英语听书《海底两万里》第292期 第21章 在陆地上的两天(23)

 　　I was left to myself; I went to bed but slept pretty poorly. I kept hearing noises from the savages¹, who were stamping on the platform and letting out deafening² yells.  我又是独自一人了，我睡下，但睡不着。我听到土人所作的声响，他们发出震耳的叫喊，在乎台上不停地用脚踩踏，

　　The night passed in this way, without the crew ever emerging from their usual inertia³.  一夜便这样过去，船上人员仍是照常不动，全不理睬。

　　They were no more disturbed by the presence of these man-eaters than soldiers in an armored fortress⁴ are troubled by ants running over the armor plate. 这些土人在他们面前，他们一点也没有感到不安，就像守在铁甲堡垒中的兵士全不留心在铁甲上奔跑的蚂蚁一样。

　　I got up at six o'clock in the morning. The hatches weren't open. So the air inside hadn't been renewed;  到六点，我起床来。嵌板并没有打开，所以船内部的。空气有调换，

　　but the air tanks were kept full for any eventuality and would function appropriately to shoot a few cubic meters of oxygen into the Nautilus's thin atmosphere. 但储藏库中总是装满空气的，于是及时使用它, 把好几立方米的氧放人诺第留斯号的缺氧空气中，我在房中工作，直到中午，一刻也没有看见尼摩船长，好像船没有作任何开行的准备。

　　I worked in my stateroom until noon without seeing Captain Nemo even for an instant. Nobody on board seemed to be making any preparations for departure. 我又等了些时候，然后到客厅去。

　　I still waited for a while, then I made my way to the main lounge. Its timepiece marked 2:30.  大针正指两点半十分钟内，海潮就要达到最高点了。

　　In ten minutes the tide would reach its maximum elevation⁵, and if Captain Nemo hadn't made a rash promise, the Nautilus would immediately break free.  如果尼摩船长没有们狂妄的诺言，那么诺第留斯号立即就要脱离礁石了。

　　If not, many months might pass before it could leave its coral bed. 不然的话，那在它能离开珊瑚石床之前，恐怕还要这样度过不知多少年月呢。

　　But some preliminary vibrations⁶ could soon be felt over the boat's hull⁷. I heard its plating grind against the limestone⁸ roughness of that coral base. 可是，不久就在船身上感到有些作为前奏的抖颤。我听到珊瑚石上石灰质形成的不乎表面在船边上摩擦，沙沙作响了。

　　At 2:35 Captain Nemo appeared in the lounge. 两点三十五分，尼摩船长出现在客厅中。

　　We're about to depart, he said. 我们要开行了。他说。

　　Ah! I put in. 啊！我喊一声。

　　I've given orders to open the hatches. 我下了命令，要打开嵌板。

　　What about the Papuans? 那些巴布亚人呢？

　　What about them? Captain Nemo replied, with a light shrug⁹ of his shoulders. 哪些巴布亚人？尼摩船长回答，同时轻轻地耸一耸肩。

　　Won't they come inside the Nautilus? 他们不是要走进诺第留斯号里面来吗？

　　How will they manage that? 怎样进来?

　　By jumping down the hatches you're about to open. 从您叫人打开的嵌板进来。

1 savages   

未开化的人，野蛮人( savage的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There're some savages living in the forest. 森林里居住着一些野人。
• That's an island inhabited by savages. 那是一个野蛮人居住的岛屿。

2 deafening   

adj. 振耳欲聋的, 极喧闹的 动词deafen的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The noise of the siren was deafening her. 汽笛声震得她耳朵都快聋了。
• The noise of the machine was deafening. 机器的轰鸣声震耳欲聋。

3 inertia   

adj.惰性，惯性，懒惰，迟钝

参考例句：

• We had a feeling of inertia in the afternoon.下午我们感觉很懒。
• Inertia carried the plane onto the ground.飞机靠惯性着陆。

4 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。

5 elevation   

n.高度；海拔；高地；上升；提高

参考例句：

• The house is at an elevation of 2,000 metres.那幢房子位于海拔两千米的高处。
• His elevation to the position of General Manager was announced yesterday.昨天宣布他晋升总经理职位。

6 vibrations   

n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 )；震动；感受；（偏离平衡位置的）一次性往复振动

参考例句：

• We could feel the vibrations from the trucks passing outside. 我们可以感到外面卡车经过时的颤动。
• I am drawn to that girl; I get good vibrations from her. 我被那女孩吸引住了，她使我产生良好的感觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

8 limestone   

n.石灰石

参考例句：

• Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。
• Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。

9 shrug   

v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等)

参考例句：

• With a shrug,he went out of the room.他耸一下肩，走出了房间。
• I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。