英语听书《海底两万里》第552期 第34章 大屠杀(13)

 An enormous mass was sinking beneath the waters, and the Nautilus, missing none of its death throes, was descending¹ into the depths with it.  一个巨大的物体正往水里下沉，为了不错过看到它垂死的样子，“鹦鹉螺号”跟着它一起沉入深渊。

Ten meters away, I could see its gaping² hull³, into which water was rushing with a sound of thunder, then its double rows of cannons⁴ and railings. 在距我10米处，我看到了那被撞开的船壳，海水正雷鸣般地涌进去，很快淹没了两排加农炮和船舷。

Its deck was covered with dark, quivering shadows. 甲板上满是惊慌失措的黑影。

The water was rising.  海水淹了上去。

Those poor men leaped up into the shrouds⁵, clung to the masts, writhed⁶ beneath the waters.  那些不幸的人们扑向船侧桅索，攀上桅樯，在水中挣扎。

It was a human anthill that an invading sea had caught by surprise! 这简直是一个受海水入侵惊吓的人类蚂蚁窝！ 

Paralyzed, rigid⁷ with anguish⁸, my hair standing⁹ on end, my eyes popping out of my head, short of breath, suffocating¹⁰, speechless, I stared-- I too!  我恐慌得瘫痪，僵硬，头发竖起来，两眼圆瞪，呼吸急促，屏着气，说不出话来，我在看着这一切哪！

I was glued to the window by an irresistible¹¹ allure¹²! 一种不可抗拒的引力把我紧紧地吸在玻璃上！

The enormous vessel¹³ settled slowly. 庞大的战舰慢慢地向下沉。“

Following it down, the Nautilus kept watch on its every movement. 鹦鹉螺号”紧随其后，观察着它所有的动向。

Suddenly there was an eruption¹⁴.  突然，爆炸发生了。

The air compressed inside the craft sent its decks flying, as if the powder stores had been ignited.  被压缩的空气把船只的甲板掀掉，船舱里好像起火了。

1 descending   

n. 下行 adj. 下降的

参考例句：

• The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
• The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。

2 gaping   

adj.口的；张口的；敞口的；多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• Ahead of them was a gaping abyss. 他们前面是一个巨大的深渊。
• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

4 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 shrouds   

n.裹尸布( shroud的名词复数 )；寿衣；遮蔽物；覆盖物v.隐瞒( shroud的第三人称单数 )；保密

参考例句：

• 'For instance,' returned Madame Defarge, composedly,'shrouds.' “比如说，”德伐日太太平静地回答，“裹尸布。” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
• Figure 3-10 illustrates the result of a study or conical shrouds. 图3-10表明了对锥形外壳的研究结果。 来自辞典例句

6 writhed   

（因极度痛苦而）扭动或翻滚( writhe的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He writhed at the memory, revolted with himself for that temporary weakness. 他一想起来就痛悔不已，只恨自己当一时糊涂。
• The insect, writhed, and lay prostrate again. 昆虫折腾了几下，重又直挺挺地倒了下去。

7 rigid   

adj.严格的，死板的；刚硬的，僵硬的

参考例句：

• She became as rigid as adamant.她变得如顽石般的固执。
• The examination was so rigid that nearly all aspirants were ruled out.考试很严，几乎所有的考生都被淘汰了。

8 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 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。

11 irresistible   

adj.非常诱人的，无法拒绝的，无法抗拒的

参考例句：

• The wheel of history rolls forward with an irresistible force.历史车轮滚滚向前，势不可挡。
• She saw an irresistible skirt in the store window.她看见商店的橱窗里有一条叫人着迷的裙子。

12 allure   

n.诱惑力，魅力；vt.诱惑，引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• The window displays allure customers to buy goods.橱窗陈列品吸引顾客购买货物。
• The book has a certain allure for which it is hard to find a reason.这本书有一种难以解释的魅力。

13 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

14 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。