英语听书《海底两万里》第118期 第9章 尼德·兰的愤怒(3)

 　　Perhaps. Or, proceeding¹ in a more convenient, more economical, and consequently more probable fashion,

　　或者是这样。或者，他是用更方便，更经济，而且更可能的方法，

　　was he satisfied with merely returning to breathe at the surface of the water like a cetacean, renewing his oxygen supply every twenty-four hours?

　　那就是像鲸鱼类动物一样，浮到水面上来呼吸，二十四小时换一次空气。

　　In any event, whatever his method was, it seemed prudent² to me that he use this method without delay.

　　不管怎样，不管用哪种方法，我觉得为了慎重起见，现在应该赶快使用了。

　　In fact, I had already resorted to speeding up my inhalations in order to extract from the cell what little oxygen it contained,

　　事实上，我不得不加紧呼吸，把这房间里很少的一点氧气都吸取了，

　　when suddenly I was refreshed by a current of clean air, scented³ with a salty aroma⁴.

　　这时候，我忽然吸到一股带海水咸味的新鲜空气，我感到凉爽轻快。

　　It had to be a sea breeze, life-giving and charged with iodine⁵!

　　这正是使人精神焕发的海风；含有大量碘质的海风！

　　I opened my mouth wide, and my lungs glutted⁶ themselves on the fresh particles.

　　我张大了嘴，让肺部充满了新鲜气体。

　　At the same time, I felt a swaying, a rolling of moderate magnitude but definitely noticeable.

　　同时我感到船在摇摆。

1 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

2 prudent   

adj.谨慎的，有远见的，精打细算的

参考例句：

• A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
• You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。

3 scented   

adj.有香味的；洒香水的；有气味的v.嗅到(scent的过去分词)

参考例句：

• I let my lungs fill with the scented air. 我呼吸着芬芳的空气。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The police dog scented about till he found the trail. 警犬嗅来嗅去，终于找到了踪迹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 aroma   

n.香气，芬芳，芳香

参考例句：

• The whole house was filled with the aroma of coffee.满屋子都是咖啡的香味。
• The air was heavy with the aroma of the paddy fields.稻花飘香。

5 iodine   

n.碘，碘酒

参考例句：

• The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
• Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。

6 glutted   

v.吃得过多( glut的过去式和过去分词 )；（对胃口、欲望等）纵情满足；使厌腻；塞满

参考例句：

• The market was glutted with shoddy goods. 次货充斥市场。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The tour of Guilin glutted my eyes. 桂林一游使我大饱眼福。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》