英语听书《白鲸记》第1024期

But at last in his untraceable evolutions, the White Whale so crossed and recrossed, and in a thousand ways entangled¹ the slack of the three lines now fast to him, that they foreshortened, and, of themselves, warped² the devoted³ boats towards the planted irons in him; though now for a moment the whale drew aside a little, as if to rally for a more tremendous charge. Seizing that opportunity, Ahab first paid out more line; and then was rapidly hauling and jerking in upon it again — hoping that way to disencumber it of some snarls⁴ — when lo! — a sight more savage⁵ than the embattled teeth of sharks!

但是，最后，这条白鲸在它那难以使人追踪的翻来复去中，这么旋过来又转过去，跟那三根这会儿把它拴住了的绳索的松散一头纠缠得十分乱，以致这些绳索一下子自己收缩了，把那几只专心一志的小艇曳向那些插在它身上的标枪那儿去；不过，这会儿，这条鲸又暂时地曳开了一点，仿佛要集中全力作一次更厉害的冲击。亚哈抓住这个时机，先放出一些绳索，然后又迅速地把放出去的绳索用力拖拖摇摇——希望这样一来，好把纠缠在一起的绳索抖散开来——可是嗨呀！——却出现了一个比城垛似的鲨鱼齿还要吓人的场面了！

Caught and twisted — corkscrewed in the mazes⁶ of the line, loose harpoons⁷ and lances, with all their bristling⁸ barbs⁹ and points, came flashing and dripping up to the chocks in the bows of Ahab's boat. Only one thing could be done. Seizing the boat-knife, he critically reached within — through — and then, without — the rays of steel; dragged in the line beyond, passed it, inboard, to the bowsman, and then, twice sundering¹⁰ the rope near the chocks — dropped the intercepted¹¹ fagot of steel into the sea; and was all fast again. That instant, the White Whale made a sudden rush among the remaining tangles¹² of the other lines; by so doing, irresistibly¹³ dragged the more involved boats of Stubb and Flask¹⁴ towards his flukes; dashed them together like two rolling husks on a surf-beaten beach, and then, diving down into the sea, disappeared in a boiling maelstrom¹⁵, in which, for a space, the odorous cedar¹⁶ chips of the wrecks¹⁷ danced round and round, like the grated nutmeg in a swiftly stirred bowl of punch.

松脱了的标枪和捕鲸枪，都绊呀。扭呀，纠缠在迷魂阵似的绳索中，那些竖起的标枪钩和枪尖，光辉闪烁。水珠滴滴嗒嗒地都一起堆在亚哈那只小艇的艇头那些导缆器上。唯一的办法就是：亚哈抓起一柄艇刀，有条不素地先把刀子割掉舱内的——割得很地道——然后又割艇外的绳索——刀光闪烁；于是，把外边的绳索拉进来，朝里递给那个头桨手，接着，又把靠近导缆器的绳子割了两下——把割断了的一捆枪尖枪钩都丢进了海里，这样，一切又正常了。此时，白鲸突然在其它那些还没有割掉的绳索里一冲；这样一来，斯塔布和弗拉斯克那两只绳索更其错综复杂的小艇就给乖乖地拖到它的尾巴那儿去了；这两只小艇象是两只滚来撞去的玉蜀黍包皮撞在碎浪冲击的海滩上，扑通一撞后，它就直潜进了海里，消失在一阵沸腾的大涡流里。那些香气扑鼻的杉木残板断片都在那大涡流里盘来旋去地跳动了一会儿，好象浮泛在一碗迅速搅动的五味酒上的豆蔻末。

1 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 warped   

adj.反常的；乖戾的；（变）弯曲的；变形的v.弄弯，变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 )；使（行为等）不合情理，使乖戾，

参考例句：

• a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感
• The board has warped. 木板翘了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

4 snarls   

n.（动物的）龇牙低吼( snarl的名词复数 )；愤怒叫嚷（声）；咆哮（声）；疼痛叫声v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的第三人称单数 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• I don't know why my hair snarls easily. 我不知道我的头发为什么容易缠结。 来自辞典例句
• She combed the snarls out of her hair. 她把头发的乱结梳理通。 来自辞典例句

5 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。

6 mazes   

迷宫( maze的名词复数 )； 纷繁复杂的规则； 复杂难懂的细节； 迷宫图

参考例句：

• The mazes of the dance were ecstatic. 跳舞那种错综曲折，叫人快乐得如登九天。
• For two hours did this singlehearted and simpleminded girl toil through the mazes of the forest. 这位心地单纯的傻姑娘在林间曲径中艰难地走了两个来小时。

7 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网

8 bristling   

a.竖立的

参考例句：

• "Don't you question Miz Wilkes' word,'said Archie, his beard bristling. "威尔克斯太太的话，你就不必怀疑了。 "阿尔奇说。他的胡子也翘了起来。
• You were bristling just now. 你刚才在发毛。

9 barbs   

n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛

参考例句：

• She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句

10 sundering   

v.隔开，分开( sunder的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Where were now her discreet plans for sundering their lives for ever? 现在，她那个考虑周到的永远斩断他们之间生活联系的计划哪里去了呢？ 来自辞典例句

11 intercepted   

拦截( intercept的过去式和过去分词 )； 截住； 截击； 拦阻

参考例句：

• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel. 他正要离开旅馆，记者们把他拦截住了。
• Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave by the rear entrance. 他想从后门溜走，记者把他截住了。

12 tangles   

（使）缠结， （使）乱作一团( tangle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Long hair tangles easily. 长头发容易打结。
• Tangles like this still interrupted their intercourse. 像这类纠缠不清的误会仍然妨碍着他们的交情。

13 irresistibly   

adv.无法抵抗地，不能自持地；极为诱惑人地

参考例句：

• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside. 她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was irresistibly attracted by her charm. 他不能自已地被她的魅力所吸引。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 flask   

n.瓶，火药筒，砂箱

参考例句：

• There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
• He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。

15 maelstrom   

n.大乱动；大漩涡

参考例句：

• Inside,she was a maelstrom of churning emotions.她心中的情感似波涛汹涌，起伏不定。
• The anxious person has the spirit like a maelstrom.焦虑的人的精神世界就像一个大漩涡。

16 cedar   

n.雪松，香柏(木)

参考例句：

• The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
• She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。

17 wrecks   

n.沉船( wreck的名词复数 )；（事故中）遭严重毁坏的汽车（或飞机等）；（身体或精神上）受到严重损伤的人；状况非常糟糕的车辆（或建筑物等）v.毁坏[毁灭]某物( wreck的第三人称单数 )；使（船舶）失事，使遇难，使下沉

参考例句：

• The shores are strewn with wrecks. 海岸上满布失事船只的残骸。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• My next care was to get together the wrecks of my fortune. 第二件我所关心的事就是集聚破产后的余财。 来自辞典例句