英语听书《白鲸记》第892期

 　　Imprimis, fifty feet high in his socks; 首先，要高五十英尺；

　　then, chest modelled after the Thames Tunnel then, legs with roots to 'em, to stay in one place; then, arms three feet through the wrist; 还有，胸膛得仿照泰晤士河隧道的式样；还有，双腿连根，固定在一个地方；还有，臂膀连肘腕得三英尺长；

　　no heart at all, brass¹ forehead, and about a quarter of an acre of fine brains; and let me see—shall I order eyes to see outwards²? 心却可以不要，前额是铜打的，脑壳得有四分之一英亩的面积；让我想想看——要不要让他有一对可以向外观看的眼睛？

　　No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate³ inwards. 不，只消在他头顶上开个天窗，让亮光往里头照就行啦。

　　There, take the order, and away. 那么，快给我传令去。

　　Now, what's he speaking about, and who's he speaking to, I should like to know? Shall I keep standing⁴ here? (aside.) 唷，他在说些什么呀，他在跟谁说话？我倒要弄明白来。我可以老呆在这里嘛？（旁白）

　　Tis but indifferent architecture to make a blind dome⁵; here's one. No, no, no; I must have a lantern. 只有蹩脚的建筑师才搞得出黑古隆冬的顶盖（为建筑物的顶盖，这里用以指头。）；这里就是这么一只顶盖。不，不，不，我必须要有一只灯笼。"

　　Ho, ho! That's it, hey? Here are two, sir; one will serve my turn. 啊，嗬！要这东西么？先生，我这里倒有两只；我一只就够啦。

　　What art thou thrusting that thief-catcher into my face for, man? Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols. 喂，你干吗把这支捉贼用的东西直塞到我脸上来？把灯光照着人家比用手枪指着人家还要不对头呀。

　　I thought, sir, that you spoke⁶ to carpenter. 先生，我想你是在对木匠说话吧。

　　Carpenter? why that's—but no;—a very tidy, and, I may say, an extremely gentlemanlike sort of business thou art in here, carpenter; 木匠？这就是——啊，不；——是一种十分整齐的，哼，我得说，你在这里干的是一种非常文雅的营生，木匠；

　　疯狂练习吧！

1 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

2 outwards   

adj.外面的，公开的，向外的；adv.向外；n.外形

参考例句：

• Does this door open inwards or outwards?这门朝里开还是朝外开？
• In lapping up a fur,they always put the inner side outwards.卷毛皮时，他们总是让内层朝外。

3 illuminate   

vt.照亮，照明；用灯光装饰；说明，阐释

参考例句：

• Dreams kindle a flame to illuminate our dark roads.梦想点燃火炬照亮我们黑暗的道路。
• They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 dome   

n.圆屋顶，拱顶

参考例句：

• The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。
• They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

6 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。