英语听书《海底两万里》第266期 第20章 托列斯海峡(14)

 　　Fine, Professor Aronnax! replied the Canadian, whose teeth seemed to be as honed as the edge of an ax.  对！阿龙纳斯先生，加拿大人回答，他的牙齿磨得像刀一般尖利了，

　　But if there's no other quadruped on this island, I'll eat tiger-tiger sirloin. 如果这岛上除了老虎外没有别的四足兽，那我要吃老虎，吃老虎的腰窝肉。

　　Our friend Ned grows disturbing, Conseil replied. 尼德·兰好朋友，真是有点令人害怕呢。康塞尔回答。

　　Whatever it is, Ned Land went on, any animal having four feet without feathers, or two feet with feathers, will be greeted by my very own one-gun salute¹. 不管怎样，尼德·兰又说，所有没有羽毛的四足兽，或所有有羽毛的两脚鸟，一出来就将受到我第一声枪响的敬礼。

　　Oh good! I replied. The reckless Mr. Land is at it again! 好嘛!我回答，尼德·兰师傅又粗心大意起来了！

　　Don't worry, Professor Aronnax, just keep rowing! the Canadian replied. I only need twenty-five minutes to serve you one of my own special creations. 阿龙纳斯先生，不用害怕，加拿大人回答，请好好地划,不要二十五分钟的时间我就可以照我的烹调法给您弄盘肉来。

　　By 8:30 the Nautilus's skiff had just run gently aground on a sandy strand², after successfully clearing the ring of coral that surrounds Gueboroa Island. 八点半，诺第留斯号的小艇穿过了围绕格波罗尔岛得珊瑚石带，在沙滩上慢慢停下来了.

1 salute   

vi.行礼，致意，问候，放礼炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，赞扬；n.招呼，敬礼，礼炮

参考例句：

• Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
• The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。

2 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。