英语听书《白鲸记》第859期

 　　while, suspended from a bough¹, the terrific lower jaw² vibrated over all the devotees, like the hair-hung sword that so affrighted Damocles. 而那只挂在大树枝上的、在一切皈依者头顶颤动着的可怕的下颚，就象是把达摩克利兹吓昏了的一发悬剑。

　　It was a wondrous³ sight. 这真是个奇景。

　　The wood was green as mosses⁴ of the Icy Glen; the trees stood high and haughty⁵, feeling their living sap; 树林绿得象冰谷里的苔藓；树木傲然屹立，使人感到它们生机勃勃；

　　the industrious⁶ earth beneath was as a weaver⁷'s loom⁸, with a gorgeous carpet on it, 下面勤勉的大地好象是架织布机，机上盖了一条漂亮的地毡，

　　whereof the ground-vine tendrils formed the warp⁹ and woof, and the living flowers the figures. 地上的葡萄藤蔓就是经纬线，而那些生气蓬勃的花朵就是图样。

　　All the trees, with all their laden¹⁰ branches; all the shrubs¹¹, and ferns, and grasses;  所有的树木，连同它们所有的累累的枝桠；还有那些灌木，羊齿植物，青草；

　　the message-carrying air; all these unceasingly were active. 那传递信息的微风；所有这一切都十分活跃。

　　Through the lacings of the leaves, the great sun seemed a flying shuttle weaving the unwearied verdure. 那只大太阳，透过叶边看去，宛如一只飞梭，在织着那张织个不完的碧绿毯子。

　　Oh, busy weaver! unseen weaver!—pause!—one word!— whither flows the fabric¹²? what palace may it deck? wherefore all these ceaseless toilings? 忙碌的织工呵！眼不能见的织工呵！——停一停——只说一句话！——织物跑到哪里去啦？它去装饰什么宫殿了？所有这些不停不息的劳作都是为的什么呀？

　　Speak, weaver!—stay thy hand!— but one single word with thee! 说呀，织工！——把手歇一歇！只要跟你说一句话就够了！

　　Nay—the shuttle flies— the figures float from forth¹³ the loom; the fresher-rushing carpet for ever slides away. 不——梭子在飞——图样不住地浮现在织机上；大水奔流似的地毡始终在悄悄地闪开去。

　　The weaver-god, he weaves; and by that weaving is he deafened¹⁴, that he hears no mortal voice; 那个纺织之神，他织呀织的，织得他耳朵都聋了，听不到人声。

　　and by that humming, we, too, who look on the loom are deafened; 那纺机的嗡嗡声，弄得我们这些想着织机的人，耳朵也聋了；

　　and only when we escape it shall we hear the thousand voices that speak through it. 我们只有离开那织机，才听得到织机里传出来的无数的声响。

　　For even so it is in all material factories. 在一切制造物质的工厂里也正是这般情况。

1 bough   

n.大树枝，主枝

参考例句：

• I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
• Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。

2 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

3 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

4 mosses   

n. 藓类, 苔藓植物 名词moss的复数形式

参考例句：

• Ferns, mosses and fungi spread by means of spores. 蕨类植物、苔藓和真菌通过孢子传播蔓生。
• The only plants to be found in Antarctica are algae, mosses, and lichens. 在南极洲所发现的植物只有藻类、苔藓和地衣。

5 haughty   

adj.傲慢的，高傲的

参考例句：

• He gave me a haughty look and walked away.他向我摆出傲慢的表情后走开。
• They were displeased with her haughty airs.他们讨厌她高傲的派头。

6 industrious   

adj.勤劳的，刻苦的，奋发的

参考例句：

• If the tiller is industrious,the farmland is productive.人勤地不懒。
• She was an industrious and willing worker.她是个勤劳肯干的员工。

7 weaver   

n.织布工；编织者

参考例句：

• She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快，而且布的质量很好。
• The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。

8 loom   

n.织布机，织机；v.隐现，(危险、忧虑等)迫近

参考例句：

• The old woman was weaving on her loom.那位老太太正在织布机上织布。
• The shuttle flies back and forth on the loom.织布机上梭子来回飞动。

9 warp   

vt.弄歪，使翘曲，使不正常，歪曲，使有偏见

参考例句：

• The damp wood began to warp.这块潮湿的木材有些翘曲了。
• A steel girder may warp in a fire.钢梁遇火会变弯。

10 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

11 shrubs   

灌木( shrub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The gardener spent a complete morning in trimming those two shrubs. 园丁花了整个上午的时间修剪那两处灌木林。
• These shrubs will need more light to produce flowering shoots. 这些灌木需要更多的光照才能抽出开花的新枝。

12 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

13 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

14 deafened   

使聋( deafen的过去式和过去分词 )； 使隔音

参考例句：

• A hard blow on the ear deafened him for life. 耳朵上挨的一记猛击使他耳聋了一辈子。
• The noise deafened us. 嘈杂声把我们吵聋了。