英语听书《海底两万里》第115期 第8章 动中之动(18)

 　　What strange power was carrying us along?

　　把我们带走的是什么奇异的力量？

　　I felt-or at least I thought I did-the submersible sinking toward the sea's lower strata¹.

　　我感到—不如说我以为感到—这船正向海底最深的地方下沉。

　　Intense nightmares besieged² me.

　　许多恶梦把我纠缠住了。

　　In these mysterious marine³ sanctuaries⁴, I envisioned hosts of unknown animals, and this underwater boat seemed to be a blood relation of theirs:

　　我在这神秘的避难所里面，窥见一大群没人知道的动物，这只潜水艇似乎是它们的同类，

　　living, breathing, just as fearsome. . .

　　它跟它们一样活着，一样动着，一样可怕！

　　Then my mind grew calmer, my imagination melted into hazy⁵ drowsiness⁶, and I soon fell into an uneasy slumber⁷.

　　之后，我的脑子安静下来，我蒙蒙咙陇地幻想着，不久也就沉沉地人睡了。

1 strata   

n.地层（复数）；社会阶层

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。

2 besieged   

包围，围困，围攻( besiege的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Paris was besieged for four months and forced to surrender. 巴黎被围困了四个月后被迫投降。
• The community besieged the newspaper with letters about its recent editorial. 公众纷纷来信对报社新近发表的社论提出诘问，弄得报社应接不暇。

3 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 sanctuaries   

n.避难所( sanctuary的名词复数 )；庇护；圣所；庇护所

参考例句：

• The designation of special marine reserves and marine sanctuaries shall be subject to the State Council for approval. 海洋特别保护区、海上自然保护区的确定，须经国务院批准。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After 1965 he acquiesced when they established sanctuaries on that soil. 1965年以后，他默认了他们在那块土地上建立庇护所。 来自辞典例句

5 hazy   

adj.有薄雾的，朦胧的；不肯定的，模糊的

参考例句：

• We couldn't see far because it was so hazy.雾气蒙蒙妨碍了我们的视线。
• I have a hazy memory of those early years.对那些早先的岁月我有着朦胧的记忆。

6 drowsiness   

n.睡意；嗜睡

参考例句：

• A feeling of drowsiness crept over him. 一种昏昏欲睡的感觉逐渐袭扰着他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This decision reached, he finally felt a placid drowsiness steal over him. 想到这，来了一点平安的睡意。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

7 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。