英语听书《海底两万里》第28期 第3章 随您先生的便(6)

 　　The hotel elevator dropped us off in the main vestibule on the mezzanine.

　　旅馆的升降机把我们送到二楼下的大厅中。

　　I went down a short stair leading to the ground floor.

　　我步行数级，到了地面一层。

　　I settled my bill at that huge counter that was always under siege by a considerable crowd.

　　在常有一大群人围住的大柜台上。

　　I left instructions for shipping¹ my containers of stuffed animals and dried plants to Paris, France.

　　我算清了账目，付了钱。我托人把一捆一捆打好包的动、植物标本运回巴黎。

　　I opened a line of credit sufficient to cover the babirusa and, Conseil at my heels, I jumped into a carriage.

　　还留下一笔钱，托人喂养我的野猪。塞尔跟着我走出了旅馆，上了一辆马车。

　　For a fare of twenty francs, the vehicle went down Broadway to Union Square, took Fourth Ave.

　　马车从百老汇路直到团结广场，再经过第四号路到包法利街的十字路口。

　　To its junction² with Bowery St., turned into Katrin St. and halted at Pier³ 34.

　　走人加上林街，停在三十四号码头，这一趟车费是二十法郎。

　　There the Katrin ferry transferred men, horses, and carriage to Brooklyn, that great New York annex⁴ located on the left bank of the East River.

　　码头边，加上林轮渡把我们送到布洛克林。布洛克林是纽约的一个区，位于东河左岸。

　　And in a few minutes we arrived at the wharf⁵ next to which the Abraham Lincoln was vomiting⁶ torrents⁷ of black smoke from its two funnels⁸.

　　走了几分钟，我们便抵达停泊林肯号的码头，林肯号的两座烟囱正喷出浓密的黑烟。

　　Our baggage was immediately carried to the deck of the frigate⁹. I rushed aboard. I asked for Commander Farragut.

　　立刻有人把我们的行李搬到达艘大船的甲板上。我赶紧上船，问法拉古司令在什么地方。

　　One of the sailors led me to the afterdeck, where I stood in the presence of a smart-looking officer who extended his hand to me.

　　一个水手领我到船尾楼上见他。这位军官气色很好，他向我伸手。

1 shipping   

n.船运（发货，运输，乘船）

参考例句：

• We struck a bargain with an American shipping firm.我们和一家美国船运公司谈成了一笔生意。
• There's a shipping charge of ￡5 added to the price.价格之外另加五英镑运输费。

2 junction   

n.连接，接合；交叉点，接合处，枢纽站

参考例句：

• There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
• You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。

3 pier   

n.码头；桥墩，桥柱；[建]窗间壁，支柱

参考例句：

• The pier of the bridge has been so badly damaged that experts worry it is unable to bear weight.这座桥的桥桩破损厉害，专家担心它已不能负重。
• The ship was making towards the pier.船正驶向码头。

4 annex   

vt.兼并，吞并；n.附属建筑物

参考例句：

• It plans to annex an England company in order to enlarge the market.它计划兼并一家英国公司以扩大市场。
• The annex has been built on to the main building.主楼配建有附属的建筑物。

5 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

6 vomiting   

吐

参考例句：

• Symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting. 症状有腹泻和呕吐。
• Especially when I feel seasick, I can't stand watching someone else vomiting." 尤其晕船的时候，看不得人家呕。”

7 torrents   

n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断

参考例句：

• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 funnels   

漏斗( funnel的名词复数 )； （轮船，火车等的）烟囱

参考例句：

• Conventional equipment such as mixing funnels, pumps, solids eductors and the like can be employed. 常用的设备，例如混合漏斗、泵、固体引射器等，都可使用。
• A jet of smoke sprang out of the funnels. 喷射的烟雾从烟囱里冒了出来。

9 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。