英语听书《白鲸记》第447期

 Nevertheless, so well did he succeed in that dissembling, that when with ivory leg he stepped ashore¹ at last, no Nantucketer thought him otherwise than but naturally grieved, and that to the quick, with the terrible casualty which had overtaken him. 不过,关于他的这种掩饰做法,也只是以他的外表为限,而不涉及他那坚毅的意志。然而,他竟掩饰得这么成功,以致当他最后拖着那只牙腿上岸的时候,没有一个南塔开特人不认为这是一种理所当然的悲伤,都认为那是由于突然遭到可怕的灾害的缘故。

The report of his undeniable delirium² at sea was likewise popularly ascribed to a kindred cause.  关于他在海上那种无可否认的精神错乱的消息,也被同样归之于类似的原因。

And so too, all the added moodiness³ which always afterwards, to the very day of sailing in the Pequod on the present voyage, sat brooding on his brow.  后来始终笼罩在他额头上那股增添上去的郁郁不乐的神气,直至这次"裴廓德号"开航那天,人们也都如此看法。

Nor is it so very unlikely, that far from distrusting his fitness for another whaling voyage,  那些熟筹善算的岛民也绝没有因为他的阴郁的外表而对他故怀恶意,认为他不配再去作第二次航行,

on account of such dark symptoms, the calculating people of that prudent⁴ isle⁵ were inclined to harbor the conceit,that for those very reasons he was all the better qualified⁶ and set on edge, for a pursuit so full of rage and wildness as the bloody⁷ hunt of whales.   倒正是由于这种理由,反而认为他是一个最合适而得当的人选,因为捕猎大鲸本来就是满怀愤怒与狂热的行当。

Gnawed⁸ within and scorched⁹ without, with the infixed, unrelenting fangs¹⁰ of some incurable¹¹ idea; such an one, could he be found, would seem the very man to dart¹² his iron and lift his lance against the most appalling¹³ of all brutes¹⁴.  能够找到象他这样一个人物:心中如咬之痛,外表如火之烧,加上那些铭刻肺腑的无情的毒牙似的。

Or, if for any reason thought to be corporeally¹⁵ incapacitated for that, yet such an one would seem superlatively competent to cheer and howl on his underlings to the attack.  无法疗治的念头,看来就是一个力能舞起标枪,举起鱼枪,打击一切厉害的野兽的适当人物。即使多少还认为他在体力上是做不了这种事情,然而,这样一个人物,在鼓励与呼喝他的下属进行攻击这方面,他还是应该算作一个超特的。

But be all this as it may, certain it is, that with the mad secret of his unabated rage bolted up and keyed in him, Ahab had purposely sailed upon the present voyage with the one only and all-engrossing object of hunting the White Whale.  力能胜任的人选。不过,不管怎样,事实确是如此,亚哈已带着包藏在他内心里那种怒不可遏的疯狂心事,胸有成竹地怀着这唯一而专注的打白鲸的目的,来参加这次航行了。

1 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

2 delirium   

n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋

参考例句：

• In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. 她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
• For the next nine months, Job was in constant delirium.接下来的九个月，约伯处于持续精神错乱的状态。

3 moodiness   

n.喜怒无常；喜怒无常，闷闷不乐；情绪

参考例句：

• Common symptoms can include anxiety, moodiness and problems with sleep. 常见的症状包括焦虑、闷闷不乐和睡眠问题。 来自互联网

4 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

5 isle   

n.小岛，岛

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The boat left for the paradise isle of Bali.小船驶向天堂一般的巴厘岛。

6 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

7 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

8 gnawed   

咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 )； （长时间） 折磨某人； （使）苦恼； （长时间）危害某事物

参考例句：

• His attitude towards her gnawed away at her confidence. 他对她的态度一直在削弱她的自尊心。
• The root of this dead tree has been gnawed away by ants. 这棵死树根被蚂蚁唼了。

9 scorched   

烧焦，烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（植物）枯萎，把…晒枯； 高速行驶； 枯焦

参考例句：

• I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
• The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。

10 fangs   

n.（尤指狗和狼的）长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 )；（蛇的）毒牙；罐座

参考例句：

• The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg. 狗用尖牙咬住了鹿腿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Dogs came lunging forward with their fangs bared. 狗龇牙咧嘴地扑过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 incurable   

adj.不能医治的，不能矫正的，无救的；n.不治的病人，无救的人

参考例句：

• All three babies were born with an incurable heart condition.三个婴儿都有不可治瘉的先天性心脏病。
• He has an incurable and widespread nepotism.他们有不可救药的，到处蔓延的裙带主义。

12 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

13 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

14 brutes   

兽( brute的名词复数 )； 畜生； 残酷无情的人； 兽性

参考例句：

• They're not like dogs; they're hideous brutes. 它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。
• Suddenly the foul musty odour of the brutes struck his nostrils. 突然，他的鼻尖闻到了老鼠的霉臭味。 来自英汉文学

15 corporeally   

adv.肉体上，物质上

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