英语听书《白鲸记》第308期

 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,法勒说,他还没有正式受过洗呢,不然的话,他脸上该不会显得这么毫无神气吧(指魁魁格做了一天一夜的斋戒后,脸上毫无血色。

Do tell, now, cried Bildad, is this Philistine¹ a regular member of Deacon Deuteronomy's meeting? I never saw him going there, and I pass it every Lord's day. 现在,老实说吧,比勒达嚷着,这个非力士人是德脱罗诺米执事的宣道会的正式会友吗?我从来没见过他在那里,我每个主日都在那地方。

I don't know anything about Deacon Deuteronomy or his meeting, said I;  我一点也不知道什么德脱罗诺米执事,也不知道他的宣道会,我说,

all I know is, that Queequeg here is a born member of the First Congregational Church. He is a deacon himself, Queequeg is. 我所知道的是,这个魁魁格生下来就是第一公理教会的教友。他自己就是个执事,魁魁格就是个执事。

Young man, said Bildad sternly, thou art skylarking with me-explain thyself, thou young Hittite. What church dost thee mean? answer me. 小伙子,比勒达严峻地说,你简直是在跟我大开玩笑。你自己说吧,你这个小赫人。你说的是哪一种教派,回答我吧。

Finding myself thus hard pushed, I replied, I mean, sir, the same ancient Catholic Church to which you and I,  我觉得自己已给逼得走投无路了,于是答道:我指的是那个古代的天主教派,先生,也是你跟我,

and Captain Peleg there, and Queequeg here, and all of us, and every mother's son and soul of us belong;  还有那边的法勒船主,跟这个魁魁格,我们大家,我们每一个人都归属的教派;

the great and everlasting² First Congregation of this whole worshipping world; we all belong to that;  就是这整个崇拜的世界的伟大而万世不易的公理教会;我们都是属于这个教派;

only some of us cherish some queer crotchets no ways touching³ the grand belief; in that we all join hands. 只有我们里头一些怀有怪想的人才不同这个伟大的信仰发生关系;我们大家都在那个信仰中手携手了。

Splice⁴, thou mean'st splice hands, cried Peleg, drawing nearer.  捻接,你应该说手捻接手,法勒更走拢些,叫道。

Young man, you'd better ship for a missionary⁵, instead of a fore-mast hand;  小伙子,你还是去做牧师,用不着当水手啦;

I never heard a better sermon. Deacon Deuteronomy-why Father Mapple himself couldn't beat it, and he's reckoned something.  我从来没有听到比这更好的讲道。怕连德脱罗诺米执事...不,怕连梅普尔神甫本人也敌不过你呢,他还算是个有点本事的人咧。

Come aboard, come aboard: never mind about the papers. I say, tell Quohog there-what's that you call him?  上船来,上船来,甭提什么证件了。我说,告诉那个刮荷格。你管他叫什么?

1 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?

2 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。

3 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

4 splice   

v.接合，衔接；n.胶接处，粘接处

参考例句：

• He taught me to edit and splice film.他教我剪辑和粘接胶片。
• The film will be spliced with footage of Cypress Hill to be filmed in America.这部电影要和将在美国拍摄的柏树山乐队的音乐片段粘接在一起。

5 missionary   

adj.教会的，传教(士)的；n.传教士

参考例句：

• She taught in a missionary school for a couple of years.她在一所教会学校教了两年书。
• I hope every member understands the value of missionary work. 我希望教友都了解传教工作的价值。