英语听书《海底两万里》第484期 第30章 从合恩角到亚马逊河(7)

 Much to Ned Land's displeasure, Captain Nemo had no liking¹ for the neighborhood of Brazil's populous² shores, because he shot by with dizzying speed. 尼摩船长不喜欢让他的船离有人居住的已西海岸太近，用了惊人的速度驶过，使得尼德·兰大为不快。

Not even the swiftest fish or birds could keep up with us, 速度最快的鱼或鸟都不能赶上我们

and the natural curiosities in these seas completely eluded³ our observation. 而我们也完全欣赏不到这一带海中的自然奇观。

This speed was maintained for several days, and on the evening of April 9, we raised South America's easternmost tip, Cape⁴ S?o Roque. 这种迅速的行驶维持了好几天，4月9日晚上，我门望见了南美洲最偏东、形成圣罗喀角的海岬。

But then the Nautilus veered⁵ away again  但诺第留斯号到达里又躲开，

and went looking for the lowest depths of an underwater valley gouged⁶ between this cape and Sierra Leone on the coast of Africa. 它潜入最深的海底，去找寻那在这海岬与非洲塞拉利昂海岸之间的海底山谷。

Abreast⁷ of the West Indies, this valley forks into two arms, and to the north it ends in an enormous depression 9,000 meters deep. 这座海底山谷是在安的列斯群岛相同的纬度上分出来，到方九千米的巨大下洼方结束。

From this locality to the Lesser⁸ Antilles, the ocean's geologic⁹ profile features a steeply cut cliff six kilometers high, and abreast of the Cape Verde Islands, 在这里，大西洋地质上的切面，一直到小安的列斯群岛，有一道长六公里的悬崖，很峭削，在跟青角群岛相同的纬度上，

there's another wall just as imposing¹⁰; together these two barricades¹¹ confine the whole submerged continent of Atlantis. 另有一道差不多一样长的石墙，这样就把整个沉下去的大西洋州围起来。

The floor of this immense valley is made picturesque¹² by mountains that furnish these underwater depths with scenic¹³ views. 这座广大山谷的底层有些山脉，崎岖不平，使这海底下面的景象美丽如画。

This description is based mostly on certain hand-drawn charts kept in the Nautilus's library, 我讲这海底的情形，特别是按照诺第留斯号图书室所藏的手稿地图来讲的

charts obviously rendered by Captain Nemo himself from his own personal observations. 这地图显然是尼摩船长亲手制的，并且都是根据他个人的观察绘出来的。

1 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

2 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

3 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

5 veered   

v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的过去式和过去分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风） （在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转

参考例句：

• The bus veered onto the wrong side of the road. 公共汽车突然驶入了逆行道。
• The truck veered off the road and crashed into a tree. 卡车突然驶离公路撞上了一棵树。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 gouged   

v.凿( gouge的过去式和过去分词 )；乱要价；（在…中）抠出…；挖出…

参考例句：

• The lion's claws had gouged a wound in the horse's side. 狮爪在马身一侧抓了一道深口。
• The lovers gouged out their names on the tree. 情人们把他们的名字刻在树上。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 abreast   

adv.并排地；跟上(时代)的步伐，与…并进地

参考例句：

• She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。
• We can't keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.我们如果不加强学习，就会跟不上形势。

8 lesser   

adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地

参考例句：

• Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
• She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。

9 geologic   

adj.地质的

参考例句：

• The Red Sea is a geologic continuation of the valley.红海就是一个峡谷在地质上的继续发展。
• Delineation of channels is the first step of geologic evaluation.勾划河道的轮廓是地质解译的第一步。

10 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。

11 barricades   

路障，障碍物( barricade的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The police stormed the barricades the demonstrators had put up. 警察冲破了示威者筑起的街垒。
• Others died young, in prison or on the barricades. 另一些人年轻时就死在监牢里或街垒旁。

12 picturesque   

adj.美丽如画的，（语言）生动的，绘声绘色的

参考例句：

• You can see the picturesque shores beside the river.在河边你可以看到景色如画的两岸。
• That was a picturesque phrase.那是一个形象化的说法。

13 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。