英语听书《海底两万里》第184期 第13章 一些数字(7)

 　　There are no structural¹ deformities to worry about, because the double hull² of this boat has the rigidity³ of iron; no rigging to be worn out by rolling and pitching on the waves; no sails for the wind to carry off; no boilers⁴ for steam to burst open; no fires to fear, because this submersible is made of sheet iron not wood; no coal to run out of, since electricity is its mechanical force; no collisions to fear, because it navigates⁵ the watery⁶ deep all by itself; no storms to brave, because just a few meters beneath the waves, it finds absolute tranquility! There, sir.

　　用不着害怕船要损毁，因为这只船的双层船壳是刚铁似的坚硬；它没有风浪的翻腾或颠簸可以毁损的缆索一类东西：它没有风可以吹走的帆；它没有蒸汽可以破裂的铁炉；它不会发生可怕的火灾，因为船完全是钢铁制的，不是木头造的；它不用有时会用完的煤炭，因为电是它的机械原动力；因为它在深水独来独往，不会发生可怕的相撞；它又不用冒风暴的危险，因为它在水面几米下便能得到绝对的平静！先生，以上就是这船的优点。

　　There's the ideal ship! And if it's true that the engineer has more confidence in a craft than the builder, and the builder more than the captain himself, you can understand the utter abandon with which I place my trust in this Nautilus, since I'm its captain, builder, and engineer all in one!

　　它是一只特殊优异，独一无二的船！对于这只船，设计工程师可能比监造建筑师有信心，监造建筑师可能又比船长更有信心，如果真是这样，那您就可以理解到我对我的诺第留斯号为什么完全信赖了，因为我同时是这只船的船长、建筑师和工程师！

　　Captain Nemo spoke⁷ with winning eloquence⁸. The fire in his eyes and the passion in his gestures transfigured him. Yes, he loved his ship the same way a father loves his child!

　　尼摩船长滔滔不绝地雄辩他说着。他眼中的火焰，他手势的激动，使他完全变成另一个人。是的！他爱他的船，像一个父亲爱他的儿子一样！

　　But one question, perhaps indiscreet, naturally popped up, and I couldn't resist asking it.

　　但有一个也许是冒昧的问题，自然而然的出现了，我忍不住问他：

　　You're an engineer, then, Captain Nemo?

　　尼摩船长，您是这船的设计工程师吗?

　　Yes, professor, he answered me. I studied in London, Paris, and New York back in the days when I was a resident of the earth's continents.

　　是的，教授.他回答我，当我还是陆地上的居民的时候，我曾在伦敦，在巴黎，在纽约学习过。

　　But how were you able to build this wonderful Nautilus in secret?

　　但是，您怎样能秘密地建造这艘奇异的令人五体投地诺第留斯号呢？

　　Each part of it, Professor Aronnax, came from a different spot on the globe and reached me at a cover address. Its keel was forged by Creusot in France, its propeller⁹ shaft¹⁰ by Pen & Co. in London, the sheet-iron plates for its hull by Laird's in Liverpool, its propeller by Scott's in Glasgow.

　　阿龙纳斯先生，船的每一块材料都是从地球上的不同点，写上假地址送来给我的。船的龙骨是法国克鲁棱工厂造的，推进器大轴是伦敦朋尼公司制的，船壳的钢铁板是利物浦利亚工厂造的，推进器是格拉斯哥斯各脱工厂制的。

1 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

2 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

3 rigidity   

adj.钢性，坚硬

参考例句：

• The rigidity of the metal caused it to crack.这金属因刚度强而产生裂纹。
• He deplored the rigidity of her views.他痛感她的观点僵化。

4 boilers   

锅炉，烧水器，水壶( boiler的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Even then the boilers often burst or came apart at the seams. 甚至那时的锅炉也经常从焊接处爆炸或裂开。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• The clean coal is sent to a crusher and the boilers. 干净的煤送入破碎机和锅炉。

5 navigates   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的第三人称单数 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• Dolpins also navigates by some kind of echo system. 原来海豚也是借助某种回声系统寻向的。 来自辞典例句
• Navigates in menus, lists, choice screens and into edited texts. 可以操纵菜单、列表、屏幕选项和进入编辑文本。 来自互联网

6 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 eloquence   

n.雄辩；口才，修辞

参考例句：

• I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了。
• The people were charmed by his eloquence.人们被他的口才迷住了。

9 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

10 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。