英语听书《白鲸记》第851期

 The ship named after him was worthy¹ of the honor, being a very fast sailer and a noble craft every way. 这艘以他为名的船真有应得的光荣，因为在各方面说来，它是一艘十分快速而了不起的船。

I boarded her once at midnight somewhere off the Patagonian coast, and drank good flip² down in the forecastle. 有一回，我在半夜里，曾经在巴塔哥尼亚洋面的什么地方上过这艘船，还在船头楼里喝过一趟香甜的烫啤酒。

It was a fine gam we had, and they were all trumps—every soul on board. 可真是一次愉快的联欢，他们都是些英雄好汉——船上每个人都如此。

A short life to them, and a jolly death. 他们是活得短命，却死得痛快。

And that fine gam I had— long, very long after old Ahab touched her planks³ with his ivory heel— it minds me of the noble, solid, Saxon hospitality of that ship; 我所过的那个愉快的联欢——是距亚哈的牙腿碰上他们的船板以后很久很久的事——使我想起了那艘船完全充满着一种高贵的、实实在在的、萨克逊人的好客精神；

and may my parson forget me, and the devil remember me, if I ever lose sight of it. 但愿我的牧师忘记我，魔鬼惦记我，如果我把它忘记了的话。

Flip? Did I say we had flip? 香甜的烫啤酒？我不是说过我们喝了香甜的烫啤酒么？

Yes, and we flipped⁴ it at the rate of ten gallons the hour; 不错，我们呀，平均每个钟头要喝十个加仑；

and when the squall came (for it's squally off there by Patagonia), and all hands— visitors and all—were called to reef topsails, 等到狂风一来（因为在巴塔哥尼亚海上经常要起狂风），大家——包括客人在内——都被请去帮着收起中桅帆，

we were so top-heavy that we had to swing each other aloft in bowlines; 可是，我们都头重脚轻，只能互相把彼此缚在帆脚索里高高地吊上去；

and we ignorantly furled the skirts of our jackets into the sails, so that we hung there, reefed fast in the howling gale⁵, a warning example to all drunken tars⁶. 我们昏头昏脑地把衣裾也给卷到帆里去了，所以大家就都挂在那上面，在咆哮的大风里给紧紧地勒住了，成为一切喝得烂醉的水手的一个足资警戒的榜样。

However, the masts did not go overboard; and by and by we scrambled⁷ down, so sober, that we had to pass the flip again, 好在桅杆还没有给翻折到海里去；所以，慢慢地我们就爬下来了，神志清醒得又非去再喝一顿不可，

though the savage⁸ salt spray bursting down the forecastle scuttle⁹, rather too much diluted¹⁰ and pickled it for my taste. 虽然狂涛噼噼啪啪地泼进了船头楼的舷窗，尝起来味道未免非常淡，又有点咸滋滋的味儿。

1 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

2 flip   

vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的

参考例句：

• I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
• Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。

3 planks   

（厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点

参考例句：

• The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
• We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。

4 flipped   

轻弹( flip的过去式和过去分词 )； 按（开关）； 快速翻转； 急挥

参考例句：

• The plane flipped and crashed. 飞机猛地翻转，撞毁了。
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。

5 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

6 tars   

焦油，沥青，柏油( tar的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Around 280 degrees C, Volatile gases and flammable tars are released. 在大约摄氏280度，挥发性的气体和可燃焦被放出。
• Tars could be seen walking towards the harbor. 可以看到水手正在走向港口。

7 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

9 scuttle   

v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗

参考例句：

• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
• The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。

10 diluted   

无力的，冲淡的

参考例句：

• The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade. 这颜料可用水稀释以使色度淡一些。
• This pesticide is diluted with water and applied directly to the fields. 这种杀虫剂用水稀释后直接施用在田里。