英语听书《白鲸记》第789期

 　　Arrived then at this spot, with one hand still to his nose, he bawled—"Bouton-de-Rose, ahoy! are there any of you Bouton-de-Roses that speak English?"

　　他划到那里后，一边用手掩着鼻子，一边哗哗叫道——"Bouton - de - Rose，喂！你们这些个Bouton - de - Rose，可有人会讲英国话嘛？"

　　Yes, rejoined a Guernsey-man from the bulwarks¹, who turned out to be the chief-mate.

　　有，舷墙边有一个革恩齐（革恩齐——英国海峡中一个小岛。）人回答道，原来他就是大副。

　　Well, then, my Bouton-de-Rose-bud, have you seen the White Whale?

　　好呀，那么，我的玫瑰蕊呀，你们可看到白鲸么？

　　What whale?

　　什么鲸？

　　"The White Whale—a Sperm² Whale—Moby Dick, have ye seen him?

　　"白鲸——抹香鲸——莫比－迪克，你们可看到它吗？"

　　"Never heard of such a whale. Cachalot Blanche! White Whale—no."

　　"听也没有听到过这种鲸。Cachalot Blanche！（法文：白鲸。）白鲸——没有。"

　　"Very good, then; good bye now, and I'll call again in a minute."

　　"那么，好吧，再见啦，等会儿我再来拜望。"

　　Then rapidly pulling back towards the Pequod, and seeing Ahab leaning over the quarter-deck rail awaiting his report, he moulded his two hands into a trumpet³ and shouted—"No, Sir! No!" Upon which Ahab retired⁴, and Stubb returned to the Frenchman.

　　于是他迅速划回"裴廓德号"，看到亚哈正倚着后甲板的栏杆等候报告，斯塔布把两手合成一只喇叭，嚷道——"没有，先生！没有！"听到这报告后，亚哈走开了，斯塔布又再划到法国船那边去。

　　He now perceived that the Guernsey-man, who had just got into the chains, and was using a cutting-spade, had slung⁵ his nose in a sort of bag.

　　这时，他看到那个革恩齐人正钻在锚链里，在使着一只砍鲸铲，鼻子上还吊着一只袋子那样的东西。

　　What's the matter with your nose, there? said Stubb. "Broke it?"

　　喂，你的鼻子怎样啦？斯塔布说。"撞破啦？"

　　I wish it was broken, or that I didn't have any nose at all! answered the Guernsey-man, who did not seem to relish⁶ the job he was at very much. "But what are you holding yours for?"

　　我才巴不得它撞破了，或者根本没有这鼻子倒痛快些，那个革恩齐人回答道，看上去他对这个差使并不很感兴趣。"可是，你为什么也捂着鼻子呢？"

　　Oh, nothing! It's a wax nose; I have to hold it on. Fine day, ain't it? Air rather gardenny, I should say; throw us a bunch of posies, will ye, Bouton-de-Rose?

　　啊，没有什么！这是只蜡鼻子；我得把它捂住才行。今天天气很好呀，不是吗？有点象在花园里的味儿，我敢说；给我们丢下一束花来好不好，玫瑰蕊？

1 bulwarks   

n.堡垒( bulwark的名词复数 )；保障；支柱；舷墙

参考例句：

• The freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty. 新闻自由是自由最大的保障之一。 来自辞典例句
• Surgery and X-irradiation nevertheless remain the bulwarks of cancer treatment throughout the world. 外科手术和X射线疗法依然是全世界治疗癌症的主要方法。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

3 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

4 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

5 slung   

抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。
• He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。

6 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。