英语听书《海底两万里》第160期 第11章 诺第留斯号(11)

 　　In the middle of the lounge, a jet of water, electrically lit, fell back into a basin made from a single giant clam¹.

　　在大厅中间，有一个喷泉。水受电光的照耀，重又落在单由一片大贝壳制成的环形水池中。

　　The delicately festooned rim² of this shell, supplied by the biggest mollusk³ in the class Acephala, measured about six meters in circumference⁴.

　　这个最大的无头软体类动物的贝壳，从它镶有精细花纹的边缘上量，周边约有六米长；

　　so it was even bigger than those fine giant clams⁵ given to King Franois I by the Republic of Venice.

　　这贝壳比威尼斯共和国送给佛朗索瓦一世的那些美丽贝壳还要大得多，

　　and which the Church of Saint-Sulpice in Paris has made into two gigantic holy-water fonts.

　　巴黎圣修佩斯教堂曾用这种贝壳做了两个巨大的圣水池。

　　Around this basin, inside elegant glass cases fastened with copper⁶ bands.

　　在这环形水池周围，红铜架子的玻璃柜中，

　　there were classified and labeled the most valuable marine⁷ exhibits ever put before the eyes of a naturalist⁸. My professorial glee may easily be imagined.

　　最珍贵的海产物品都分了类，并贴着标签，这些都是一个生物学家很难得看见的东西。作为教授的我所感到的喜悦，是谁都不难想象到的。

　　The zoophyte branch offered some very unusual specimens⁹ from its two groups, the polyps and the echinoderms.

　　植虫动物门的两类，腔肠类和棘皮类，在柜中有根奇异的品种。

1 clam   

n.蛤，蛤肉

参考例句：

• Yup!I also like clam soup and sea cucumbers.对呀！我还喜欢蛤仔汤和海参。
• The barnacle and the clam are two examples of filter feeders.藤壶和蛤类是滤过觅食者的两种例子。

2 rim   

n.(圆物的)边，轮缘；边界

参考例句：

• The water was even with the rim of the basin.盆里的水与盆边平齐了。
• She looked at him over the rim of her glass.她的目光越过玻璃杯的边沿看着他。

3 mollusk   

n.软体动物

参考例句：

• I swear I have never seen such a mollusk with thorns all over its body.我敢发誓我从来没有见过这种全身长满棘刺的软体动物。
• The colour varies with the mollusk and its environment.颜色因母体及其环境的不同而异。

4 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

5 clams   

n.蛤；蚌，蛤( clam的名词复数 )v.（在沙滩上）挖蛤( clam的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The restaurant's specialities are fried clams. 这个餐厅的特色菜是炸蚌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We dug clams in the flats et low tide. 退潮时我们在浅滩挖蛤蜊。 来自辞典例句

6 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

7 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

8 naturalist   

n.博物学家(尤指直接观察动植物者)

参考例句：

• He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.他从事印刷业，同时是个博物学爱好者。
• The naturalist told us many stories about birds.博物学家给我们讲述了许多有关鸟儿的故事。

9 specimens   

n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人

参考例句：

• Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
• The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》