英语听书《海底两万里》第293期 第21章 在陆地上的两天(24)

 　　Professor Aronnax, Captain Nemo replied serenely¹, the Nautilus's hatches aren't to be entered in that fashion even when they're open. 阿龙纳斯先生，尼摩船长安静地回答，人们不能这样随便从嵌板进来，就是它们开着也不能。

　　I gaped² at the captain. 我眼盯着船长。

　　You don't understand? he said to me. 您不明白吗？他对我说。

　　Not in the least. 一点不明白。

　　Well, come along and you'll see! 那么，您来吧，您就可以看见了。

　　I headed to the central companionway. There, very puzzled, Ned Land and Conseil watched the crewmen opening the hatches,  我向中央铁梯走去。尼德·兰和康塞尔在那里，他们心中很奇怪，正看着船上的人员把嵌板打开，

　　while a frightful³ clamor and furious shouts resounded⁴ outside. 同时疯狂可怕的大声叫唤在外面震天价响。

　　The hatch lids fell back onto the outer plating. Twenty horrible faces appeared.  嵌板的外面放下来了。怕人的二十副脸孔现出来了。

　　But when the first islander laid hands on the companionway railing, he was flung backward by some invisible power, lord knows what!  但第一个土人，那个把手放在铁梯扶手上的，马上被一种神秘不可见的力量推到后面去，

　　He ran off, howling in terror and wildly prancing⁵ around. 他发出怕人的叫喊，做出奇怪的跳跃逃跑。

　　Ten of his companions followed him. All ten met the same fate. 他的十个同伴陆续前来按扶挡,十个也得到相同的命运，受到打击，向后逃走。

　　Conseil was in ecstasy⁶. Carried away by his violent instincts, Ned Land leaped up the companionway.  康塞尔乐得发狂了。尼德·兰由于他急躁的天性所驱使，跑到楼梯上去。

　　But as soon as his hands seized the railing, he was thrown backward in his turn. 但是，一当他两手抓住扶手的时候，他也被击惯倒。

　　Damnation! he exclaimed. I've been struck by a lightning bolt! 有鬼！有鬼!他喊，我被雷打了！

　　These words explained everything to me.  这句话给我说明了一切。

　　It wasn't just a railing that led to the platform, it was a metal cable fully⁷ charged with the ship's electricity.  那并不是扶手，那是一根铁索，通过了船上的电流，直达到平台。

　　Anyone who touched it got a fearsome shock-and such a shock would have been fatal if Captain Nemo had thrown the full current from his equipment into this conducting cable!  谁触到它，谁都受到一种厉害的震动，如果尼摩船长把他机器中的整个电流都放到这导体中去，另这种震动就是致命的力量！

　　It could honestly be said that he had stretched between himself and his assailants a network of electricity no one could clear with impunity⁸. 人们真可以说，在来攻的敌人和他之间，他张挂了一副电网，谁都不徒通过它而不受到惩罚。

1 serenely   

adv.安详地，宁静地，平静地

参考例句：

• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。

2 gaped   

v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的过去式和过去分词 )；张开，张大

参考例句：

• A huge chasm gaped before them. 他们面前有个巨大的裂痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof. 前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。 来自辞典例句

3 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

4 resounded   

v.（指声音等）回荡于某处( resound的过去式和过去分词 )；产生回响；（指某处）回荡着声音

参考例句：

• Laughter resounded through the house. 笑声在屋里回荡。
• The echo resounded back to us. 回声传回到我们的耳中。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 prancing   

v.（马）腾跃( prance的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lead singer was prancing around with the microphone. 首席歌手手执麦克风，神气地走来走去。
• The King lifted Gretel on to his prancing horse and they rode to his palace. 国王把格雷特尔扶上腾跃着的马，他们骑马向天宫走去。 来自辞典例句

6 ecstasy   

n.狂喜，心醉神怡，入迷

参考例句：

• He listened to the music with ecstasy.他听音乐听得入了神。
• Speechless with ecstasy,the little boys gazed at the toys.小孩注视着那些玩具，高兴得说不出话来。

7 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

8 impunity   

n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除

参考例句：

• You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
• The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。