英语听书《白鲸记》第183期

 Such dreary¹ streets! Blocks of blackness, not houses, on either hand, and here and there a candle, like a candle moving about in a tomb.  多么可怕的街道啊!两旁只见一堆堆并不是房子的漆黑的东西,偶尔也看到一点烛光,直象是晃荡在坟墓里的蜡烛。

At this hour of the night, of the last day of the week, that quarter of the town proved all but deserted².  夜色这样深沉,又逢上周末,这带地方非常荒凉。

But presently I came to a smoky light proceeding³ from a low, wide building, the door of which stood invitingly⁴ open.  但是,隔了一会儿,我终于发现一线迷蒙的亮光从一座矮阔的屋子里射出来,屋子的门象是邀人入内似地开着。

It had a careless look, as if it were meant for the uses of the public; so, entering, the first thing I did was to stumble over an ash-box in the porch.  它显出一种随随便便的样儿,仿佛表示出它是供公众使用的;因此,我就走了进去,我碰到的第一桩事情是给门口一只垃圾箱绊了一个跟斗。

Ha! thought I, ha, as the flying particles almost choked me, are these ashes from that destroyed city, Gomorrah?  哈哈!当那些扬起的灰尘差不多要使我窒息的时候,我心里想:这些垃圾是从那被毁的城市蛾摩拉飞来的吗?

But The Crossed Harpoons⁵, and the The Sword-Fish?--this, then must needs be the sign of The Trap.  但是,人家叫做十字标枪,叫做剑鱼客店...那么,这里倒该挂上一块陷阱的招牌才是。

However, I picked myself up and hearing a loud voice within, pushed on and opened a second, interior door. 可是,我自己爬了起来,听到里面有一阵刺耳的声音,便直冲进去,推开了第二道内门。

1 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

2 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

3 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

4 invitingly   

adv. 动人地

参考例句：

• Her lips pouted invitingly. 她挑逗地撮起双唇。
• The smooth road sloped invitingly before her. 平展的山路诱人地倾斜在她面前。

5 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网