英语听书《海底两万里》第25期 第3章 随您先生的便(3)

 　　For the past ten years, Conseil had gone with me wherever science beckoned¹.

　　十年来，直到现在，凡我为科学而去的地方，康塞尔都跟我去。

　　Not once did he comment on the length or the hardships of a journey.

　　他自己从不想到旅行的长久或疲劳。

　　Never did he object to buckling² up his suitcase for any country whatever, China or the Congo, no matter how far off it was.

　　不管有多远，不管去什么地方，去中国或是去刚果，

　　He went here, there, and everywhere in perfect contentment.

　　他总是提起他的行李箱立即出发他到哪里去都一样，连问也不问。

　　Moreover, he enjoyed excellent health that defied all ailments³, owned solid muscles, but hadn't a nerve in him, not a sign of nerves,the mental type, I mean.

　　他身体健康，肌肉结实，不在乎疾病，一点也不神经质，就是好像不会用脑子似的，至于思考能力，那就更谈不到了。

　　The lad was thirty years old, and his age to that of his employer was as fifteen is to twenty.

　　这个人三十岁了，他的年龄跟他主人的年龄的比例是十五比二十。

　　Please forgive me for this underhanded way of admitting I had turned forty.

　　请读者原谅我用这种说法来说我现在是四十岁可是康塞尔有缺点，

　　But Conseil had one flaw. He was a fanatic⁴ on formality, and he only addressed me in the third person--to the point where it got tiresome⁵.

　　过份讲究礼貌，他总是用第三人称跟我说话，有时甚至叫人听了厌烦。

　　Conseil!I repeated, while feverishly⁶ beginning my preparations for departure.

　　康塞尔！我又叫了一声，我手里忙着准备出发的行装。

　　To be sure, I had confidence in this devoted⁷ lad.

　　当然，对于这样一个忠心的仆人我是信任的。

　　Ordinarily, I never asked whether or not it suited him to go with me on my journeys; but this time an expedition was at issue that could drag on indefinitely, a hazardous⁸ undertaking⁹ whose purpose was to hunt an animal that could sink a frigate¹⁰ as easily as a walnut¹¹ shell!

　　通常我从不问他是不是愿意跟我去旅行，但这次旅行有点不同，是一次期限可以无限延长的远征，是凶多吉少的冒险，是追赶能像敲碎核桃壳一样撞沉一艘二级战舰的动物。

　　There was good reason to stop and think, even for the world's most emotionless man.

　　就是最没有感觉的人，对这问题也得考虑考虑吧！

1 beckoned   

v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He beckoned to the waiter to bring the bill. 他招手示意服务生把账单送过来。
• The seated figure in the corner beckoned me over. 那个坐在角落里的人向我招手让我过去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 buckling   

扣住

参考例句：

• A door slammed in the house and a man came out buckling his belt. 房子里的一扇门砰地关上，一个男子边扣腰带边走了出来。
• The periodic buckling leaves the fibre in a waved conformation. 周期性的弯折在纤维中造成波形构成。

3 ailments   

疾病（尤指慢性病），不适( ailment的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His ailments include a mild heart attack and arthritis. 他患有轻度心脏病和关节炎。
• He hospitalizes patients for minor ailments. 他把只有小病的患者也送进医院。

4 fanatic   

n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。
• I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

5 tiresome   

adj.令人疲劳的，令人厌倦的

参考例句：

• His doubts and hesitations were tiresome.他的疑惑和犹豫令人厌烦。
• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors.他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

6 feverishly   

adv. 兴奋地

参考例句：

• Feverishly he collected his data. 他拼命收集资料。
• The company is having to cast around feverishly for ways to cut its costs. 公司迫切须要想出各种降低成本的办法。

7 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

8 hazardous   

adj.(有)危险的，冒险的；碰运气的

参考例句：

• These conditions are very hazardous for shipping.这些情况对航海非常不利。
• Everybody said that it was a hazardous investment.大家都说那是一次危险的投资。

9 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

10 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。

11 walnut   

n.胡桃，胡桃木，胡桃色，茶色

参考例句：

• Walnut is a local specialty here.核桃是此地的土特产。
• The stool comes in several sizes in walnut or mahogany.凳子有几种尺寸，材质分胡桃木和红木两种。