英语听书《白鲸记》第186期

 What a pity they didn't stop up the chinks and the crannies though, and thrust in a little lint¹ here and there.  然而,可惜人们都不去塞住那些大小缝隙,却在这里那里塞着一点棉花。

But it's too late to make any improvements now.  而且,现在要作任何的改良也都来不及了。

The universe is finished; the copestone is on, and the chips were carted off a million years ago.  宇宙已经构筑竣工;冠石也已砌上,那些刨花木屑也早在百万年前就已给装运走了。

Poor Lazarus there, chattering² his teeth against the curbstone for his pillow, and shaking off his tatters with his shiverings,  可怜的拉撒路躺在那里,头枕栏石,牙齿震颤作声,浑身颤得连他的破布片都给抖掉了,

he might plug up both ears with rags, and put a corn-cob into his mouth, and yet that would not keep out the tempestuous³ Euroclydon.  他也许可以用破布堵住两只耳朵,拿一根玉米穗轴插在嘴里,不过,那还是挡不住那阵狂暴的犹罗克利顿。

Euroclydon! says old Dives, in his red silken wrapper-pooh, pooh! What a fine frosty night; how Orion glitters; what northern lights!  犹罗克利顿呵!那个穿着紫绸袍的老财主说...他以后还要穿上一件颜色更深紫的袍子咧)呸!呸!冰天雪地的夜景多美丽;猎户星座多光辉;北极光又多明亮呀!

Let them talk of their oriental summer climes of everlasting⁴ conservatories⁵; give me the privilege of making my own summer with my own coals. 让他们去谈他们那一年四季温暖如春的东方气候吧;给我一种特权,让我用自己的炭火来创造我自己的夏天吧。

But what thinks Lazarus? Can he warm his blue hands by holding them up to the grand northern lights?  但是,拉撒路是怎样想的呢?他对着壮丽的北极光高高举起他那冻得发青的双手就会感到温暖吗?

1 lint   

n.线头；绷带用麻布，皮棉

参考例句：

• Flicked the lint off the coat.把大衣上的棉绒弹掉。
• There are a few problems of air pollution by chemicals,lint,etc.,but these are minor.化学品、棉花等也造成一些空气污染问题，但这是次要的。

2 chattering   

n. （机器振动发出的）咔嗒声，(鸟等)鸣，啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的，啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
• I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。

3 tempestuous   

adj.狂暴的

参考例句：

• She burst into a tempestuous fit of anger.她勃然大怒。
• Dark and tempestuous was night.夜色深沉，狂风肆虐，暴雨倾盆。

4 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

5 conservatories   

n.（培植植物的）温室，暖房( conservatory的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Conservatories have grown in popularity over the past 10 years. 过去10年，温室越来越受到欢迎。 来自互联网
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