英语听书《海底两万里》第151期 第11章 诺第留斯号(2)

 　　Captain Nemo, I told my host, who had just stretched out on a couch, this is a library that would do credit to more than one continental¹ palace,

　　尼摩船长，我对刚在沙发上躺下的主人说，这样一个图书室，就是放在大陆上的宫廷中也足以自豪，

　　and I truly marvel² to think it can go with you into the deepest seas.

　　我一想到它可以跟着您到海底的最深处，真不禁要眉飞色舞，十分高兴起来。

　　Where could one find greater silence or solitude³, professor? Captain Nemo replied. Did your study at the museum afford you such a perfect retreat?

　　教授，试问哪里还可以找出比这里更隐僻更静溢的地方来？尼摩船长答，您的自然博物馆的工作室能供给您这样一个安静舒适的环境吗？

　　No, sir, and I might add that it's quite a humble⁴ one next to yours. You own 6,000 or 7,000 volumes here . . .

　　没有，先生，我还得说，我的工作室跟这比较起来，显然是太寒酸了。您这室中有六七千本书呢…

　　12,000, Professor Aronnax. They're my sole remaining ties with dry land.

　　阿龙纳斯先生，共有一万二千本。这是我跟陆地上的唯一联系。

　　But I was done with the shore the day my Nautilus submerged for the first time under the waters.

　　但从我的诺第留斯号第一次潜入水底的那一天起，对我来说，人世就完结了。

　　That day I purchased my last volumes, my last pamphlets, my last newspapers, and ever since I've chosen to believe that humanity no longer thinks or writes.

　　这一天，我买了我最后一批书，最后一批小册子，最后几份日报，从那时候起，我就认为，人类没有什么思想，也没有什么著作了。

　　In any event, professor, these books are at your disposal, and you may use them freely.

　　教授，这些书随您的便，您可以自由使用。

1 continental   

adj.大陆的，大陆性的，欧洲大陆的

参考例句：

• A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
• The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。

2 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

3 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

4 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。