英语听书《海底两万里》第49期 第5章 冒险活动(4)

 　　In an instant the frigate's deck would become densely¹ populated.

　　战舰的甲板上马上就挤满了人，水手和军官像水流一般地从布棚下涌出来了。

　　The cowls over the companionways would vomit² a torrent³ of sailors and officers.With panting chests and anxious eyes, we each would observe the cetacean's movements.

　　人人都心头跳动，眼光闪烁，注视着鲸鱼的行动。

　　I stared; I stared until I nearly went blind from a worn-out retina, while Conseil, as stoic⁴ as ever, kept repeating to me in a calm tone:

　　我非常注意地看着，看得眼睛发黑，简直要变成瞎子了。但康塞尔总是若无其事的，用安静的语气一再对我说：

　　If master's eyes would kindly⁵ stop bulging⁶, master will see farther!

　　如果先生愿意少费些目力，眼睛不要睁得大大，先生也许能看得更清楚一些！

　　But what a waste of energy! The Abraham Lincoln would change course and race after the animal sighted,

　　但是，空欢喜了一场！林肯号转了方向，向发现的动物冲去，原来是一条平常的长须鲸，

　　only to find an ordinary baleen⁷ whale or a common sperm⁸ whale that soon disappeared amid a chorus of curses!

　　或一条普通的大头鲸，不多时就在大家的咒骂声中不见了！

　　However, the weather held good. Our voyage was proceeding⁹ under the most favorable conditions.

　　可是天气很好。船在良好的情况中航行，这正是南半球天气恶劣的季节，

　　By then it was the bad season in these southernmost regions, because July in this zone corresponds to our January in Europe;

　　而这一带的七月却和我们欧洲的一月差不多。

　　but the sea remained smooth and easily visible over a vast perimeter¹⁰.

　　不过海是平静的，人们一眼可以看得很远。

1 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

2 vomit   

v.呕吐，作呕；n.呕吐物，吐出物

参考例句：

• They gave her salty water to make her vomit.他们给她喝盐水好让她吐出来。
• She was stricken by pain and began to vomit.她感到一阵疼痛，开始呕吐起来。

3 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

4 stoic   

n.坚忍克己之人，禁欲主义者

参考例句：

• A stoic person responds to hardship with imperturbation.坚忍克己之人经受苦难仍能泰然自若。
• On Rajiv's death a stoic journey began for Mrs Gandhi,supported by her husband's friends.拉吉夫死后，索尼亚在丈夫友人的支持下开始了一段坚忍的历程。

5 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

6 bulging   

膨胀； 凸出（部）； 打气； 折皱

参考例句：

• Her pockets were bulging with presents. 她的口袋里装满了礼物。
• Conscious of the bulging red folder, Nim told her,"Ask if it's important." 尼姆想到那个鼓鼓囊囊的红色文件夹便告诉她：“问问是不是重要的事。”

7 baleen   

n.鲸须

参考例句：

• Other baleen whales have splash guards too,but not like this.一些须鲸物种头顶也有护住喷水孔的构造，但并不长成这样。
• Baleen whales often appear in this region. Be careful!这一带经常有须鲸出没，要注意安全啊。

8 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。

9 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

10 perimeter   

n.周边，周长，周界

参考例句：

• The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.这条河标示我们的土地东面的边界。
• Drinks in hands,they wandered around the perimeter of the ball field.他们手里拿着饮料在球场周围漫不经心地遛跶。