英语听书《白鲸记》第833期

 　　then Gemini, or the Twins— that is, Virtue¹ and Vice²; we try to reach Virtue, when lo! comes Cancer the Crab³, and drags us back; 还有，双子宫或者叫做双子星座——那就是善和恶；我们正要走到善星的时候，可是，哎哟！却来了那只大蟹星，巨蟹宫，把我们拉回去了；

　　and here, going from Virtue, Leo, a roaring Lion, lies in the path— he gives a few fierce bites and surly dabs⁴ with his paw; 而这里，一离开了善星，那个狮子座，那只怒吼的大狮子呀，却挡在道上——它使起它的爪子险恶地拍了几拍，又凶狠狠地咬了几咬；

　　we escape, and hail Virgo, the Virgin⁵! that's our first love; 我们只有逃命，叫起处女座，叫起这个善良的童贞女了！这就是我们的第一个爱人；

　　we marry and think to be happy for aye, when pop comes Libra, or the Scales—happiness weighed and found wanting; 我们结了婚。想快活无疆的时候，砰的一声，却来了天平座或者叫做天平星——幸福一放上天平去衡量，就发现少了分量；

　　and while we are very sad about that, Lord! how we suddenly jump, as Scorpio, or the Scorpion⁶, stings us in the rear; 正当我们为此而满心愁伤的时候，天呀！我们不禁突然吓了一跳，原来天蝎座，或者叫做天蝎星，在我们后边叮起我们来了；

　　we are curing the wound, when whang comes the arrows all round; Sagittarius, or the Archer⁷, is amusing himself. 我们正在疗治创伤，叮叮当当的飞箭却从四面八方射过来；原来是人马宫或者叫做射手座在射箭消遣。

　　As we pluck out the shafts⁸, stand aside! here's the battering-ram, Capricornus, or the Goat; 正当我们把箭拔出，站在一旁的时候，又轰隆轰隆地来了摩羯座，或者叫做摩羯宫；

　　full tilt⁹, he comes rushing, and headlong we are tossed; when Aquarius, or the Waterbearer, pours out his whole deluge¹⁰ and drowns us; 它开足马力地直冲过来，把我们栽了一个大筋斗；等到宝瓶宫，或者叫做水瓶座把它所有的洪水都倒了出来，把我们淹溺了的时候；

　　and to wind up with Pisces, or the Fishes, we sleep. 南鱼座，或者叫做双鱼宫却又蜿蜒而来了，我们这才睡着了。

　　There's a sermon now, writ¹¹ in high heaven, and the sun goes through it every year, and yet comes out of it all alive and hearty¹². 于是，在高高的天堂里就写下了一道训谕，太阳就得每年走遍十二宫，而且还是照样生气勃勃。

　　Jollily he, aloft there, wheels through toil¹³ and trouble; and so, alow here, does jolly Stubb. 开开心心地走了出来。他喜气洋洋地高高在上，历尽千辛万难；而低处在这里的斯塔布，也是如此这般快快活活。

　　Oh, jolly's the word for aye! Adieu, Doubloon! 但愿永远快快活活！再会吧，杜柏仑！

　　But stop; here comes little King-Post; dodge¹⁴ round the try-works, now, and let's hear what he'll have to say. 可是，且慢，那个小中柱也来了；他正在炼油间四周躲躲闪闪的，让我们听一听他要说些什么。

　　There; he's before it; he'll out with something presently. So, so; he's beginning." 瞧，他也站在那金币前面了；他嘴巴里立刻就要说些什么。唔，唔，他在说开了。"

1 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

2 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

3 crab   

n.螃蟹，偏航，脾气乖戾的人，酸苹果；vi.捕蟹，偏航，发牢骚；vt.使偏航，发脾气

参考例句：

• I can't remember when I last had crab.我不记得上次吃蟹是什么时候了。
• The skin on my face felt as hard as a crab's back.我脸上的皮仿佛僵硬了，就象螃蟹的壳似的。

4 dabs   

少许( dab的名词复数 )； 是…能手； 做某事很在行； 在某方面技术熟练

参考例句：

• Each of us had two dabs of butter. 我们每人吃了两小块黄油。
• He made a few dabs at the fence with the paint but didn't really paint it. 他用颜料轻刷栅栏，但一点也没刷上。

5 virgin   

n.处女，未婚女子；adj.未经使用的；未经开发的

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to a virgin forest?你去过原始森林吗？
• There are vast expanses of virgin land in the remote regions.在边远地区有大片大片未开垦的土地。

6 scorpion   

n.蝎子，心黑的人，蝎子鞭

参考例句：

• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。
• The scorpion has a sting that can be deadly.蝎子有可以致命的螫针。

7 archer   

n.射手，弓箭手

参考例句：

• The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.弓箭手拉紧弓弦将箭瞄准靶子。
• The archer's shot was a perfect bull's-eye.射手的那一箭正中靶心。

8 shafts   

n.轴( shaft的名词复数 )；（箭、高尔夫球棒等的）杆；通风井；一阵（疼痛、害怕等）

参考例句：

• He deliberately jerked the shafts to rock him a bit. 他故意的上下颠动车把，摇这个老猴子几下。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
• Shafts were sunk, with tunnels dug laterally. 竖井已经打下，并且挖有横向矿道。 来自辞典例句

9 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

10 deluge   

n./vt.洪水，暴雨，使泛滥

参考例句：

• This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.雨大的时候，这条小溪能变作洪流。
• I got caught in the deluge on the way home.我在回家的路上遇到倾盆大雨。

11 writ   

n.命令状，书面命令

参考例句：

• This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
• You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。

12 hearty   

adj.热情友好的；衷心的；尽情的，纵情的

参考例句：

• After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了，他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
• We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。

13 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。

14 dodge   

v.闪开，躲开，避开；n.妙计，诡计

参考例句：

• A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪，才没被车从身上辗过。
• The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。