英语听书《海底两万里》第48期 第5章 冒险活动(3)

 　　Eyes and spyglasses didn't remain at rest for an instant. Day and night we observed the surface of the ocean,

　　真的，眼睛和望远镜好象被二千美元奖金的远景所眩惑，一刻也不愿休息。

　　and those with nyctalopic eyes, whose ability to see in the dark increased their chances by fifty percent, had an excellent shot at winning the prize.

　　白天黑夜，人人都留心洋面，患昼盲症的人因在黑暗中能看得清。比别人要多百分之五十的机会获得这笔奖金。

　　As for me, I was hardly drawn¹ by the lure² of money and yet was far from the least attentive³ on board.

　　我个人是不受金钱引诱的，但我在船上也同样注意观察海面。

　　Snatching only a few minutes for meals and a few hours for sleep, come rain or come shine, I no longer left the ship's deck.

　　除了用餐的几分钟，睡眠的几小时，不管日晒也好，雨淋也好，我总不离开甲板。

　　Sometimes bending over the forecastle railings, sometimes leaning against the sternrail,

　　有时伏在船头围板上，有时扶着船尾的栏杆，我目不转晴，

　　I eagerly scoured⁴ that cotton-colored wake that whitened the ocean as far as the eye could see!

　　死盯着一望无际、白练般的浪涛！

　　And how many times I shared the excitement of general staff and crew when some unpredictable whale lifted its blackish back above the waves.

　　有好几次，一条任性的鲸鱼把灰黑的脊背露在波涛上的时候，我跟船上全体职工人员一样马上就激动起来。

1 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。

2 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

3 attentive   

adj.注意的，专心的；关心(别人)的，殷勤的

参考例句：

• She was very attentive to her guests.她对客人招待得十分周到。
• The speaker likes to have an attentive audience.演讲者喜欢注意力集中的听众。

4 scoured   

走遍（某地）搜寻（人或物）( scour的过去式和过去分词 )； （用力）刷； 擦净； 擦亮

参考例句：

• We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent. 我们四处查看，想找一个搭帐篷的地方。
• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。