleman's meeting-house? and so saying,  什么，第一公理教！就是德多罗诺来·科尔曼做执事的那个教堂？比勒达一边说一边掏出他的眼镜来，

taking out his spectacles, he rubbed them with his great yellow bandana handkerchief, and putting them on very carefully,  用一条黄色的大手绢擦了擦，认真地戴好，

came out of the wigwam, and leaning stiffly over the bulwarks¹, took a good long look at Queequeg.  走到魁魁格跟前，仔细地端详起来。 

How long hath he been a member? he then said, turning to me; not very long, I rather guess, young man.  他做教友多长时间了？我看不会太久吧！他这样问我。 

No, said Peleg, and he hasn't been baptized right either, or it would have washed some of that devil's blue off his face.  不不不，他还受过洗呢！否则他脸上不会这么毫无血色的！

Do tell, now, cried Bildad, is this Philistine² a regular member of Deacon Deuteronomy's meeting? I never saw him going there, and I pass it every Lord's day.  法勒船长抢着说。 魁魁格脸上那种因为做了一天斋戒而来的黯淡成了他们下判断的把柄。 老实说吧，小伙子，他在德多罗诺米·科尔曼的教堂里当了多长时间的教友了？我每个礼拜日都去。 

1 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

2 philistine   

n.庸俗的人；adj.市侩的，庸俗的

参考例句：

• I believe he seriously thinks me an awful Philistine.我相信，他真的认为我是个不可救药的庸人。
• Do you know what a philistine is,jim?吉姆，知道什么是庸俗吗?