英语听书《白鲸记》第107期

 My friend, said I, what all this gibberish of yours is about, I don't know, and I don't much care;  朋友，你讲这些是什么意思？

for it seems to me that you must be a little damaged in the head.  你的脑子是不是出了点小毛病。

But if you are speaking of Captain Ahab, of that ship there, the Pequod, then let me tell you, that I know all about the loss of his leg.  你刚才讲的亚哈船长失去一条腿的事，我们很清楚。 

ALL about it, eh—sure you do?—all?  很清楚？真的？很清楚！ 

Pretty sure.  是的。

With finger pointed¹ and eye levelled at the Pequod, the beggar-like stranger stood a moment, as if in a troubled reverie; then starting a little, turned and said: 这个叫化子似的人，凝视着裴廓德号，略事沉吟，一挥手，说：

Ye've shipped, have ye? Names down on the papers? Well, well, what's signed, is signed; and what's to be, will be; and then again, perhaps it won't be, after all.  你们已经上了船、签了约，成了那条船上的水手，是吧？约当然要签，该签的吗，该怎么办就要怎么办，当然办了也不会怎么样。 

Anyhow, it's all fixed² and arranged a'ready; and some sailors or other must go with him, I suppose;  事情已经铁定了，你们要跟他一起远航，反正总得有人要出海的啊！ 

as well these as any other men, God pity 'em! Morning to ye, shipmates, morning; the ineffable³ heavens bless ye; I'm sorry I stopped ye.  好啦，祝你们好运气！愿那说起来也是神圣的苍天，保佑你们吧！很抱歉，耽误你们时间了。

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 ineffable   

adj.无法表达的，不可言喻的

参考例句：

• The beauty of a sunset is ineffable.日落的美是难以形容的。
• She sighed a sigh of ineffable satisfaction,as if her cup of happiness were now full.她发出了一声说不出多么满意的叹息，仿佛她的幸福之杯已经斟满了。