英语听书《海底两万里》第226期 第17章 海底森林(7)

 　　Finally, at around four o'clock, this marvelous excursion came to an end.  后来，大约四点钟左右的时候，新奇惊人的旅行结束了。

　　A wall of superb rocks stood before us, imposing¹ in its sheer mass:  一道高大的岩石墙和一大堆怪石群矗立在我们面前，

　　a pile of gigantic stone blocks, an enormous granite² cliffside pitted with dark caves but not offering a single gradient we could climb up.  那是巨人般的岩石层，花岗石的悬崖，沉黑的岩洞，可是看不见有可以攀爬上去的路径。

　　This was the underpinning³ of Crespo Island. This was land. 这是克利斯波岛的尽头，是陆地了。

　　The captain stopped suddenly. A gesture from him brought us to a halt, and however much I wanted to clear this wall, I had to stop.  尼摩船长突然停住脚步。他向我们打手势，要我们停下来，我虽然很想穿过这道墙，但我不能不止步，

　　Here ended the domains⁴ of Captain Nemo. He had no desire to pass beyond them.  这里是尼摩船长的领地的最后界限。他不愿意走过这界限。

　　Farther on lay a part of the globe he would no longer tread underfoot. 过这界限便是他的脚步不愿踩踏的地球的陆地部分了。

　　Our return journey began. Captain Nemo resumed the lead in our little band, always heading forward without hesitation⁵.  我们于是开始往回走。尼摩船长又在前面带领他的小小队伍，他总是毫不迟疑地向前走。

　　I noted⁶ that we didn't follow the same path in returning to the Nautilus.  我觉得，我们转回诺第留斯号船上去，

　　This new route, very steep and hence very arduous⁷, quickly took us close to the surface of the sea.  好像不是走原来的路。这条新路很陡，因此：很难走，显然它是比较接近海面。

　　But this return to the upper strata⁸ wasn't so sudden that decompression took place too quickly,  不过，回到海水上层的行动不能十分突然，防止压力的减小不要过急，

　　which could have led to serious organic disorders⁹ and given us those internal injuries so fatal to divers¹⁰.  因为压力过急，可能在我们机体中引起严重的疾病，发生使潜水人有性命危险的身体内伤。

　　With great promptness, the light reappeared and grew stronger;  所以我们是慢慢地上来。很快光线：又出现了，又扩大了，

　　and the refraction of the sun, already low on the horizon, again ringed the edges of various objects with the entire color spectrum¹¹. 太阳已经在天际的低处，曲折作用重：新又把七色的光圈套在各种不同的物体上了。

1 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

2 granite   

adj.花岗岩，花岗石

参考例句：

• They squared a block of granite.他们把一块花岗岩加工成四方形。
• The granite overlies the older rocks.花岗岩躺在磨损的岩石上面。

3 underpinning   

n.基础材料；基础结构；（学说、理论等的）基础；（人的）腿v.用砖石结构等从下面支撑（墙等）( underpin的现在分词 )；加固（墙等）的基础；为（论据、主张等）打下基础；加强

参考例句：

• Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation. 具有典范性的创新确保了这次成功。 来自辞典例句
• But underpinning Mr Armstrong's technology changes is a human touch. 但阿姆斯特朗技术变革的支柱是人情味。 来自互联网

4 domains   

n.范围( domain的名词复数 )；领域；版图；地产

参考例句：

• The theory of thermodynamics links the macroscopic and submicroscopic domains. 热力学把宏观世界同亚微观世界联系起来。 来自辞典例句
• All three flow domains are indicated by shading. 所有三个流动区域都是用阴影部分表示的。 来自辞典例句

5 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

7 arduous   

adj.艰苦的，费力的，陡峭的

参考例句：

• We must have patience in doing arduous work.我们做艰苦的工作要有耐性。
• The task was more arduous than he had calculated.这项任务比他所估计的要艰巨得多。

8 strata   

n.地层（复数）；社会阶层

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。

9 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 divers   

adj.不同的；种种的

参考例句：

• He chose divers of them,who were asked to accompany him.他选择他们当中的几个人，要他们和他作伴。
• Two divers work together while a standby diver remains on the surface.两名潜水员协同工作，同时有一名候补潜水员留在水面上。

11 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。