英语听书《白鲸记》第765期

 And thus, though surrounded by circle upon circle of consternations and affrights, 这样，这些置身在中央的不可思议的动物，尽管四下是一层一层的惊惶恐惧，

did these inscrutable creatures at the centre freely and fearlessly indulge in all peaceful concernments; 却还优游自在、无所畏惧地沉迷于太平生活里；

yea, serenely¹ revelled² in dalliance and delight. 不错，它们宁静地耽溺于纵情恣乐中。

But even so, amid the tornadoed Atlantic of my being, do I myself still for ever centrally disport³ in mute calm; 不过，我也是这样，我自己虽然处在旋风似的大西洋中间，内心里却始终异常镇定地感到趣味盎然；

and while ponderous⁴ planets of unwaning woe⁵ revolve⁶ round me, deep down and deep inland there I still bathe me in eternal mildness of joy. 尽管灾难重重的星宿尽绕着我转，使我愁困不堪，走投无路，我还是沉浸在无穷欢乐的柔情中。

Meanwhile, as we thus lay entranced, the occasional sudden frantic⁷ spectacles in the distance evinced the activity of the other boats, 这时，我们就这样神情恍惚地留在那里，但从远处不时蓦然出现的狂乱情况看来，说明其它几只小艇还在继续活动，

still engaged in drugging the whales on the frontier of the host; 还在对边缘的鲸群使用"得拉格"，

or possibly carrying on the war within the first circle, where abundance of room and some convenient retreats were afforded them. 也可能是在第一圈里作战，因为那里地方大，有可以方便进退周旋的余地。

But the sight of the enraged⁸ drugged whales now and then blindly darting⁹ to and fro across the circles, was nothing to what at last met our eyes. 但是，那些被"得拉格"扣住了的愤怒的鲸，不时地在圈圈里瞎冲瞎撞的情景，我们可再也看不到了。

It is sometimes the custom when fast to a whale more than commonly powerful and alert, 通常在拴住了一条力气非常大，非常机灵的鲸时，

to seek to hamstring him, as it were, by sundering¹⁰ or maiming his gigantic tail-tendon. 好象为了要设法把它弄伤，总要把它那巨大的鲸尾给割裂了或者使它甩不动。

It is done by darting a short-handled cutting-spade, to which is attached a rope for hauling it back again. 这就得使用一支短柄的砍鱼铲，铲上拴有一根可以再把它拉回来的绳子。

1 serenely   

adv.安详地，宁静地，平静地

参考例句：

• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。

2 revelled   

v.作乐( revel的过去式和过去分词 )；狂欢；着迷；陶醉

参考例句：

• The foreign guests revelled in the scenery of the lake. 外宾们十分喜爱湖上的景色。 来自辞典例句
• He revelled in those moments of idleness stolen from his work. 他喜爱学习之余的闲暇时刻。 来自辞典例句

3 disport   

v.嬉戏，玩

参考例句：

• Every Sunday,they disport themselves either in the parks or in the mountains.每周日他们或去公园或去爬山。
• A servant was washing the steps,and some crabs began to disport themselves in the little pools.一个仆人正在清洗台阶，一些螃蟹开始在小渠里玩耍。

4 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

5 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

6 revolve   

vi.(使)旋转；循环出现

参考例句：

• The planets revolve around the sun.行星绕着太阳运转。
• The wheels began to revolve slowly.车轮开始慢慢转动。

7 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

8 enraged   

使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 )； 歜； 激愤

参考例句：

• I was enraged to find they had disobeyed my orders. 发现他们违抗了我的命令，我极为恼火。
• The judge was enraged and stroke the table for several times. 大法官被气得连连拍案。

9 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

10 sundering   

v.隔开，分开( sunder的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Where were now her discreet plans for sundering their lives for ever? 现在，她那个考虑周到的永远斩断他们之间生活联系的计划哪里去了呢？ 来自辞典例句