英语听书《白鲸记》第356期

 Not a word he spoke¹; nor did his officers say aught to him;  他一句话也不说,他的那几个头目也不跟他说一句话;

though by all their minutest gestures and expressions, they plainly showed the uneasy, if not painful, consciousness of being under a troubled master-eye.  不过,从他们各种最细小的动作和表情上,却教人明显地看出,因为知道有一种使人缭乱的眼色控制他们,而现出一种虽然不是痛苦,却是不安的神态。

And not only that, but moody² stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face;  不仅如此,而且在他们面前的这个满腔抑郁的亚哈的脸上,还有一种苦恼的神色;隐含在那种无法形容的。

in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty³ woe⁴. 凛然不可侵犯的尊严中,还有着无上的悲痛之概。

Ere long, from his first visit in the air, he withdrew into his cabin.  他第一次在甲板上露了一会儿面后,便退到他的舱房里去。

But after that morning, he was every day visible to the crew; either standing⁵ in his pivot-hole, or seated upon an ivory stool he had; or heavily walking the deck.  不过,打从那个早晨后,水手们每天都看到他了;他不是站在那个镟孔里,就是坐在他那只牙凳上;或者是脚步沉重地在甲板上走来走去。

As the sky grew less gloomy; indeed, began to grow a little genial⁶, he became still less and less a recluse⁷;  随着天气日趋晴朗;而且确已开始变得有点儿温暖,他就越来越不象个隐士了;

as if, when the ship had sailed from home, nothing but the dead wintry bleakness⁸ of the sea had then kept him so secluded⁹.  仿佛船开航后,只是因为海上那种冬季的肃杀凄凉的景象,才使他那么深居简出。

And, by and by, it came to pass, that he was almost continually in the air;  于是,慢慢地竟发现他几乎是不断地留在露天里了;

but, as yet, for all that he said, or perceptibly did, on the at last sunny deck, he seemed as unnecessary there as another mast.  不过,到现在为止,虽然他终于在暖洋洋的甲板上说过话,或者人们察觉出他说过了话,可他在那里却象另一根备用桅杆一样是多余的。

But the Pequod was only making a passage now; not regularly cruising;  好在"裴廓德号"现在只在赶路,并不是在做正规的巡弋;

nearly all whaling preparatives needing supervision¹⁰ the mates were fully¹¹ competent to, so that there was little or nothing, out of himself, to employ or excite Ahab, now;  差不多各种需要督促的捕鲸准备工作,大二三副都还能够胜任愉快,因此,现在可说是很少或竟没有什么要亚哈亲自处理,或者需得打扰他的事情。

and thus chase away, for that one interval¹², the clouds that layer upon layer were piled upon his brow, as ever all clouds choose the loftiest peaks to pile themselves upon. 船只就这么向前奔赶,在这当儿,他额头上的云彩,也一层层地堆了起来,好象所有的云彩都看中了这个可以歇脚的。最高的绝巅似的。

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

3 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 genial   

adj.亲切的，和蔼的，愉快的，脾气好的

参考例句：

• Orlando is a genial man.奥兰多是一位和蔼可亲的人。
• He was a warm-hearted friend and genial host.他是个热心的朋友，也是友善待客的主人。

7 recluse   

n.隐居者

参考例句：

• The old recluse secluded himself from the outside world.这位老隐士与外面的世界隔绝了。
• His widow became a virtual recluse for the remainder of her life.他的寡妻孤寂地度过了余生。

8 bleakness   

adj. 萧瑟的, 严寒的, 阴郁的

参考例句：

• It forgoes the bleakness of protest and dissent for the energizing confidence of constructive solutions. 它放弃了bleakness抗议和持不同政见者的信心，激发建设性的解决办法。
• Bertha was looking out of the window at the bleakness of the day. 伯莎望着窗外晦暗的天色。

9 secluded   

adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

11 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

12 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。