英语听书《海底两万里》第198期 第14章 黑潮暖流(12)

 Our wonderment stayed at an all-time fever pitch. Our exclamations¹ were endless.

我们的赞美一直是最高度的。我们不断地发出惊叹声。

Ned identified the fish, Conseil classified them, and as for me, I was in ecstasy² over the verve of their movements and the beauty of their forms.

尼德·兰说出鱼的名字，康塞尔加以分类；我就在这些鱼类伪活泼姿态和美丽的外形面前，感到极大的喜悦，

Never before had I been given the chance to glimpse these animals alive and at large in their native element.

我从没有像现在这样的机会，可以任意观看这些动物，活生生的，自由自在的，在它们本来生长的海水中游来游去。

Given such a complete collection from the seas of Japan and China, I won't mention every variety that passed before our dazzled eyes.

在我昏花的眼面前游过的各种类型的水族，简直就是日本海和中国海的全部标本，我对它们实在不能一一列举出来。

More numerous than birds in the air, these fish raced right up to us, no doubt attracted by the brilliant glow of our electric beacon³.

这些鱼比空中的鸟还多，可能是受电光的吸引，全部向船边跑过来了。

Suddenly daylight appeared in the lounge. The sheet-iron panels slid shut.

客厅中突然明亮。船边盖板闭起来。

The magical vision disappeared. But for a good while I kept dreaming away, until the moment my eyes focused on the instruments hanging on the wall.

使人神迷的光景隐没不见了。可是我很久还似做梦般地想着，一直到我的眼光注意到那些挂在墙板上的机械为止。

The compass still showed our heading as east-northeast, the pressure gauge⁴ indicated a pressure of five atmospheres (corresponding to a depth of fifty meters), and the electric log gave our speed as fifteen miles per hour.

罗盘仍是指着东北偏东方，气压表正指五气压，表示船在五十米的深处，电力测程器让我们知道船行是每小时十五海里。

I waited for Captain Nemo. But he didn't appear. The clock marked the hour of five.

我等着尼摩船长，但他不出来。大钟正指五点。

Ned Land and Conseil returned to their cabin.

尼德·兰和康塞尔回到他们的舱房。

As for me, I repaired to my stateroom. There I found dinner ready for me.

我也走进我的房间。晚餐早在房中摆好了：

It consisted of turtle soup made from the daintiest hawksbill, a red mullet with white, slightly flaky flesh, whose liver, when separately prepared, makes delicious eating, plus loin of imperial angelfish, whose flavor struck me as even better than salmon⁵.

其中有最美味的海鳖做的汤，一盘切成薄片的海诽鲤鱼的白肉，鲤鱼肝另做，非常可口，一盘金绸鱼的内片，我觉得味道比鲑鱼肉还好。

I spent the evening in reading, writing, and thinking. Then drowsiness⁶ overtook me, I stretched out on my eelgrass mattress⁷, and I fell into a deep slumber⁸, while the Nautilus glided⁹ through the swiftly flowing Black Current.

我夜间看书，写笔记，思考问题。一会儿瞌睡来了，我就躺在海藻叶制的床上，酣美地人睡，这个时候，诺第留斯号正很快地穿过黑潮暖流，迅速地驶去。

1 exclamations   

n.呼喊( exclamation的名词复数 )；感叹；感叹语；感叹词

参考例句：

• The visitors broke into exclamations of wonder when they saw the magnificent Great Wall. 看到雄伟的长城，游客们惊叹不已。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After the will has been read out, angry exclamations aroused. 遗嘱宣读完之后，激起一片愤怒的喊声。 来自辞典例句

2 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

3 beacon   

n.烽火，（警告用的）闪火灯，灯塔

参考例句：

• The blink of beacon could be seen for miles.灯塔的光亮在数英里之外都能看见。
• The only light over the deep black sea was the blink shone from the beacon.黑黢黢的海面上唯一的光明就只有灯塔上闪现的亮光了。

4 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

5 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

6 drowsiness   

n.睡意；嗜睡

参考例句：

• A feeling of drowsiness crept over him. 一种昏昏欲睡的感觉逐渐袭扰着他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This decision reached, he finally felt a placid drowsiness steal over him. 想到这，来了一点平安的睡意。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

7 mattress   

n.床垫，床褥

参考例句：

• The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
• The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

8 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

9 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》