英语听书《白鲸记》第537期

 　　"Therefore, in his ordinary tone, only a little broken by the bodily exhaustion¹ he was temporarily in,  “因此，他用平常的声气，只不过暂时因为身体疲乏

　　he answered him saying that sweeping² the deck was not his business, and he would not do it. 而稍带嘶哑地回答他说，打扫甲板的差使不是他份内的事，他不干。

　　And then, without at all alluding³ to the shovel⁴, he pointed⁵ to three lads, as the customary sweepers;  接着他根本也不提起铲子的事，只是指着那三个本来是扫工的人说；

　　who, not being billeted at the pumps, had done little or nothing all day. 这三个人，并没有派上抽水的工作，整天就不大做什么，甚至一点也没有做什么。

　　To this, Radney replied, with an oath, in a most domineering and outrageous⁶ manner unconditionally⁷ reiterating⁸ his command;  拉德尼听到这番话，却用大咒大骂代替回答，极其专横暴戾，蛮不讲理，又无可置辩地重申他的命令，

　　meanwhile advancing upon the still seated Lakeman, with an uplifted cooper's club hammer which he had snatched from a cask near by. 同时又从身旁的桶上随手抓起一把箍桶匠用的木棒头，举得高高地冲到那个还坐在那里的湖上人跟前。

　　"Heated and irritated as he was by his spasmodic toil⁹ at the pumps, “斯蒂尔基尔特本来就让那间歇的抽水的劳作弄得气喘火冒，

　　for all his first nameless feeling of forbearance the sweating Steelkilt could but ill brook¹⁰ this bearing in the mate; 尽管起先还有一种无法描述的忍耐功夫，可是，这时，汗流浃背的他再也按捺不住了；

　　but somehow still smothering¹¹ the conflagration¹² within him, without speaking he remained doggedly¹³ rooted to his seat, 不过他还是设法压住内心的怒火，一言不发而依然顽强地、生根似地坐在那里，

　　till at last the incensed¹⁴ Radney shook the hammer within a few inches of his face, furiously commanding him to do his bidding. 直到最后这个暴跳的拉德尼那把榔头在他眼前晃了起来，愤怒地要他遵命行事，他这才起来招架。

　　"Steelkilt rose, and slowly retreating round the windlass, “斯蒂尔基尔特站了起来，慢慢地绕着绞车往后退，

　　steadily¹⁵ followed by the mate with his menacing hammer, deliberately¹⁶ repeated his intention not to obey.  不慌不忙地一再声称他决不干，那个大副则手里拿着那把咄咄迫人的榔头，紧跟在他后面。

　　Seeing, however, that his forbearance had not the slightest effect, by an awful and unspeakable intimation with his twisted hand  斯蒂尔基尔特看到自己的忍耐已经一点也不发生作用，就用他那抽搐的手，作出可怕而说不出的暗示，

　　he warned off the foolish and infatuated man; but it was to no purpose.  警告这个愚蠢糊涂的家伙跑开，可是，这还是毫无用处。

1 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

2 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 alluding   

提及，暗指( allude的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He didn't mention your name but I was sure he was alluding to you. 他没提你的名字，但是我确信他是暗指你的。
• But in fact I was alluding to my physical deficiencies. 可我实在是为自己的容貌寒心。

4 shovel   

n.铁锨，铲子，一铲之量；v.铲，铲出

参考例句：

• He was working with a pick and shovel.他在用镐和铲干活。
• He seized a shovel and set to.他拿起一把铲就干上了。

5 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

6 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

7 unconditionally   

adv.无条件地

参考例句：

• All foreign troops must be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally. 所有外国军队必须立即无条件地撤出。
• It makes things very awkward to have your girls going back unconditionally just now! 你们现在是无条件上工，真糟糕！ 来自子夜部分

8 reiterating   

反复地说，重申( reiterate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• He keeps reiterating his innocence. 他一再申明他无罪。
• The Chinese government also sent a note to the British government, reiterating its position. 中国政府同时将此立场照会英国政府。

9 toil   

vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事

参考例句：

• The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
• Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。

10 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

11 smothering   

（使）窒息， （使）透不过气( smother的现在分词 )； 覆盖； 忍住； 抑制

参考例句：

• He laughed triumphantly, and silenced her by manly smothering. 他胜利地微笑着，以男人咄咄逼人的气势使她哑口无言。
• He wrapped the coat around her head, smothering the flames. 他用上衣包住她的头，熄灭了火。

12 conflagration   

n.建筑物或森林大火

参考例句：

• A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes.1947年的一场大火，使90%的房屋化为灰烬。
• The light of that conflagration will fade away.这熊熊烈火会渐渐熄灭。

13 doggedly   

adv.顽强地，固执地

参考例句：

• He was still doggedly pursuing his studies.他仍然顽强地进行着自己的研究。
• He trudged doggedly on until he reached the flat.他顽强地、步履艰难地走着，一直走回了公寓。

14 incensed   

盛怒的

参考例句：

• The decision incensed the workforce. 这个决定激怒了劳工大众。
• They were incensed at the decision. 他们被这个决定激怒了。

15 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

16 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。