英语听书《海底两万里》第219期 第16章 在海底平原散步(10)

 　　I felt only a certain tightness in the joints¹ of my fingers, and even this discomfort² soon disappeared.  我仅仅觉得手指不能灵活使用，但这种困难情况不久也就消失。

　　As for the exhaustion³ bound to accompany a two-hour stroll in such unfamiliar⁴ trappings-it was nil⁵.Helped by the water, my movements were executed with startling ease. 我穿上自己不习惯的潜水衣，漫游了两小时，本来应该疲倦，可是现在丝毫不感到什么。我由于水力的帮助，行动异常灵便。

　　Arriving at this 300-foot depth, I still detected the sun's rays, but just barely.  到了三百英尺的深度，我还能看见太阳光，不过很微弱。

　　Their intense brilliance⁶ had been followed by a reddish twilight⁷, a midpoint between day and night.  尾接着阳光的强烈光辉，是红色的曙光，白日与黑夜之间的阴暗光线。

　　But we could see well enough to find our way, and it still wasn't necessary to activate⁸ the Ruhmkorff device. 但我们还看得清楚，可以引路，还不需要使用兰可夫灯。

　　Just then Captain Nemo stopped. He waited until I joined him, then he pointed⁹ a finger at some dark masses outlined in the shadows a short distance away. 这时候，尼摩船长停下来。他等着，要我到他面前去，他指点我看那在阴影中不远的地方，渐渐露出来的一堆堆模糊不清的形体。

　　It's the forest of Crespo Island," I thought; and I was not mistaken. 我想，那就是克利斯波森林了。果然，我并没有弄错。

1 joints   

接头( joint的名词复数 )； 关节； 公共场所（尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所） （非正式）； 一块烤肉 （英式英语）

参考例句：

• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
• Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。

2 discomfort   

n.不舒服，不安，难过，困难，不方便

参考例句：

• One has to bear a little discomfort while travelling.旅行中总要忍受一点不便。
• She turned red with discomfort when the teacher spoke.老师讲话时她不好意思地红着脸。

3 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。

4 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。

5 nil   

n.无，全无，零

参考例句：

• My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.我在这方面的知识几乎等于零。
• Their legal rights are virtually nil.他们实际上毫无法律权利。

6 brilliance   

n.光辉，辉煌，壮丽，（卓越的）才华，才智

参考例句：

• I was totally amazed by the brilliance of her paintings.她的绘画才能令我惊歎不已。
• The gorgeous costume added to the brilliance of the dance.华丽的服装使舞蹈更加光彩夺目。

7 twilight   

n.暮光，黄昏；暮年，晚期，衰落时期

参考例句：

• Twilight merged into darkness.夕阳的光辉融于黑暗中。
• Twilight was sweet with the smell of lilac and freshly turned earth.薄暮充满紫丁香和新翻耕的泥土的香味。

8 activate   

vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用

参考例句：

• We must activate the youth to study.我们要激励青年去学习。
• These push buttons can activate the elevator.这些按钮能启动电梯。

9 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。