英语听书《海底两万里》第215期 第16章 在海底平原散步(6)

 　　Soon, scarcely blurred¹ by their distance from us, the forms of some objects took shape before my eyes.  走了一会儿，看见前面有些东西，虽然形象仅仅在远方微微露出，但轮廓已清楚地在我眼前浮现。

　　I recognized the lower slopes of some magnificent rocks carpeted by the finest zoophyte specimens², and right off, I was struck by an effect unique to this medium. 我看出这是海底岩石前沿好看的一列，石上满铺着最美丽的形形色色的植虫动物；我首先就被这种特有的景色怔住。

　　By then it was ten o'clock in the morning.  这时是早晨十点。

　　The sun's rays hit the surface of the waves at a fairly oblique³ angle, decomposing⁴ by refraction as though passing through a prism;  太阳光在相当倾斜的角度下，投射在水波面上，光线由于曲折作用，像通过三梭镜一样被分解，

　　and when this light came in contact with flowers, rocks, buds, seashells, and polyps, the edges of these objects were shaded with all seven hues⁵ of the solar spectrum⁶.  海底的花、石、植物、介壳、珊瑚类动物，一接触被分解的光线，在边缘上显现出太阳分光的七种不同颜色。

　　This riot of rainbow tints⁷ was a wonder, a feast for the eyes: a genuine kaleidoscope of red, green, yellow, orange, violet, indigo⁸, and blue;  这种所有浓淡颜色的错综交结，真正是一架红、橙、黄、绿、青、蓝、紫的彩色缤纷的万花筒，

　　in short, the whole palette of a color-happy painter!  总之，它就是十分讲究的水彩画家的一整套颜色！

　　If only I had been able to share with Conseil the intense sensations rising in my brain, competing with him in exclamations⁹ of wonderment!  看来实在是神奇，实在是眼福！我怎样才能把我心中所有的新奇感觉告诉康塞尔呢！怎样才能跟他一齐发出赞叹呢！

　　If only I had known, like Captain Nemo and his companion, how to exchange thoughts by means of prearranged signals!  我怎样才能跟尼摩船长和他的同伴一样，利用一种约定的记号来传达我的思想呢！

　　So, for lack of anything better, I talked to myself: I declaimed inside this copper¹⁰ box that topped my head, spending more air on empty words than was perhaps advisable. 因为没有更好的办法，所以我只好自己对自己说话，在套着自己脑袋的铜盒子里面大声叫喊；虽然我知道，说这些空话消耗的空气恐怕比预定的要多些。

1 blurred   

v.（使）变模糊( blur的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）难以区分；模模糊糊；迷离

参考例句：

• She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision. 她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
• Their lazy, blurred voices fell pleasantly on his ears. 他们那种慢吞吞、含糊不清的声音在他听起来却很悦耳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 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》

3 oblique   

adj.斜的，倾斜的，无诚意的，不坦率的

参考例句：

• He made oblique references to her lack of experience.他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。
• She gave an oblique look to one side.她向旁边斜看了一眼。

4 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

5 hues   

色彩( hue的名词复数 )； 色调； 信仰； 观点

参考例句：

• When the sun rose a hundred prismatic hues were reflected from it. 太阳一出，更把它映得千变万化、异彩缤纷。
• Where maple trees grow, the leaves are often several brilliant hues of red. 在枫树生长的地方，枫叶常常呈现出数种光彩夺目的红色。

6 spectrum   

n.谱，光谱，频谱；范围，幅度，系列

参考例句：

• This is a kind of atomic spectrum.这是一种原子光谱。
• We have known much of the constitution of the solar spectrum.关于太阳光谱的构成，我们已了解不少。

7 tints   

色彩( tint的名词复数 )； 带白的颜色； （淡色）染发剂； 痕迹

参考例句：

• leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
• The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。

8 indigo   

n.靛青，靛蓝

参考例句：

• The sky was indigo blue,and a great many stars were shining.天空一片深蓝，闪烁着点点繁星。
• He slipped into an indigo tank.他滑落到蓝靛桶中。

9 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

10 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。