英语听书《白鲸记》第854期

 In short, this ancient and learned Low Dutch book treated of the commerce of Holland; 总之，这本古老而又精湛的荷兰语书，虽然讲的是荷兰的商业，

and, among other subjects, contained a very interesting account of its whale fishery. 不过，除了其它许多题目，还有一篇关于荷兰捕鲸业的颇饶兴趣的文章。

And in this chapter it was, headed, "Smeer," or "Fat," that I found a long detailed¹ list of the outfits² for the larders³ and cellars of 180 sail of Dutch whalemen; 而且在这章题为"斯米尔"或者叫做"油脂"中，我发现了一张详表，记载着一百八十艘荷兰捕鲸船所配备的食品库和酒窖的数字，

from which list, as translated by Dr. Snodhead, I transcribe⁴ the following: 现在我把这张由斯诺黑特博士翻译出来的表，抄列如下：

400,000 lbs. of beef. 60,000 lbs. Friesland pork. 150,000 lbs. of stock fish. 550,000 lbs. of biscuit. 牛肉　四十万磅；佛里斯兰猪肉　六万磅；鱼　十五万磅；硬面包　五十五万磅；软面包　

72,000 lbs. of soft bread. 2,800 firkins of butter. 20,000 lbs. of Texel and Leyden cheese. 七万二千磅；牛油　二千八百小桶（小桶（firkin）——约合九加仑。）；泰克塞尔和来顿奶酪　二万磅；奶酪　

144,000 lbs. cheese (probably an inferior article). 550 ankers of Geneva. 10,800 barrels of beer. 十四万四千磅（大概是次等品）；杜松子酒　五百五十安克（安克——荷兰液量名，约十加仑。）；啤酒　一万零八百桶

Most statistical⁵ tables are parchingly dry in the reading; 统计表格大多读来颇为枯燥乏味，

not so in the present case, however, where the reader is flooded with whole pipes, barrels, quarts, and gills of good gin and good cheer. 可是，这张表却不是这样，因为读者一看，就都浸沉在无数的好酒和美味食物中而其乐陶陶了。

At the time, I devoted three days to the studious digesting of all this beer, beef, and bread, 当时，我花了三天工夫，仔细地消纳所有这些啤酒、肉和面包，

during which many profound thoughts were incidentally suggested to me, capable of a transcendental and Platonic application; 可是，在这期间，突然又产生许多深邃的想法，可以称得上是一种直觉的和柏拉图式的思想；

1 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

2 outfits   

n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
• Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句

3 larders   

n.（家中的）食物贮藏室，食物橱( larder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

4 transcribe   

v.抄写，誉写；改编(乐曲)；复制，转录

参考例句：

• We need volunteers to transcribe this manuscript.我们需要自愿者来抄写这个文稿。
• I am able to take dictation in English and transcribe them rapidly into Chinese.我会英文记录，还能立即将其改写成中文。

5 statistical   

adj.统计的，统计学的

参考例句：

• He showed the price fluctuations in a statistical table.他用统计表显示价格的波动。
• They're making detailed statistical analysis.他们正在做具体的统计分析。