英语听书《海底两万里》第156期 第11章 诺第留斯号(7)

 　　It was a huge quadrilateral with canted corners, ten meters long, six wide, five high.

　　这客厅是一个长方形的大房间，长十米，宽六米，高五米，

　　A luminous¹ ceiling, decorated with delicate arabesques², distributed a soft, clear daylight over all the wonders gathered in this museum.

　　夭花板饰有淡淡的图案花纹，装在天花板上的灯球射出明亮柔和的光线，照耀着陈列在这博物馆中的奇珍异宝。

　　For a museum it truly was, in which clever hands had spared no expense to amass³ every natural and artistic⁴ treasure,

　　因为这客厅实际上是一所博物馆，一只智慧的妙手把自然界和艺术上的一切珍奇都聚在这里，

　　displaying them with the helter-skelter picturesqueness⁵ that distinguishes a painter's studio.

　　使它带着一个画家工作室所特有的那种富有艺术性的凌乱。

　　Some thirty pictures by the masters, uniformly framed and separated by gleaming panoplies⁶ of arms, adorned⁷ walls on which were stretched tapestries⁸ of austere⁹ design.

　　四周的墙壁悬挂着图案壁毯，壁毯上点缀着三十来幅名画，画框子都是一式一样的，每幅画之间隔以闪闪发亮的武器饰物。

　　There I saw canvases of the highest value, the likes of which I had marveled at in private European collections and art exhibitions.

　　我看见其中有不少名贵的作品，大部分我在欧洲私人的收藏馆中，或在图画展览会上曾经欣赏过。

1 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

2 arabesques   

n.阿拉伯式花饰( arabesque的名词复数 )；错综图饰；阿拉伯图案；阿拉贝斯克芭蕾舞姿（独脚站立，手前伸，另一脚一手向后伸）

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3 amass   

vt.积累，积聚

参考例句：

• How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢？
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。

4 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

5 picturesqueness   

参考例句：

• The picturesqueness of the engineer's life was always attractive to Presley. 这司机的丰富多彩的生活，始终叫普瑞斯莱醉心。
• Philip liked the daring picturesqueness of the Americans'costume. 菲利浦喜欢美国人装束的那种粗犷的美。

6 panoplies   

n.全套礼服( panoply的名词复数 )；盛装；全副甲胄；雄伟的阵式

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7 adorned   

[计]被修饰的

参考例句：

• The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
• And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。

8 tapestries   

n.挂毯( tapestry的名词复数 )；绣帷，织锦v.用挂毯（或绣帷）装饰( tapestry的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The wall of the banqueting hall were hung with tapestries. 宴会厅的墙上挂有壁毯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The rooms were hung with tapestries. 房间里都装饰着挂毯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 austere   

adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的

参考例句：

• His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。
• The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。