英语听书《白鲸记》第883期

 　　to that timid circle the above hinted casualty—remaining, as it did, moodily¹ unaccounted for by Ahab， 在那些胆怯的亲友中看来，上述变故——这变故的确依然是亚哈所无法了解的一件心事，

　　invested itself with terrors, not entirely² underived from the land of spirits and of wails³. 本身之所以富有恐怖性，是因为变故完全是来自神号鬼泣之乡。

　　So that, through their zeal⁴ for him, they had all conspired⁵, so far as in them lay, to muffle⁶ up the knowledge of this thing from others; 因此，他们出自对他的一片热忱，他们都尽力之所及，同心协力地把这事情的真相给隐瞒了，不让别人知道；

　　and hence it was, that not till a considerable interval⁷ had elapsed, did it transpire⁸ upon the Pequod's decks. 于是，得等到好久以后，这事情才会在"裴廓德号"上泄漏出来。

　　But be all this as it may; let the unseen, ambiguous synod in the air, or the vindictive⁹ princes and potentates¹⁰ of fire, have to do or not with earthly Ahab, 但是，如果这一切都是如此的话，那么，就随天上那眼不能见的暧昧的密谋者，或者是复仇心切的大小火神，去跟人间的亚哈打交道也好，不打交道也好，

　　yet, in this present matter of his leg, he took plain practical procedures;— he called the carpenter. 在他现在这只脚的问题上，他却已采取明确切实的步骤了；——他把木匠找来了。

　　And when that functionary¹¹ appeared before him, he bade him without delay set about making a new leg, 当那个木匠师傅来到他跟前的时候，他吩咐木匠刻不容缓地动手做出一只新腿来，

　　and directed the mates to see him supplied with all the studs and joists of jaw-ivory (Sperm Whale) which had thus far been accumulated on the voyage, 还指示大二三副照料一下木匠，把航行以来所积集起来的种种大小牙骨（抹香鲸）材料都拿出来，

　　in order that a careful selection of the stoutest¹², clearest-grained stuff might be secured. 让木匠仔细地挑选最硬牢的、磨得最光堂的材料。

　　This done, the carpenter received orders to have the leg completed that night; 材料挑好后，他限令木匠要在当天晚上把腿完工；

　　and to provide all the fittings for it, independent of those pertaining¹³ to the distrusted one in use. 并且要配好一切附件，不得重用原来那只靠不住的腿的一切配件。

　　Moreover, the ship's forge was ordered to be hoisted¹⁴ out of its temporary idleness in the hold; 他还命令把船上那只暂时空搁在舱里的熔炉给吊出来；

　　and, to accelerate the affair, the blacksmith was commanded to proceed at once to the forging of whatever iron contrivances might be needed. 同时，为了加速进行，还要铁匠立刻着手打出各种随时需用的小铁器来。

1 moodily   

adv.喜怒无常地；情绪多变地；心情不稳地；易生气地

参考例句：

• Pork slipped from the room as she remained staring moodily into the distance. 阿宝从房间里溜了出来，留她独个人站在那里瞪着眼睛忧郁地望着远处。 来自辞典例句
• He climbed moodily into the cab, relieved and distressed. 他忧郁地上了马车，既松了一口气，又忧心忡忡。 来自互联网

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 wails   

痛哭，哭声( wail的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The child burst into loud wails. 那个孩子突然大哭起来。
• Through this glaciated silence the white wails of the apartment fixed arbitrary planes. 在这冰封似的沉寂中，公寓的白色墙壁构成了一个个任意的平面。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻

4 zeal   

n.热心，热情，热忱

参考例句：

• Revolutionary zeal caught them up,and they joined the army.革命热情激励他们，于是他们从军了。
• They worked with great zeal to finish the project.他们热情高涨地工作，以期完成这个项目。

5 conspired   

密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 )； 搞阴谋； （事件等）巧合； 共同导致

参考例句：

• They conspired to bring about the meeting of the two people. 他们共同促成了两人的会面。
• Bad weather and car trouble conspired to ruin our vacation. 恶劣的气候连同汽车故障断送了我们的假日。

6 muffle   

v.围裹；抑制；发低沉的声音

参考例句：

• Mother made an effort to muffle her emotions.母亲努力控制自己的感情。
• I put my hand over my mouth to muffle my words,so only my friend could hear. 我把手挡在嘴上，遮住声音，仅让我的朋友听到。

7 interval   

n.间隔，间距；幕间休息，中场休息

参考例句：

• The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
• There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。

8 transpire   

v.(使)蒸发，(使)排出 ；泄露，公开

参考例句：

• We do not know what may transpire when we have a new boss.当新老板来后，我们不知会有什么发生。
• When lack of water,commonly plants would transpire as a way for cool.在缺乏水分时，植物一般用蒸发作为降温的手段。

9 vindictive   

adj.有报仇心的，怀恨的，惩罚的

参考例句：

• I have no vindictive feelings about it.我对此没有恶意。
• The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。

10 potentates   

n.君主，统治者( potentate的名词复数 )；有权势的人

参考例句：

• Among high-fashion potentates, Arnault has taken an early lead on the Internet. 在高级时装大亨中，阿诺尔特在互联网方面同样走在了前面。 来自互联网

11 functionary   

n.官员；公职人员

参考例句：

• No functionary may support or cover up unfair competition acts.国家官员不得支持、包庇不正当竞争行为。
• " Emigrant," said the functionary,"I am going to send you on to Paris,under an escort."“ 外逃分子，”那官员说，“我要把你送到巴黎去，还派人护送。”

12 stoutest   

粗壮的( stout的最高级 )； 结实的； 坚固的； 坚定的

参考例句：

• The screams of the wounded and dying were something to instil fear into the stoutest heart. 受伤者垂死者的尖叫，令最勇敢的人都胆战心惊。

13 pertaining   

与…有关系的，附属…的，为…固有的(to)

参考例句：

• Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin. 生活条件与他们祖国大不相同。
• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school. 视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。

14 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。