英语听书《海底两万里》第145期 第10章 水中人(16)

 　　So, I said, all these foods are products of the sea?

　　那么，我说，所有的食品都是海产吗？

　　Yes, professor, the sea supplies all my needs. Sometimes I cast my nets in our wake, and I pull them up ready to burst.

　　是的，教授，大海供应我一切必需品。有时我抛下拖网，等网满得都要断了就把它拉上来。

　　Sometimes I go hunting right in the midst of this element that has long seemed so far out of man's reach, and I corner the game that dwells in my underwater forests.

　　有时我到那看来人没法去的大海中间打猎，我追逐那些居住在我的海底森林中的野味。

　　Like the flocks of old Proteus, King Neptune's shepherd, my herds¹ graze without fear on the ocean's immense prairies.

　　我的牛羊家畜，像尼普顿的老牧人的一样，无忧无虑地在那广阔的海底牧场上吃草。

　　There I own vast properties that I harvest myself, and which are forever sown by the hand of the Creator of All Things.

　　我在海底有一笔巨大的产业，这产业是由造物主亲手播种的。

　　I stared at Captain Nemo in definite astonishment², and I answered him:

　　我有点惊异，看着尼摩船长，我这样回答他：

　　Sir, I understand perfectly³ how your nets can furnish excellent fish for your table;

　　先生，我完全相信您的鱼网能供应这桌上的许多鱼类，

　　I understand less how you can chase aquatic⁴ game in your underwater forests;

　　我也了解您如何在您的海底森林中打猎，

　　but how a piece of red meat, no matter how small, can figure in your menu, that I don't understand at all.

　　但是我一点不明白在您的菜单上，如何能有肉类—尽管很少？

1 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

2 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

3 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

4 aquatic   

adj.水生的，水栖的

参考例句：

• Aquatic sports include swimming and rowing.水上运动包括游泳和划船。
• We visited an aquatic city in Italy.我们在意大利访问过一个水上城市。