英语听书《海底两万里》第489期 第30章 从合恩角到亚马逊河(12)

 The Canadian and I sat him up; we massaged¹ his contracted arms, 我和加拿大人赶紧把他扶起来，用力给他按摩。

and when he regained² his five senses, that eternal classifier mumbled³ in a broken voice: 当他缓过神时，这位永远的分类人便结结巴巴地低声说道： 

"Class of cartilaginous fish, order Chondropterygia with fixed⁴ gills, suborder Selacia, family Rajiiforma, genus electric ray." “软骨纲，软鳍目，固定鳃，横口次目，鳐鱼科，电鳐属。” 

"Yes, my friend," I answered, "it was an electric ray that put you in this deplorable state." “是的，我的朋友，”我回答说，“这是一条把你电成如此地步的电鳐。” 

"Oh, master can trust me on this," Conseil shot back. "I'll be revenged on that animal!" “啊！先生相信我，”康塞尔马上说，“但我一定要报复这只动物。” 

"How?""I'll eat it." “怎样报复？”“把它吃掉。”

Which he did that same evening, but strictly⁵ as retaliation⁶. 当天晚上他真的这么做了，但这是出于纯粹的报复之心，

Because, frankly⁷, it tasted like leather. 因为坦率地说，那肉简直是啃不动。

Poor Conseil had assaulted an electric ray of the most dangerous species, the cumana. 不幸的康塞尔是受到了一种最危险的电鳐的袭击，这条鱼叫伞形电鳐。

Living in a conducting medium such as water, this bizarre animal can electrocute other fish from several meters away,  这种古怪的动物，在诸如水这样的导体中，在几米远就能电击其他的鱼，

so great is the power of its electric organ, an organ whose two chief surfaces measure at least twenty-seven square feet. 它发电的器官功能无比的强大，身体主要部位的带电面积绝不小于27平方英尺。

During the course of the next day, April 12, the Nautilus drew near the coast of Dutch Guiana, by the mouth of the Maroni River. 第二天，4月12 日整一天，“鹦鹉螺号”船只向荷兰海岸靠近，接近马罗尼河口。

There several groups of sea cows were living in family units. 那里生活着好几群以家庭为小组的海牛，

1 massaged   

按摩，推拿( massage的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He massaged her back with scented oil. 他用芳香油按摩她的背部。
• The script is massaged into final form. 这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 regained   

复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• The majority of the people in the world have regained their liberty. 世界上大多数人已重获自由。
• She hesitated briefly but quickly regained her poise. 她犹豫片刻，但很快恢复了镇静。

3 mumbled   

含糊地说某事，叽咕，咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话，可我没太听清楚。
• George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 strictly   

adv.严厉地，严格地；严密地

参考例句：

• His doctor is dieting him strictly.他的医生严格规定他的饮食。
• The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.客人严格按照地位高低就座。

6 retaliation   

n.报复，反击

参考例句：

• retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
• He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。