英语听书《海底两万里》第155期 第11章 诺第留斯号(6)

 　　I took the cigar offered me, whose shape recalled those from Cuba; but it seemed to be made of gold leaf.

　　我接过他给我的雪茄烟，形状有点像哈瓦那制的伦敦式雪茄，烟叶也似乎是上等的金色烟叶。

　　I lit it at a small brazier supported by an elegant bronze stand, and I inhaled¹ my first whiffs with the relish² of a smoker³ who hasn't had a puff⁴ in days.

　　我在一根漂亮的铜托子上的小火盆上把烟点起来。爱吸烟的人两天来不抽烟，一拿起烟来，就觉浑身愉快，我尽情地吸了几口。我说：

　　It's excellent, I said, but it's not from the tobacco plant.

　　好极了，但不是烟草。

　　Right, the captain replied, this tobacco comes from neither Havana nor the Orient.

　　对，船长回答，这种烟草不是从哈瓦那来的，也不是从东方来的。

　　It's a kind of nicotine-rich seaweed that the ocean supplies me, albeit⁵ sparingly. Do you still miss your Cubans, sir?

　　这是海里供给我的一种富有烟精的海藻，这种海藻的数量并不多。先生，您抽不到哈瓦那制的雪前烟不觉得遗憾吗？

　　Captain, I scorn them from this day forward.

　　船长，从今天起我就看不起那些烟了。

　　Then smoke these cigars whenever you like, without debating their origin. They bear no government seal of approval, but I imagine they're none the worse for it.

　　那您就随便抽吧！用不着讨论这些烟的来历了。它们没有受过任何烟草管理局的检查，但我想质量也并不见得就差些。

　　On the contrary.

　　正相反，很好。

　　Just then Captain Nemo opened a door facing the one by which I had entered the library, and I passed into an immense, splendidly lit lounge.

　　这时候，尼摩船长打开一扇门，这门跟我进入图书室的闩相对，我走进了宽敞华丽的客厅。

1 inhaled   

v.吸入( inhale的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. 她合上双眼，深深吸了一口气。
• Janet inhaled sharply when she saw him. 珍妮特看到他时猛地吸了口气。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 relish   

n.滋味，享受，爱好，调味品；vt.加调味料，享受，品味；vi.有滋味

参考例句：

• I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
• I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。

3 smoker   

n.吸烟者，吸烟车厢，吸烟室

参考例句：

• His wife dislikes him to be a smoker.他妻子不喜欢他当烟民。
• He is a moderate smoker.他是一个有节制的烟民。

4 puff   

n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气

参考例句：

• He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
• They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

5 albeit   

conj.即使；纵使；虽然

参考例句：

• Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的，但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
• Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次，但他并没有气馁。