英语听书《海底两万里》第561期 第35章 尼摩船长的最后几句话(8)

 I closed my eyes. I no longer wanted to think. 我闭上眼睛，我不愿意再想下去了。

A half hour still to wait! 还有半个小时的等待！

A half hour of nightmares that could drive me insane! 半个小时使我发疯的恶梦！

Just then I heard indistinct chords from the organ, melancholy¹ harmonies from some undefinable hymn,   这时，我听到了一阵朦胧的管风琴协奏声，那是一种难以形容的绝唱的哀乐，

actual pleadings from a soul trying to sever² its earthly ties. 是一颗与世隔绝的心灵的真正哀怨。

I listened with all my senses at once, barely breathing, 我屏住气，全神贯注地聆听着，

immersed like Captain Nemo in this musical trance that was drawing him beyond the bounds of this world. 像尼摩船长一样沉浸在这把他带离尘世之外的恍惚的乐声中。

Then a sudden thought terrified me. 突然，一种想法把我吓坏了：

Captain Nemo had left his stateroom. 尼摩船长离开了他的房间。

He was in the same lounge I had to cross in order to escape.  我仿佛看到他走到了我逃跑必经的客厅里，

There I would encounter him one last time. 在那里，我最后一次碰到了他。

He would see me, perhaps speak to me!  他看着我，他可能会跟我说话！

One gesture from him could obliterate³ me, a single word shackle⁴ me to his vessel⁵! 而且他的一个手势就可能毁了我，他的一句话，就会把我拴在他的船上！

Even so, ten o'clock was about to strike. 然而，10点的钟声敲响了。

It was time to leave my stateroom and rejoin my companions. 我离开房间，与同伴会合的时刻到了。

I dared not hesitate, even if Captain Nemo stood before me. 这时，就是尼摩船长站在我面前，也没什么可犹豫了。

I opened the door cautiously, but as it swung on its hinges, it seemed to make a frightful⁶ noise. 尽管我小心翼翼地打开了房门，我还是觉得我转动门链时发出了吓人的声响。

This noise existed, perhaps, only in my imagination! 这个声音可能只存在于我的想象中吧！

I crept forward through the Nautilus's dark gangways, pausing after each step to curb⁷ the pounding of my heart. 我猫着腰穿过“鹦鹉螺号”船上黑暗的过道，我每走一步就停一下，以让我的心跳平息一下。

1 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

2 sever   

v.切开，割开；断绝，中断

参考例句：

• She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
• We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

3 obliterate   

v.擦去，涂抹，去掉...痕迹，消失，除去

参考例句：

• Whole villages were obliterated by fire.整座整座的村庄都被大火所吞噬。
• There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him.时间足以抹去他对过去经历的记忆。

4 shackle   

n.桎梏，束缚物；v.加桎梏，加枷锁，束缚

参考例句：

• He's too young to shackle himself with the responsibilities of a family.他还太年轻，不能用家庭责任来束缚自己。
• This issue always is a shackle which confines the brand building of industry product.这个问题一直是限制工业品品牌塑造的桎梏。

5 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。

6 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

7 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。