英语听书《白鲸记》第471期

 And hence not only at substantiated¹ times, upon well known separate feeding-grounds, could Ahab hope to encounter his prey²;  因此,亚哈不但可望在相当有把握的期间内,在各个著名的食料渔场上碰到他的猎物;

but in crossing the widest expanses of water between those grounds he could, by his art, so place and time himself on his way, as even then not to be wholly without prospect³ of a meeting. 而且,在穿过这些渔场中间的广袤辽阔的海洋时,他也能通过他的诀窍,一路上安排和计算时间,因为甚至就在那时,也不是完全没有相遇的机会。

There was a circumstance which at first sight seemed to entangle⁴ his delirious⁵ but still methodical scheme.  初眼看来,有一种情况,仿佛会打乱他那谵妄而又很有条理的计划。

But not so in the reality, perhaps.  但是,实际上也许并不是这样。

Though the gregarious⁶ sperm⁷ whales have their regular seasons for particular grounds, yet in general you cannot conclude that the herds⁸ which haunted such and such a latitude⁹ or longitude¹⁰ this year, say, will turn out to be identically the same with those that were found there the preceding season;  群居的抹香鲸虽然有它们到某一渔场去的一定季节,然而,一般说来,不能就此认为今年常常出没于某某地方的鲸群,一定就是上一季在那地方所发现的同一个鲸群;

though there are peculiar¹¹ and unquestionable instances where the contrary of this has proved true.  虽然事实上也确有与此相反的特殊而确实的事例。

In general, the same remark, only within a less wide limit, applies to the solitaries¹² and hermits¹³ among the matured, aged¹⁴ sperm whales.  总之,这种说法,只在一种比较不大的范围内,适用于一些老耄的抹香鲸中那些寡人和隐士。

So that though Moby Dick had in a former year been seen, for example, on what is called the Seychelle ground in the Indian ocean, or Volcano Bay on the Japanese Coast;  所以,比如说,虽然上年是在印度洋的叫做塞舌耳的渔场上,或者是在日本海的火山湾上,有人看到过莫比－迪克;然

yet it did not follow that were the Pequod to visit either of those spots at any subsequent corresponding season, she would infallibly encounter him there.  而,却不能就此得出这样的结论说,如果"裴廓德号"在下一季到上述的任何一个地点去,就可以万无一失地在那里碰到它。

So, too, with some other feeding-grounds, where he had at times revealed himself.  因此,它有时也会在其它一些食料场上露面。

1 substantiated   

v.用事实支持（某主张、说法等），证明，证实( substantiate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The results of the tests substantiated his claims. 这些检验的结果证实了他的说法。
• The statement has never been substantiated. 这一陈述从未得到证实。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

3 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。

4 entangle   

vt.缠住，套住；卷入，连累

参考例句：

• How did Alice manage to entangle her hair so badly in the brambles?爱丽丝是怎么把头发死死地缠在荆棘上的？
• Don't entangle the fishing lines.不要让钓鱼线缠在一起。

5 delirious   

adj.不省人事的，神智昏迷的

参考例句：

• He was delirious,murmuring about that matter.他精神恍惚，低声叨念着那件事。
• She knew that he had become delirious,and tried to pacify him.她知道他已经神志昏迷起来了，极力想使他镇静下来。

6 gregarious   

adj.群居的，喜好群居的

参考例句：

• These animals are highly gregarious.这些动物非常喜欢群居。
• They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.它们是群居鸟类，会集群觅食。

7 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。

8 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

9 latitude   

n.纬度，行动或言论的自由(范围)，(pl.)地区

参考例句：

• The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
• The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。

10 longitude   

n.经线，经度

参考例句：

• The city is at longitude 21°east.这个城市位于东经21度。
• He noted the latitude and longitude,then made a mark on the admiralty chart.他记下纬度和经度，然后在航海图上做了个标记。

11 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

12 solitaries   

n.独居者，隐士( solitary的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Shepherds live their lives largely as solitaries. 牧师的生活很像独居者。 来自互联网

13 hermits   

（尤指早期基督教的）隐居修道士，隐士，遁世者( hermit的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• In the ancient China,hermits usually lived in hamlets. 在古代中国，隐士们通常都住在小村子里。
• Some Buddhist monks live in solitude as hermits. 有些和尚在僻静处隐居。

14 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。