英语听书《白鲸记》第407期

 Though, upon the whole, I greatly admire and even love the brave, the honest, and learned Captain;  总的说来,我极其敬慕,甚至爱戴这位勇敢,正直,有学问的船长,

yet I take it very ill of him that he should so utterly¹ ignore that case-bottle, seeing what a faithful friend and comforter it must have been, while with mittened² fingers and hooded³ head he was studying the mathematics aloft there in that bird's nest within three or four perches⁴ of the pole. 然而,在这件事情上,我却对他印象极坏,因为他竟如此完全忽视那只小套瓶,一定还把它当做一个忠诚的朋友和慰藉物,自己高高地坐在那只二十来码宽的,鸟窠似的柱子上,戴着连指手套,包着头巾在研究他的数学。

But if we Southern whale-fishers are not so snugly⁵ housed aloft as Captain Sleet⁶ and his Greenlandmen were; yet that disadvantage is greatly counter-balanced by the widely contrasting serenity⁷ of those seductive seas in which we South fishers mostly float.  如果说我们南海的捕鲸者都不是象斯立特船长和他的格陵兰水手那样舒适地高踞在上面,然而,由于我们南海的捕鲸人大多是漂泛在那种具有显著诱惑力的晴朗的海洋上,这就足以大大抵消那种损失。

For one, I used to lounge up the rigging very leisurely⁸, resting in the top to have a chat with Queequeg, or any one else off duty whom I might find there;  就我个人来说,我就习惯于十分悠闲地漫步似的攀上那索具,在高处歇一会儿,跟魁魁格聊一聊,或者是跟随时碰到的任何一个刚下班的人聊一聊;

then ascending⁹ a little way further, and throwing a lazy leg over the top-sail yard, take a preliminary view of the watery¹⁰ pastures, and so at last mount to my ultimate destination. 然后再稍为爬上去一点,把一条腿懒散地甩在中桅帆桁上,先瞧一瞧那个水上牧场的景致,最后才攀上我那终极的目的地。

Let me make a clean breast of it here, and frankly¹¹ admit that I kept but sorry guard.  让我把秘密在这里说穿吧,坦白地说,我的守卫实在做得真差。

With the problem of the universe revolving¹² in me, how could I--being left completely to myself at such a thought-engendering altitude-how could I but lightly hold my obligations to observe all whaleships'standing orders, Keep your weather eye open, and sing out every time." 因为我心里老是纠缠着森罗万象的问题,教我怎能...因为我已完全置身在这样一种百感交集的高处...教我怎能恬然地尽忠职守,遵守一切捕鲸者的守望纪律...始终留心,时时呼叫呢。

1 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

2 mittened   

v.（使）变得潮湿，变得湿润( moisten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He moistened his lips before he spoke. 他润了润嘴唇，接着就开始讲话。
• Although I moistened it,the flap doesn't stick to the envelope. 我把信封弄湿了，可是信封口盖还是粘不上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

4 perches   

栖息处( perch的名词复数 )； 栖枝； 高处； 鲈鱼

参考例句：

• Other protection can be obtained by providing wooden perches througout the orchards. 其它保护措施是可在种子园中到处设置木制的栖木。
• The birds were hopping about on their perches and twittering. 鸟儿在栖木上跳来跳去，吱吱地叫着。

5 snugly   

adv.紧贴地；贴身地；暖和舒适地；安适地

参考例句：

• Jamie was snugly wrapped in a white woolen scarf. 杰米围着一条白色羊毛围巾舒适而暖和。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The farmyard was snugly sheltered with buildings on three sides. 这个农家院三面都有楼房，遮得很严实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 sleet   

n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹

参考例句：

• There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
• When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。

7 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。

8 leisurely   

adj.悠闲的；从容的，慢慢的

参考例句：

• We walked in a leisurely manner,looking in all the windows.我们慢悠悠地走着，看遍所有的橱窗。
• He had a leisurely breakfast and drove cheerfully to work.他从容的吃了早餐，高兴的开车去工作。

9 ascending   

adj.上升的，向上的

参考例句：

• Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.现在按照体型由小到大的顺序画出或是临摹出10只恐龙。

10 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

11 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

12 revolving   

adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
• The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。