英语听书《白鲸记》第755期

 But when the swift Pequod, with a fresh leading wind, was herself in hot chase; 但是，当这只疾驶的"裴廓德号"，正顺着一阵疾风，在拼命地追赶的时候，

how very kind of these tawny¹ philanthropists to assist in speeding her on to her own chosen pursuit,— mere² riding-whips and rowels to her, that they were. 这些黄褐色的慈善家可多么仁慈，他们也在帮着"裴廓德号"加快速度去追击它自己的上等猎物——他们这样穷追，完全是在给"裴廓德号"大加马鞭，大踢马刺。

As with glass under arm, Ahab to-and-fro paced the deck; 当亚哈腋下夹着望远镜，在甲板上踱来踱去的时候；

in his forward turn beholding³ the monsters he chased, 他转身向前，看到他所追逐的那些巨兽，

and in the after one the bloodthirsty pirates chasing him; some such fancy as the above seemed his. 往后一转，又看到时些凶残的海盗正在追逐他；他当时似乎就有上述这般想法。

And when he glanced upon the green walls of the watery⁴ defile⁵ in which the ship was then sailing, 这时，他看到船只正驶进那两边是绿壁似的水路，

and bethought him that through that gate lay the route to his vengeance⁶, 他想起了通过那道门，就是他的报仇雪耻的去路，

and beheld⁷, how that through that same gate he was now both chasing and being chased to his deadly end; 同时，他也看到他在通过这一道门时，一边被人追击，一边又在追逐别人，追来追去，都是奔赴他那致命的结局。

and not only that, but a herd⁸ of remorseless wild pirates and inhuman⁹ atheistical¹⁰ devils were infernally cheering him on with their curses; 不只如此，那群残忍野蛮的海盗和非人的无神论恶魔，正使着他们各种咒语，在凶狠地吆喝着他向前；

when all these conceits¹¹ had passed through his brain, Ahab's brow was left gaunt and ribbed,  所有这些奇想一掠过他的脑际，亚哈的额上就显得嶙峋起伏，非常可怕，

like the black sand beach after some stormy tide has been gnawing¹² it, without being able to drag the firm thing from its place. 有如狂潮冲刷过沙滩后，来不及把那些碎石贝壳一起带走一般。

But thoughts like these troubled very few of the reckless crew; and when, after steadily¹³ dropping and dropping the pirates astern, 可是那些随随便便的水手，却不大怀有这种烦恼的想法。"裴廓德号"在逐渐把那些海盗远撇在船尾后，

the Pequod at last shot by the vivid green Cockatoo Point on the Sumatra side, emerging at last upon the broad waters beyond;  终于疾掠过苏门答腊旁边的青青翠翠的科卡都小岬，出现在辽阔的海洋外面了。

1 tawny   

adj.茶色的，黄褐色的；n.黄褐色

参考例句：

• Her black hair springs in fine strands across her tawny,ruddy cheek.她的一头乌发分披在健康红润的脸颊旁。
• None of them noticed a large,tawny owl flutter past the window.他们谁也没注意到一只大的、褐色的猫头鹰飞过了窗户。

2 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

3 beholding   

v.看，注视( behold的现在分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• Beholding, besides love, the end of love,/Hearing oblivion beyond memory! 我看见了爱，还看到了爱的结局，／听到了记忆外层的哪一片寂寥！ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的，都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句

4 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。

5 defile   

v.弄污，弄脏；n.(山间)小道

参考例句：

• Don't defile the land of our ancestors!再不要污染我们先祖们的大地！
• We respect the faith of Islam, even as we fight those whose actions defile that faith.我们尊重伊斯兰教的信仰，并与玷污伊斯兰教的信仰的行为作斗争。

6 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

7 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

8 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

9 inhuman   

adj.残忍的，不人道的，无人性的

参考例句：

• We must unite the workers in fighting against inhuman conditions.我们必须使工人们团结起来反对那些难以忍受的工作条件。
• It was inhuman to refuse him permission to see his wife.不容许他去看自己的妻子是太不近人情了。

10 atheistical   

adj.无神论（者）的

参考例句：

11 conceits   

高傲( conceit的名词复数 )； 自以为； 巧妙的词语； 别出心裁的比喻

参考例句：

• He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. 他记下了闲暇时想到的一些看法。
• The most grotesque fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night. 夜晚躺在床上的时候，各种离奇怪诞的幻想纷至沓来。

12 gnawing   

a.痛苦的，折磨人的

参考例句：

• The dog was gnawing a bone. 那狗在啃骨头。
• These doubts had been gnawing at him for some time. 这些疑虑已经折磨他一段时间了。

13 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。