英语听书《海底两万里》第174期 第12章 一切都用电(7)

 　　It's marvelous, I replied, and I truly see, captain, how right you are to use this force; it's sure to take the place of wind, water, and steam.

　　真了不得。我答，船长，我很明白您使用这种原动力的理由，因为这原动力是可以替代风、水和蒸汽。

　　But that's not all, Professor Aronnax, Captain Nemo said, standing¹ up.

　　阿龙纳斯先生，我们的活还没有完呢，尼摩船长站起来说。

　　And if you'd care to follow me, we'll inspect the Nautilus's stern.

　　请您跟着我来，我们去看看诺第留斯号的后部。

　　In essence, I was already familiar with the whole forward part of this underwater boat, and here are its exact subdivisions going from amidships to its spur:

　　我现在已经看完了这只潜水艇前头的整个部分，从船中心到船前头，前半部的正确区分如下：

　　the dining room, 5 meters long and separated from the library by a watertight bulkhead, in other words, it couldn't be penetrated² by the sea;the library, 5 meters long; the main lounge, 10 meters long, separated from the captain's stateroom by a second watertight bulkhead;the aforesaid stateroom, 5 meters long; mine, 2.5 meters long; and finally, air tanks 7.5 meters long and extending to the stempost.

　　长五米的餐厅，一扇隔板，即不能让水渗人的隔板，把它跟图书室隔开;长5米的图书室，长十米的大客厅，第二扇隔板把它跟船长的房间隔开;长五米的船长室；长两米半的我的房间；最后是长六米半的储藏空气的密室，它紧贴着船头。

　　Total: a length of 35 meters.

　　前半部全长是三十五米。

　　Doors were cut into the watertight bulkheads and were shut hermetically by means of india-rubber seals, which insured complete safety aboard the Nautilus in the event of a leak in any one section.

　　防水隔板都开有门，橡胶闭塞器把门关得紧紧的，即使有个把漏洞，也可以保证诺第留斯号的安全。

　　I followed Captain Nemo down gangways located for easy transit³, and I arrived amidships.

　　我跟着尼摩船长，穿过船边的狭窄过道，到了船的中心。

　　There I found a sort of shaft⁴ heading upward between two watertight bulkheads.

　　在船中心两扇隔板之间有井一般的开口。

　　An iron ladder, clamped to the wall, led to the shaft's upper end. I asked the captain what this ladder was for.

　　顺着内壁有一架铁梯子一直通到这口井的上部。我问船长这梯子作什么用。

　　It goes to the skiff, he replied.

　　它通到小艇。他回答。

1 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。

2 penetrated   

adj. 击穿的，鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The knife had penetrated his chest. 刀子刺入了他的胸膛。
• They penetrated into territory where no man had ever gone before. 他们已进入先前没人去过的地区。

3 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

4 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。