英语听书《白鲸记》第373期

 First: According to magnitude I divide the whales into three primary BOOKS (subdivisible into CHAPTERS), and these shall comprehend them all, both small and large. 第一　我按照大小,把鲸分为主要的三篇(各篇再分为章),这就把它们不论大小都包括在内了。

I. THE FOLIO WHALE; II. the OCTAVO WHALE; III. the DUODECIMO WHALE. (一)对开鲸;(二)八开鲸;(三)十二开鲸。

As the type of the FOLIO I present the Sperm¹ Whale; of the OCTAVO, the Grampus; of the DUODECIMO, the Porpoise². 我以抹香鲸,逆戟鲸,小鲸分别作为对开型,八开型,十二开型的代表。

FOLIOS. Among these I here include the following chapters: 对开型　我把下列各章包括在这一篇中:

I. The Sperm Whale; II. the Right Whale; III. the Fin³ Back Whale; IV. the Humpbacked Whale; V. the Razor Back Whale; VI. the Sulphur Bottom Whale. (１)抹香鲸;(２)露脊鲸;(３)脊鳍鲸;(４)座头鲸;(５)剃刀鲸;(６)黄腹

1 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

2 porpoise   

n.鼠海豚

参考例句：

• What is the difference between a dolphin and porpoise?海豚和和鼠海豚有什么区别？
• Mexico strives to save endangered porpoise.墨西哥努力拯救濒危的鼠海豚。

3 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。