英语听书《海底两万里》第556期 第35章 尼摩船长的最后几句话(3)

 Time was in abeyance¹ on the ship's clocks. 船上的时钟已经停止了。

As happens in the polar regions, it seemed that night and day no longer followed their normal sequence. 我们好像是处在两极地区一样，黑夜和白天不再按正常的规律运转了。

I felt myself being drawn² into that strange domain³ where the overwrought imagination of Edgar Allan Poe was at home. 我感到自己被拖进了一个奇异的境界中，在那里爱德加·坡那种过分的想象力可以任意地驰骋。

Like his fabled⁴ Arthur Gordon Pym,  每时每刻，我像虚构的戈登·宾（爱德加·坡小说中的人物。）一样，

I expected any moment to see that"shrouded human figure, very far larger in its proportions than any dweller⁵ among men," 期望着看到“那个蒙面的人，他的身体比例比地球上任何一个都要大，

thrown across the cataract⁶ that protects the outskirts⁷ of the pole! 纵身穿过那片守护着极圈的瀑布！”

I estimate--but perhaps I'm mistaken--that the Nautilus's haphazard⁸ course continued for fifteen or twenty days, 我估计——可我有可能弄错——“鹦鹉螺号”船只这次冒险的航行持续了15或20天，

and I'm not sure how long this would have gone on without the catastrophe⁹ that ended our voyage. 如果不是出现了使这次海底旅行结束的灾难，我真不知道这次旅行还得持续多久。

As for Captain Nemo, he was no longer in the picture. 尼摩船长自那时起就再没露面，

As for his chief officer, the same applied¹⁰. 他的副手也一样，

Not one crewman was visible for a single instant. 船上的人也没出现过一分钟。

The Nautilus cruised beneath the waters almost continuously. 而“鹦鹉螺号”船只几乎不停地浮出水面。

When it rose briefly¹¹ to the surface to renew our air, the hatches opened and closed as if automated¹². 当它浮出水面更换空气时，嵌板就自动打开和关上。

No more positions were reported on the world map. 平面球图上也不再标记方位了。

I didn't know where we were. 我再也不知道我们在哪里。

I'll also mention that the Canadian, at the end of his strength and patience, made no further appearances.  我还得说，加拿大人由于颓丧至极，也不再露面了。

1 abeyance   

n.搁置，缓办，中止，产权未定

参考例句：

• The question is in abeyance until we know more about it.问题暂时搁置，直到我们了解更多有关情况再行研究。
• The law was held in abeyance for well over twenty years.这项法律被搁置了二十多年。

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 domain   

n.(活动等)领域，范围；领地，势力范围

参考例句：

• This information should be in the public domain.这一消息应该为公众所知。
• This question comes into the domain of philosophy.这一问题属于哲学范畴。

4 fabled   

adj.寓言中的，虚构的

参考例句：

• For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。
• Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 dweller   

n.居住者，住客

参考例句：

• Both city and town dweller should pay tax.城镇居民都需要纳税。
• The city dweller never experiences anxieties of this sort.城市居民从未经历过这种担忧。

6 cataract   

n.大瀑布，奔流，洪水，白内障

参考例句：

• He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人。
• The way is blocked by the tall cataract.高悬的大瀑布挡住了去路。

7 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

8 haphazard   

adj.无计划的，随意的，杂乱无章的

参考例句：

• The town grew in a haphazard way.这城镇无计划地随意发展。
• He regrerted his haphazard remarks.他悔不该随口说出那些评论话。

9 catastrophe   

n.大灾难，大祸

参考例句：

• I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
• This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。

10 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

11 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

12 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。