英语听书《白鲸记》第585期

 　　Chapter 59 Squid 第五十九章 大乌贼鱼

　　Slowly wading¹ through the meadows of brit, the Pequod still held on her way north-eastward towards the island of Java; a gentle air impelling² her keel,   裴廓德号慢慢地荡过那片小鱼牧场后，仍然继续朝东北方，向着爪哇岛驶去，和风推拍着它的船身，

　　so that in the surrounding serenity³ her three tall tapering⁴ masts mildly waved to that languid breeze, as three mild palms on a plain.  因此，在四周一派宁静中，它那三支又高又细的桅杆，合着那股徐徐的微风轻轻地摆动，宛如平原上三棵柔软的棕榈树。

　　And still, at wide intervals⁵ in the silvery night, the lonely, alluring⁶ jet would be seen. 但是，在银色的夜空里，每隔好久，还时时可以看到那个孤寂诱人的喷水。

　　But one transparent⁷ blue morning, when a stillness almost preternatural spread over the sea, however unattended with any stagnant⁸ calm; 有一天早晨，天宇明朗湛蓝，当时，海上弥漫着一片可说是超常的宁静。却又一点也不是死气沉沉的静寂；

　　when the long burnished⁹ sun-glade on the waters seemed a golden finger laid across them, enjoining¹⁰ some secrecy¹¹; 海面上那一大片辉煌绚烂的阳光，象是有一只在吩咐什么机密事情的金手搁在那上面；

　　when the slippered¹² waves whispered together as they softly ran on; 滑板似的浪潮一面轻轻向前滚去，一面喁喁私语；

　　in this profound hush¹³ of the visible sphere a strange spectre was seen by Daggoo from the main-mast-head. 就在这种幽静得显明可见的氛围里，大个儿在主桅顶上看到了一个奇怪的鬼东西。

　　In the distance, a great white mass lazily rose, and rising higher and higher, and disentangling itself from the azure¹⁴,  远处，有一大团白色的东西，慢吞吞地升起，离开蔚蓝的海面，越升越高，

　　at last gleamed before our prow¹⁵ like a snow-slide, new slid from the hills. 最后在我们的船头闪闪发光，好象刚从山岗上滑下来的雪崩。

　　Thus glistening¹⁶ for a moment, as slowly it subsided¹⁷, and sank. 它这样闪烁一会儿后，又慢慢地下降，沉下去。

　　Then once more arose, and silently gleamed. 接着又再升起，悄悄地闪烁一会。

1 wading   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The man tucked up his trousers for wading. 那人卷起裤子，准备涉水。
• The children were wading in the sea. 孩子们在海水中走着。

2 impelling   

adj.迫使性的，强有力的v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Impelling-binding mechanism is the micro foundation of venture capital operation. 激励约束机制是创业投资运作的微观基础。 来自互联网
• Impelling supervision is necessary measure of administrative ethic construction. 强有力的监督是行政伦理建设的重要保证。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 tapering   

adj.尖端细的

参考例句：

• Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
• Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。

5 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

6 alluring   

adj.吸引人的，迷人的

参考例句：

• The life in a big city is alluring for the young people. 大都市的生活对年轻人颇具诱惑力。
• Lisette's large red mouth broke into a most alluring smile. 莉莎特的鲜红的大嘴露出了一副极为诱人的微笑。

7 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

8 stagnant   

adj.不流动的，停滞的，不景气的

参考例句：

• Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少，工业生产一直停滞不前。
• Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。

9 burnished   

adj.抛光的，光亮的v.擦亮（金属等），磨光( burnish的过去式和过去分词 )；被擦亮，磨光

参考例句：

• The floor was spotless; the grate and fire-irons were burnished bright. 地板上没有污迹；炉栅和火炉用具擦得发亮。 来自辞典例句
• The woods today are burnished bronze. 今天的树林是一片发亮的青铜色。 来自辞典例句

10 enjoining   

v.命令( enjoin的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Then enjoining him to keep It'strictly confidential, he told him the whole story. 叮嘱他严守秘密，然后把这事讲出来。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
• The act or an instance of enjoining; a command, a directive, or an order. 命令的动作或例子；命令，指令或训谕。 来自互联网

11 secrecy   

n.秘密，保密，隐蔽

参考例句：

• All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.该项目的所有研究人员都按要求起誓保守秘密。
• Complete secrecy surrounded the meeting.会议在绝对机密的环境中进行。

12 slippered   

穿拖鞋的

参考例句：

• She slippered across the room from her bed. 她下床穿着拖鞋走过房间 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She saw pairs of slippered feet -- but no one was moving. 她看见一双双穿着拖鞋的脚--可是谁也没有挪动一步。 来自互联网

13 hush   

int.嘘，别出声；n.沉默，静寂；v.使安静

参考例句：

• A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
• Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去！

14 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

15 prow   

n.(飞机)机头，船头

参考例句：

• The prow of the motor-boat cut through the water like a knife.汽艇的船头像一把刀子劈开水面向前行驶。
• He stands on the prow looking at the seadj.他站在船首看着大海。

16 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》

17 subsided   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》