英语听书《海底两万里》第104期 第8章 动中之动(7)

 　　I felt involuntarily reassured¹ in his presence, and this boded² well for our interview.

　　我看见这个人在面前，心中自然而然地觉得很安定，我预料我们的会谈将很顺利。

　　Whether this individual was thirty-five or fifty years of age, I could not precisely³ state.

　　这个人究竟是三十五岁还是五十岁，我可不能确定。

　　He was tall, his forehead broad, his nose straight, his mouth clearly etched, his teeth magnificent, his hands refined, tapered⁴,

　　他的身材高大，他的前额宽阔，鼻子笔直，嘴唇平正，牙齿齐整，两手细长，

　　and to use a word from palmistry, highly psychic,in other words, worthy⁵ of serving a lofty and passionate⁶ spirit.

　　用手相学家的话来说，特别精灵，就是说。正好配得上他富有情感的心灵。

　　This man was certainly the most wonderful physical specimen⁷ I had ever encountered.

　　这人可能是我从来没有碰见过的最完美的人型。

　　One unusual detail: his eyes were spaced a little far from each other and could instantly take in nearly a quarter of the horizon.

　　更有一个细微的特征，他的两个眼睛，彼此隔开略远一些，可以把整个一方景色同时收入眼帘中。

　　This ability-as I later verified-was strengthened by a range of vision even greater than Ned Land's.

　　这一特点—我在以后证实了—使他的眼力比尼德·兰的还要高强。

1 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 boded   

v.预示，预告，预言( bode的过去式和过去分词 )；等待，停留( bide的过去分词 )；居住；（过去式用bided）等待

参考例句：

• The beginning of that summer boded ill. 夏季一开始就来势不善。 来自辞典例句

3 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

4 tapered   

adj. 锥形的，尖削的，楔形的，渐缩的，斜的 动词taper的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The tail tapered to a rounded tip. 尾部越来越细，最后成了个圆尖。
• The organization tapered off in about half a year. 那个组织大约半年内就逐渐消失了。

5 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

6 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

7 specimen   

n.样本，标本

参考例句：

• You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.你要用镊子来夹这标本。
• This specimen is richly variegated in colour.这件标本上有很多颜色。