英语听书《海底两万里》第540期 第34章 大屠杀(1)

 Chapter 21 A Mass Execution 第廿一章 大屠杀

The way he said this, the unexpectedness of this scene,  尼摩船长这位怪人在这个意外的场合，

first the biography of this patriotic¹ ship, 首先平叙了这艘爱国船只的历史，

then the excitement with which this eccentric individual pronounced these last words, 然后充满激情地说出最后几句话。

the name Avenger² whose significance could not escape me, “复仇号”，这个名字，它的意思不言而明，

all this, taken together, had a profound impact on my mind. 所有这一切合在一起，深深地打动了我的心，

My eyes never left the captain. 我的眼睛一直凝视着船长。

Hands outstretched toward the sea, he contemplated³ the proud wreck⁴ with blazing eyes. 尼摩船长把两手伸向大海，目光炽热地注视着那艘光荣的船骸。

Perhaps I would never learn who he was, where he came from or where he was heading, 这时，我想，或许我从来没有知道过他是谁，他从哪里来，要到哪里去；

but more and  more I could see a distinction between the man and the scientist. 但我越来，越清楚地看出，这个人不是一位学者；

It was no ordinary misanthropy that kept Captain Nemo and his companions sequestered⁵ inside the Nautilus's plating, 而且，不是一种普通的愤世嫉俗的情绪，把他和他的同伴关在“鹦鹉，螺号”船里的，

but a hate so monstrous⁶ or so sublime⁷ that the passing years could never weaken it. 而是一种时间无法磨逝的崇高的深仇大恨。

Did this hate also hunger for vengeance⁸? 这种仇恨还在寻求报复吗？

Time would soon tell. 不久的将来我会知道的。

Meanwhile the Nautilus rose slowly to the surface of the sea, 然而，“鹦鹉螺号”慢慢地浮出水面，

and I watched the Avenger's murky⁹ shape disappearing little by little. 我看着“复仇号”船只模糊的身影慢慢地消失了。

Soon a gentle rolling told me that we were afloat in the open air. 过了一会，一阵微微的晃动说明我们浮到了海面上了。

Just then a hollow explosion was audible. 这时，我听到了一声沉闷的爆炸声。

I looked at the captain. 我看了看船长。

The captain did not stir. 他纹丝不动。 

1 patriotic   

adj.爱国的，有爱国心的

参考例句：

• His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
• The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。

2 avenger   

n. 复仇者

参考例句：

• "Tom Sawyer, the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main. “我乃西班牙海黑衣侠盗，汤姆 - 索亚。
• Avenger's Shield-0.26 threat per hit (0.008 threat per second) 飞盾-0.26仇恨每击（0.08仇恨每秒）

3 contemplated   

adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
• The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。

4 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

5 sequestered   

adj.扣押的；隐退的；幽静的；偏僻的v.使隔绝，使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 )；扣押

参考例句：

• The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 陪审团渴望被隔离至少两个月。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Everything he owned was sequestered. 他的一切都被扣押了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

7 sublime   

adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的

参考例句：

• We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
• Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。

8 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

9 murky   

adj.黑暗的，朦胧的；adv.阴暗地，混浊地；n.阴暗；昏暗

参考例句：

• She threw it into the river's murky depths.她把它扔进了混浊的河水深处。
• She had a decidedly murky past.她的历史背景令人捉摸不透。