英语听书《海底两万里》第96期 第7章 一种从未见过的鱼(19)

 　　Near four o'clock in the morning, the submersible picked up speed. We could barely cope with this dizzying rush, and the waves battered¹ us at close range.

　　到早晨四点左右，这船的速度增加了。我们被拖得头晕眼花，有点吃不消了，同时海浪又直接向我们打来。

　　Fortunately Ned's hands came across a big mooring² ring fastened to the topside of this sheet-iron back, and we all held on for dear life.

　　很幸运，尼德·兰一下子摸到了一个钉在钢背上的大环，我们就牢牢地挽住它，才不至滑倒。

　　Finally this long night was over. My imperfect memories won't let me recall my every impression of it. A single detail comes back to me.

　　最后，长夜过去了。我的不完全的回忆不容我将当时的印象完全写出来。

　　Several times, during various lulls³ of wind and sea, I thought I heard indistinct sounds, a sort of elusive⁴ harmony produced by distant musical chords.

　　单有一件小事现在还可以记起来。就是当风浪比较平静的时候，我似乎几次都听到有模糊不清的声音，好像是从远方传来的不可捉摸的乐曲的和声。

　　What was the secret behind this underwater navigating⁵, whose explanation the whole world had sought in vain?

　　全世界的人都无法解释的那水底航行的秘密是怎么一回事呢？

　　What beings lived inside this strange boat? What mechanical force allowed it to move about with such prodigious⁶ speed?

　　生活在这只怪船里的是怎样的人呢？怎样的机械使它行动有这样惊人的速度呢？

1 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。

2 mooring   

n.停泊处；系泊用具，系船具；下锚v.停泊，系泊（船只）(moor的现在分词)

参考例句：

• However, all the best mooring were occupied by local fishing boats. 凡是可以泊船的地方早已被当地渔船占去了。 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译
• Her mind was shaken loose from the little mooring of logic that it had. 就像小船失去了锚，她的思绪毫无逻辑地四处漂浮，一会为这个想法难受，一会为那个念头生气。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 lulls   

n.间歇期（lull的复数形式）vt.使镇静，使安静（lull的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• It puts our children to sleep and lulls us into a calm, dreamlike state. 摇晃能让孩子进入梦乡，也能将我们引人一种平静的、梦幻般的心境。 来自互联网
• There were also comedy acts, impromptu skits, and DJ music to fill the lulls between acts. 也有充满在行为之间的间歇的喜剧行为，即兴之作若干，和DJ音乐。 来自互联网

4 elusive   

adj.难以表达(捉摸)的；令人困惑的；逃避的

参考例句：

• Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
• Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者。

5 navigating   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的现在分词 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网

6 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。