英语听书《海底两万里》第516期 第32章 海湾暖流(7)

 We could hope to be picked up. 我们可以希望他们收留我们。

So it was a promising¹ opportunity, despite the thirty miles that separated the Nautilus from these Union coasts. 所以，尽管“鹦鹉螺号”现在离美联邦海岸还有30海里，这仍是一个有利的机会。

But one distressing² circumstance totally thwarted³ the Canadian's plans. 但令人讨厌的情况完全打乱了加拿大人的计划。

The weather was thoroughly⁴ foul⁵. 天气非常糟糕。

We were approaching waterways where storms are commonplace,  我们现在接近的这一带海域经常有暴风雨，

the very homeland of tornadoes⁶ and cyclones⁷ specifically engendered⁸ by the Gulf⁹ Stream's current.  确切地说，这是一处由海湾暖流孕育出来的飓风和旋风的发源地。

To face a frequently raging sea in a frail¹⁰ skiff was a race to certain disaster.  如果此时在一只脆弱的小艇上与时常有惊涛，骇浪的海洋作斗争，那肯定是白白送死。

Ned Land conceded this himself.  尼德·兰自己也同意这一点。

So he champed at the bit, in the grip of an intense homesickness that could be cured only by our escape. 因此， 饱受疯狂的思乡病折磨，只有逃跑才能医治好的他，此时只好咬咬牙关忍一忍。

"Sir," he told me that day, "it's got to stop. “先生，”那天他对我说，“这一切该结束了。

I want to get to the bottom of this.  我对此心知肚明。

Your Nemo's veering¹¹ away from shore and heading up north.  您的尼摩避开陆地向北行驶，

But believe you me, I had my fill at the South Pole and I'm not going with him to the North Pole." 但我得跟您说，我在南极已经受够了，我不想跟他到北极去。”

"What can we do, Ned, since it isn't feasible to escape right now?" “既然这时逃走是行不通的，那怎么办呢，尼德？” 

"I keep coming back to my idea. We've got to talk to the captain. “我还是那个主意，向船长挑明好了。

When we were in your own country's seas, you didn't say a word. 以前我们在您的国家的海里时，您什么也没说。

Now that we're in mine, I intend to speak up. 现在我们在我的国家的海里，我可是想说。

Before a few days are out, I figure the Nautilus will lie abreast¹² of Nova Scotia, and from there to Newfoundland is the mouth of a large gulf, 当我想到，没过几天，‘鹦鹉螺号’就要到新苏格兰的同一纬度上，而那里接近纽芬兰岛，敞开着一个大海湾，

and the St. Lawrence empties into that gulf, and the St. Lawrence is my own river, the river running by Quebec, my hometown, 圣—劳伦斯河就是注入这个海湾的，圣—劳伦斯河是我的河，我的故乡魁北克的河。

and when I think about all this, my gorge¹³ rises and my hair stands on end! Honestly, sir, I'd rather jump overboard!  当我想到这些，我便怒发冲冠，我的头发都竖起来了。瞧，先生，我宁可跳到海里去，

I can't stay here any longer! I'm suffocating¹⁴!" 而不愿意留在这儿！我快闷死了！”

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 distressing   

a.使人痛苦的

参考例句：

• All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。

3 thwarted   

阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 挫败； 横过

参考例句：

• The guards thwarted his attempt to escape from prison. 警卫阻扰了他越狱的企图。
• Our plans for a picnic were thwarted by the rain. 我们的野餐计划因雨受挫。

4 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

5 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

6 tornadoes   

n.龙卷风，旋风( tornado的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
• Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网

7 cyclones   

n.气旋( cyclone的名词复数 )；旋风；飓风；暴风

参考例句：

• The pricipal objective in designing cyclones is to create a vortex. 设计旋风除尘器的主要目的在于造成涡旋运动。 来自辞典例句
• Middle-latitude cyclones originate at the popar front. 中纬度地区的气旋发源于极锋。 来自辞典例句

8 engendered   

v.产生（某形势或状况），造成，引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The issue engendered controversy. 这个问题引起了争论。
• The meeting engendered several quarrels. 这次会议发生了几次争吵。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

10 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

11 veering   

n.改变的；犹豫的；顺时针方向转向；特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 )；（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：

• Anyone veering too close to the convoys risks being shot. 任何人改变方向，过于接近车队就有遭枪击的风险。 来自互联网
• The little boat kept veering from its course in such a turbulent river. 小船在这湍急的河中总是改变方向。 来自互联网

12 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。

13 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

14 suffocating   

a.使人窒息的

参考例句：

• After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母呆了几个星期后，她感到自己毫无自由。
• That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.这样好些了，我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。