英语听书《白鲸记》第937期

 I have sat before the dense¹ coal fire and watched it all aglow², full of its tormented³ flaming life; 我坐在塞满煤炭的火炉前，瞧它烧得通红，饱含它那熬煎的炽烈的生命；

and I have seen it wane⁴ at last, down, down, to dumbest dust. 我也看到它最后熄下去，熄下去，熄成一堆无声无色的灰烬。

Old man of oceans! of all this fiery⁵ life of thine, what will at length remain but one little heap of ashes! 海上的老人呵！你这个火一般的生命，到头来还不是只剩一小堆灰！

Aye, cried Stubb, "but sea-coal ashes — mind ye that, Mr. Starbuck — sea-coal, not your common charcoal⁶. 喂，斯塔布嚷道，"请记住，只剩一小堆海炭灰，斯达巴克先生，是海炭，不是普通那种黑炭。

Well, well! I heard Ahab mutter, 'Here some one thrusts these cards into these old hands of mine; swears that I must play them, and no others.' 唔，唔，我听到亚哈在自言自语了，'噫，有人在我这双衰老的手里塞进了这几张牌；还赌神发誓地说，我必须单独玩下去。

And damn me, Ahab, but thou actest right; live in the game, and die in it!" 不过，亚哈，你干得不差，活在赌博里，死也死在赌博里！"

Chapter 119 The Candles 第一百十九章 蜡烛

Warmest climes but nurse the cruellest fangs⁷: the tiger of Bengal crouches⁸ in spiced groves⁹ of ceaseless verdure. 最热的地方也就是最会培育最凶残的毒物的地方：孟加拉的老虎蹲在那长绿的香料树丛里。

Skies the most effulgent¹⁰ but basket the deadliest thunders: gorgeous Cuba knows tornadoes¹¹ that never swept tame northern lands. 最灿烂的天空最会窝藏那最会致人死命的大雷电：绮丽的古巴就经历过那从来不会刮到单调的北方地带的旋风。

So, too, it is, that in these resplendent Japanese seas the mariner¹² encounters the direst of all storms, the Typhoon. 所以，在这辉煌灿烂的日本海上，也会教水手们碰到最可怕的风暴——台风。

It will sometimes burst from out that cloudless sky, like an exploding bomb upon a dazed and sleepy town. 它往往会突然从那晴朗无云的天际飕地刮了起来，象是扔向瞌盹懵懂的小城的一颗大炸弹。

Towards evening of that day, the Pequod was torn of her canvas, and bare-poled was left to fight a Typhoon which had struck her directly ahead. 那天傍晚时分，突然迎头来了一阵台风，把"裴廓德号"的帆布刮得精光，只剩几根赤裸裸的桅杆在风里挣扎。

 

1 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

2 aglow   

adj.发亮的；发红的；adv.发亮地

参考例句：

• The garden is aglow with many flowers.园中百花盛开。
• The sky was aglow with the setting sun.天空因夕阳映照而发红光。

3 tormented   

饱受折磨的

参考例句：

• The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
• He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

4 wane   

n.衰微，亏缺，变弱；v.变小，亏缺，呈下弦

参考例句：

• The moon is on the wane.月亮渐亏。
• Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane.她对他的热情在开始减退。

5 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

6 charcoal   

n.炭，木炭，生物炭

参考例句：

• We need to get some more charcoal for the barbecue.我们烧烤需要更多的碳。
• Charcoal is used to filter water.木炭是用来过滤水的。

7 fangs   

n.（尤指狗和狼的）长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 )；（蛇的）毒牙；罐座

参考例句：

• The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg. 狗用尖牙咬住了鹿腿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Dogs came lunging forward with their fangs bared. 狗龇牙咧嘴地扑过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 crouches   

n.蹲着的姿势( crouch的名词复数 )v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He crouches before rabbit hutch, shed sad tear for the first time. 他蹲在兔窝前，第一次流下了伤心的眼泪。 来自互联网
• A Malaysian flower mantis, which crouches among flowers awaiting unsuspecting prey. 一只马来西亚花螳螂，蜷缩在鲜花中等待不期而遇的猎物。 来自互联网

9 groves   

树丛，小树林( grove的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The early sun shone serenely on embrowned groves and still green fields. 朝阳宁静地照耀着已经发黄的树丛和还是一片绿色的田地。
• The trees grew more and more in groves and dotted with old yews. 那里的树木越来越多地长成了一簇簇的小丛林，还点缀着几棵老紫杉树。

10 effulgent   

adj.光辉的；灿烂的

参考例句：

• China ancient female artists and male artists went hand in hand with effulgent China culture arts.中国古代女性艺术家与男性艺术家并肩齐驱，共同创造了灿烂的中华文化艺术。
• China and India are both world-famous,civilized countries and they have effulgent culture.中国和印度都是举世闻名的文明古国，都有着光辉灿烂的文化。

11 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

12 mariner   

n.水手号不载人航天探测器，海员，航海者

参考例句：

• A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平静的大海决不能造就熟练的水手。
• A mariner must have his eye upon rocks and sands as well as upon the North Star.海员不仅要盯着北极星，还要注意暗礁和险滩。