英语听书《海底两万里》第236期 第18章 太平洋下四千里(8)

 　　I could make out only its wooded mountains on the horizon, because Captain Nemo hated to hug shore.  我只看到天边满是丛林密布的山岭，因为尼摩船长不喜欢接近陆地，所以我没看见别的。

　　There our nets brought up some fine fish samples: dolphinfish with azure¹ fins,  在这一带海面上，鱼网打得了好些美丽的鱼类。比如哥利芬鱼，天蓝色的鳍，

　　gold tails, and flesh that's unrivaled in the entire world, wrasse from the genus Hologymnosus that were nearly denuded² of scales but exquisite³ in flavor,  金黄色的尾巴，肉味鲜美无比。赤裸鱼，差不多没有鳞甲，但也很好吃；

　　knifejaws with bony beaks⁴, yellowish albacore that were as tasty as bonito, all fish worth classifying in the ship's pantry. 带骨腮的骨眶鱼，黑黄的塔查鱼，比鲤鱼还好吃；所有这些鱼都值得放到船上餐厅中供人食用。

　　After leaving these delightful⁵ islands to the protection of the French flag, the Nautilus covered about 2,000 miles from December 4 to the 11th.  离开了由法国国旗保护的这些使人神往的美丽海岛后， 从12月4日至11日，诺第留斯号共走了四千里左右。

　　Its navigating⁶ was marked by an encounter with an immense school of squid, unusual mollusks that are near neighbors of the cuttlefish⁷.  这次航行碰见了一大群抢乌贼，这是很奇异的软体动物，跟墨鱼很相像。

　　French fishermen give them the name "cuckoldfish," and they belong to the class Cephalopoda, family Dibranchiata,  法国渔人称它们为水黄蜂，它们属于头足纲。

　　consisting of themselves together with cuttlefish and argonauts.  双鳃目，其中包括肛鱼和墨鱼。

　　The naturalists⁸ of antiquity⁹ made a special study of them,  这类鱼，古代生物学家特别加以研究，

　　and these animals furnished many ribald figures of speech for soapbox orators¹⁰ in the Greek marketplace,  它们给古代希腊公众会场的演说家提供了好些譬喻语，根

　　as well as excellent dishes for the tables of rich citizens,if we're to believe Athenaeus, a Greek physician predating Galen. 据生于嘉利安之前的希腊医生阿典尼所说的话，这类鱼在希腊的有钱公民的食桌上，也是一盘很美味的菜。

　　It was during the night of December 9-10 that the Nautilus encountered this army of distinctly nocturnal mollusks.  就是在12月9日和10 日夜间，诺第留斯号碰见一大群喜欢夜出的软体动物。

　　They numbered in the millions.  估计起来，它们的数目不止数千百万。

1 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

2 denuded   

adj.[医]变光的，裸露的v.使赤裸( denude的过去式和过去分词 )；剥光覆盖物

参考例句：

• hillsides denuded of trees 光秃秃没有树的山坡
• In such areas we see villages denuded of young people. 在这些地区，我们在村子里根本看不到年轻人。 来自辞典例句

3 exquisite   

adj.精美的；敏锐的；剧烈的，感觉强烈的

参考例句：

• I was admiring the exquisite workmanship in the mosaic.我当时正在欣赏镶嵌画的精致做工。
• I still remember the exquisite pleasure I experienced in Bali.我依然记得在巴厘岛所经历的那种剧烈的快感。

4 beaks   

n.鸟嘴( beak的名词复数 )；鹰钩嘴；尖鼻子；掌权者

参考例句：

• Baby cockatoos will have black eyes and soft, almost flexible beaks. 雏鸟凤头鹦鹉黑色的眼睛是柔和的，嘴几乎是灵活的。 来自互联网
• Squid beaks are often found in the stomachs of sperm whales. 经常能在抹香鲸的胃里发现鱿鱼的嘴。 来自互联网

5 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

6 navigating   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的现在分词 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• These can also be very useful when navigating time-based documents, such as video and audio. 它对于和时间有关的文档非常有用，比如视频和音频文档。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• Vehicles slowed to a crawl on city roads, navigating slushy snow. 汽车在市区路上行驶缓慢，穿越泥泞的雪地。 来自互联网

7 cuttlefish   

n.乌贼，墨鱼

参考例句：

• I have no idea about how to prepare those cuttlefish and lobsters.我对如何烹调那些乌贼和龙虾毫无概念。
• The cuttlefish spurts out dark ink when it is in danger.乌鲗遇到危险的时候会喷出黑色液体。

8 naturalists   

n.博物学家( naturalist的名词复数 )；（文学艺术的）自然主义者

参考例句：

• Naturalists differ much in determining what characters are of generic value. 自然学者对于不同性状决定生物的属的含义上，各有各的见解。 来自辞典例句
• This fact has led naturalists to believe that the Isthmus was formerly open. 使许多自然学者相信这个地蛱在以前原是开通的。 来自辞典例句

9 antiquity   

n.古老；高龄；古物，古迹

参考例句：

• The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物。
• There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.有许多关于古代英雄的传说。

10 orators   

n.演说者，演讲家( orator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The hired orators continued to pour forth their streams of eloquence. 那些雇来的演说家继续滔滔不绝地施展辩才。 来自辞典例句
• Their ears are too full of bugles and drums and the fine words from stay-at-home orators. 人们的耳朵被军号声和战声以及呆在这的演说家们的漂亮言辞塞得太满了。 来自飘（部分）