英语听书《海底两万里》第199期 第15章 一封邀请信(1)

 THE NEXT DAY, November 9, I woke up only after a long, twelve-hour slumber¹. Conseil, a creature of habit, came to ask how master's night went, and to offer his services.

第二夭，十一月九日，我足足睡了十二个钟头才醒来。康塞尔来了，他习惯地问我先生晚上睡得好，接着就干起活来了。

He had left his Canadian friend sleeping like a man who had never done anything else.

他不去惊动他的朋友，那个加拿大人，让他像瞌睡虫那样在房中睡觉。

I let the gallant² lad babble³ as he pleased, without giving him much in the way of a reply.

我让这个好好先生随心所欲他说话，没有回答他的每一句。

I was concerned about Captain Nemo's absence during our session the previous afternoon, and I hoped to see him again today.

我一心想着为什么还看不见尼摩船长，从我们昨天聚谈以后，他一直没有露面，我希望今天能看到他。

Soon I had put on my clothes, which were woven from strands⁴ of seashell tissue.

我很快穿好了贝足丝织造的衣服。

More than once their composition provoked comments from Conseil.

这一身衣料不止一次引起了康塞尔的思索。

I informed him that they were made from the smooth, silken filaments⁵ with which the fan mussel, a type of seashell quite abundant along Mediterranean⁶ beaches, attaches itself to rocks.

我告诉他，这身衣料是由发光的、丝一般柔软的纤维制成，这些纤维产在海石上，是地中海沿岸很丰富的一种像猪腔形介壳贝类留下的。

In olden times, fine fabrics⁷, stockings, and gloves were made from such filaments, because they were both very soft and very warm.

从前人们拿来做成很好看的衣料，袜子，手套，因为它们又软又暖。

So the Nautilus's crew could dress themselves at little cost, without needing a thing from cotton growers, sheep, or silkworms on shore.

诺第留斯号的船员一点不需要陆地上的棉花、羊毛和蚕丝，就可以穿起物美价廉的衣服。

As soon as I was dressed, I made my way to the main lounge. It was deserted⁸.

我穿好了衣服就到客厅去，那里还没有人。

I dove into studying the conchological treasures amassed⁹ inside the glass cases.

我于是钻研那些玻璃柜中堆积着的贝类学上的宝藏，全神贯注地研究。

I also investigated the huge plant albums that were filled with the rarest marine¹⁰ herbs, which, although they were pressed and dried, still kept their wonderful colors.

我也潜心搜索那宽大的植物标本库，库里充满着海中最希罕的植物，它们虽然风干了，但仍然保存着令人赞美的颜色。

1 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。

2 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

3 babble   

v.含糊不清地说，胡言乱语地说，儿语

参考例句：

• No one could understand the little baby's babble. 没人能听懂这个小婴孩的话。
• The babble of voices in the next compartment annoyed all of us.隔壁的车厢隔间里不间歇的嘈杂谈话声让我们都很气恼。

4 strands   

n.（线、绳、金属线、毛发等的）股( strand的名词复数 )；缕；海洋、湖或河的)岸；（观点、计划、故事等的）部份v.使滞留，使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Twist a length of rope from strands of hemp. 用几股麻搓成了一段绳子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She laced strands into a braid. 她把几股线编织成一根穗带。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 filaments   

n.（电灯泡的）灯丝( filament的名词复数 )；丝极；细丝；丝状物

参考例句：

• Instead, sarcomere shortening occurs when the thin filaments'slide\" by the thick filaments. 此外，肌节的缩短发生于细肌丝沿粗肌丝“滑行”之际。 来自辞典例句
• Wetting-force data on filaments of any diameter and shape can easily obtained. 各种直径和形状的长丝的润湿力数据是易于测量的。 来自辞典例句

6 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

7 fabrics   

织物( fabric的名词复数 )； 布； 构造； （建筑物的）结构（如墙、地面、屋顶）：质地

参考例句：

• cotton fabrics and synthetics 棉织物与合成织物
• The fabrics are merchandised through a network of dealers. 通过经销网点销售纺织品。

8 deserted   

adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的

参考例句：

• The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
• The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。

9 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
• They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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。