英语听书《白鲸记》第282期

 There was nothing so very particular, perhaps, about the appearance of the elderly man I saw;  我所看到的这个老人的容貌,也许一点也没有什么十分特别的地方,

he was brown and brawny¹, like most old seamen², and heavily rolled up in blue pilot-cloth, cut in the Quaker style;  他肤色棕褐,身体结实,跟大多数水手一样,裹着一件按照桂克款式裁制的蓝色舵工衣;

only there was a fine and almost microscopic³ net-work of the minutest wrinkles interlacing round his eyes,  不过他那双眼睛的周围却交错着许多细微的皱纹,是一种细微得简直要用显微镜才看得清楚的网眼,

which must have arisen from his continual sailings in many hard gales⁴, and always looking to windward; 这一定是因为不断在狂风里航行,经常望着上风的缘故。

for this causes the muscles about the eyes to become pursed together.  使得他眼睛四周的肌肉都缩在一起。

Such eye-wrinkles are very effectual in a scowl⁵. 这种眼皱作出怒容来倒是效果颇佳。

Is this the Captain of the Pequod? said I, advancing to the door of the tent. 这位可是'裴廓德号,的船长?我走到那篷帐门口说。

Supposing it be the Captain of the Pequod, what dost thou want of him? he demanded. 假定是'裴廓德号,的船长,你找他做什么?他问道。

I was thinking of shipping⁶. 我想当水手。

Thou wast, wast thou? I see thou art no Nantucketer-- ever been in a stove boat? 你想,是你?我看你不是南塔开特人。可乘过失了事的小艇?

No, Sir, I never have. 没有,先生,我从来没有过。

Dost know nothing at all about whaling, I dare say--eh? 根本就不懂得捕鲸这行当吧,我敢说是吗?

Nothing, Sir; but I have no doubt I shall soon learn. I've been several voyages in the merchant service, and I think that- 一点也不懂,先生;不过,没有问题,我很快就可以学起来。我曾经干过几趟商船,因此,我认为。

Merchant service be damned. Talk not that lingo⁷ to me. Dost see that leg? 干商船的真该死。别跟我扯这些鬼话。你可看到那条腿?

I'll take that leg away from thy stern,  你要是再跟我扯干商船的事,

if ever thou talkest of the merchant service to me again. Marchant service indeed!  我就要叫你的腿跟屁股分家啦。好个干商船的!

I suppose now ye feel considerable proud of having served in those marchant ships.  我想,你认为干过那种商船是很光彩的吧。

But flukes! man, what makes thee want to go a whaling, eh?--it looks a little suspicious, don't it, eh? 可是,算你侥幸吧!喂,我问你,你为什么想干起捕鲸来?

Hast not been a pirate, hast thou?Didst not rob thy last Captain, didst thou? 这倒有点可疑,可不是吗?你没有干过海盗吧,干过吗?你没有抢劫过你先前的船长吧,抢劫过吗?

Dost not think of murdering the officers when thou gettest to sea? 你出海的时候,该不会想谋杀船上的头目吧?

1 brawny   

adj.强壮的

参考例句：

• The blacksmith has a brawny arm.铁匠有强壮的胳膊。
• That same afternoon the marshal appeared with two brawny assistants.当天下午，警长带着两名身强力壮的助手来了。

2 seamen   

n.海员

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中，许多海员想，要是他们在陆地上就好了。

3 microscopic   

adj.微小的，细微的，极小的，显微的

参考例句：

• It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
• A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。

4 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

5 scowl   

vi.(at)生气地皱眉，沉下脸，怒视；n.怒容

参考例句：

• I wonder why he is wearing an angry scowl.我不知道他为何面带怒容。
• The boss manifested his disgust with a scowl.老板面带怒色，清楚表示出他的厌恶之感。

6 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

7 lingo   

n.语言不知所云，外国话，隐语

参考例句：

• If you live abroad it helps to know the local lingo.住在国外，学一点当地的语言自有好处。
• Don't use all that technical lingo try and explain in plain English.别尽用那种专门术语，用普通的词语解释吧。