英语听书《海底两万里》第105期 第8章 动中之动(8)

 　　When this stranger focused his gaze on an object, his eyebrow¹ lines gathered into a frown, his heavy eyelids² closed around his pupils to contract his huge field of vision,

　　当这个人注视着一件东西的时候，他紧喳起眉毛，微微合起他宽大的眼皮，这样，眼皮正好圈着眼珠，使得视野的范围缩小，

　　and he looked! What a look--as if he could magnify objects shrinking into the distance; as if he could probe your very soul;

　　他注视着！好厉害的眼光！远方缩小的物件都被他放大！他一眼便看透您的心事！

　　as if he could pierce those sheets of water so opaque³ to our eyes andscan the deepest seas.

　　在我们看来是很模糊的海波，他一目便能了然！他一眼便能看出海底深处情形！

　　Wearing caps made of sea-otter fur, and shod in sealskin fishing boots,

　　这两个陌生人，头上戴着水獭皮的便帽，脚上蹬着海豹皮的水靴，

　　these two strangers were dressed in clothing made from some unique fabric⁴ that flattered the figure and allowed great freedom of movement.

　　身上穿着特殊织物的衣服，腰身不紧，动作起来方便自如。

　　The taller of the two-apparently the leader on board-examined us with the greatest care but without pronouncing a word. Then, turning to his companion,

　　两人中高大的一位—他显然是这船上的首脑—注意地打量着我们，一句话也不说。然后转身跟他的同伴谈了一会，

　　he conversed⁵ with him in a language I didn't recognize. It was a sonorous⁶, harmonious⁷, flexible dialect whose vowels⁸ seemed to undergo a highly varied⁹ accentuation.

　　他说的话我听不懂。这是一种响亮、和谐、婉转的语言，其中母音的声调好像变化很多。

1 eyebrow   

n.眉毛，眉

参考例句：

• Her eyebrow is well penciled.她的眉毛画得很好。
• With an eyebrow raised,he seemed divided between surprise and amusement.他一只眉毛扬了扬，似乎既感到吃惊，又觉有趣。

2 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 opaque   

adj.不透光的；不反光的，不传导的；晦涩的

参考例句：

• The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。
• Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。

4 fabric   

n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织

参考例句：

• The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。
• I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

5 conversed   

v.交谈，谈话( converse的过去式 )

参考例句：

• I conversed with her on a certain problem. 我与她讨论某一问题。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She was cheerful and polite, and conversed with me pleasantly. 她十分高兴，也很客气，而且愉快地同我交谈。 来自辞典例句

6 sonorous   

adj.响亮的，回响的；adv.圆润低沉地；感人地；n.感人，堂皇

参考例句：

• The sonorous voice of the speaker echoed round the room.那位演讲人洪亮的声音在室内回荡。
• He has a deep sonorous voice.他的声音深沉而洪亮。

7 harmonious   

adj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协调的

参考例句：

• Their harmonious relationship resulted in part from their similar goals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。
• The room was painted in harmonious colors.房间油漆得色彩调和。

8 vowels   

n.元音，元音字母( vowel的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Vowels possess greater sonority than consonants. 元音比辅音响亮。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Note the various sounds of vowels followed by r. 注意r跟随的各种元音的发音。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

9 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。