英语听书《海底两万里》第334期 第23章 珊瑚王国(31)

 　　I can see Captain Nemo's bearing to this day. Bracing¹ himself, he waited for the fearsome man-eater with wonderful composure,  我现在还看见尼摩船长当时的姿态。他弯下身子，带着一种特别的冷静，等待那巨大的鲨鱼，

　　and when the latter rushed at him, the captain leaped aside with prodigious² quickness, avoided a collision, and sank his dagger³ into its belly⁴.  当鲨鱼向他冲来的时候，船长非常矫捷地跳在一边，躲开冲击，同时拿短刀刺人鱼腹中。

　　But that wasn't the end of the story. A dreadful battle was joined. 不过，事情并没有完，结果尚未分晓。怕人的战斗开始进行了。

　　The shark bellowed⁵, so to speak. Blood was pouring into the waves from its wounds.  鲨鱼这时可以说是吼起来了。鲜血像水流一般的从它的伤口喷出。

　　The sea was dyed red, and through this opaque⁶ liquid I could see nothing else. 海染红了，在这浑浊的水中，我什么也看不见什么也看不见。

　　Nothing else until the moment when, through a rift⁷ in the clouds,  一直到水中露出明亮的地方的时候，

　　I saw the daring captain clinging to one of the animal's fins⁸, fighting the monster at close quarters,  我才看见勇敢大胆的船长，抓住鲨鱼的一只鳍，

　　belaboring⁹ his enemy's belly with stabs of the dagger yet unable to deliver the deciding thrust, in other words, a direct hit to the heart.  跟这个怪物肉搏，短刀乱刺鲨鱼的肚腹，但没有能刺到致命的地方，就是说，没有能刺中鱼的心脏。

　　In its struggles the man-eater churned the watery¹⁰ mass so furiously, its eddies¹¹ threatened to knock me over. 鲨鱼死命挣扎，疯狂地搅动海水，搅起的漩涡都要把我打翻了。

　　I wanted to run to the captain's rescue. But I was transfixed with horror, unable to move. 我很想跑去接应船长。但被恐怖慑住，不能挪动。

　　I stared, wild-eyed. I saw the fight enter a new phase. The captain fell to the seafloor, toppled by the enormous mass weighing him down.  我两眼发直地注视着。我看见战斗的形势改变了。船长被压在他身上的巨大躯体所翻倒，摔在水底地下。

　　Then the shark's jaws¹² opened astoundingly wide, like a pair of industrial shears¹³, and that would have been the finish of Captain Nemo had not Ned Land,  一会儿，只见鲨鱼的牙齿大得伯人，像工厂中的大钳一般，尼摩船长的性命眼看就要不保了，

　　quick as thought, rushed forward with his harpoon¹⁴ and driven its dreadful point into the shark's underside. 忽然，尼德。兰手拿鱼叉，转念之间，迅速向鲨鱼冲去，他投出可怕的利叉，打中了鲨鱼。

　　The waves were saturated¹⁵ with masses of blood. The waters shook with the movements of the man-eater, which thrashed about with indescribable fury.  海水中散出一大团鲜血。海水受那疯狂得不可形容的鲨鱼的激打挣扎，汹涌地激荡起来。

　　Ned Land hadn't missed his target. This was the monster's death rattle¹⁶.  尼德兰达到了他的目的。这是鲨鱼的最后喘息了。

　　Pierced to the heart, it was struggling with dreadful spasms¹⁷ whose aftershocks knocked Conseil off his feet. 被叉刺中了心脏，这东西在怕人的抽搐中作最后的挣扎，反冲上来，掀倒了康塞尔。

1 bracing   

adj.令人振奋的

参考例句：

• The country is bracing itself for the threatened enemy invasion. 这个国家正准备奋起抵抗敌人的入侵威胁。
• The atmosphere in the new government was bracing. 新政府的气氛是令人振奋的。

2 prodigious   

adj.惊人的，奇妙的；异常的；巨大的；庞大的

参考例句：

• This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
• He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。

3 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

4 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

5 bellowed   

v.发出吼叫声，咆哮（尤指因痛苦）( bellow的过去式和过去分词 )；（愤怒地）说出（某事），大叫

参考例句：

• They bellowed at her to stop. 他们吼叫着让她停下。
• He bellowed with pain when the tooth was pulled out. 当牙齿被拔掉时，他痛得大叫。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 opaque   

adj.不透光的；不反光的，不传导的；晦涩的

参考例句：

• The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。
• Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。

7 rift   

n.裂口，隙缝，切口；v.裂开，割开，渗入

参考例句：

• He was anxious to mend the rift between the two men.他急于弥合这两个人之间的裂痕。
• The sun appeared through a rift in the clouds.太阳从云层间隙中冒出来。

8 fins   

[医]散热片；鱼鳍；飞边；鸭掌

参考例句：

• The level of TNF-α positively correlated with BMI,FPG,HbA1C,TG,FINS and IRI,but not with SBP and DBP. TNF-α水平与BMI、FPG、HbA1C、TG、FINS和IRI呈显著正相关，与SBP、DBP无相关。 来自互联网
• Fins are a feature specific to fish. 鱼鳍是鱼类特有的特征。 来自辞典例句

9 belaboring   

v.毒打一顿( belabor的现在分词 )；责骂；就…作过度的说明；向…唠叨

参考例句：

• Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. 让双方探寻那些能将我们团结在一起的因素，而不是那些刻意挑出那些分裂我们的因素。 来自互联网

10 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

11 eddies   

（水、烟等的）漩涡，涡流( eddy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Viscosity overwhelms the smallest eddies and converts their energy into heat. 粘性制服了最小的旋涡而将其能量转换为热。
• But their work appears to merge in the study of large eddies. 但在大旋涡的研究上，他们的工作看来却殊途同归。

12 jaws   

n.口部；嘴

参考例句：

• The antelope could not escape the crocodile's gaping jaws. 那只羚羊无法从鱷鱼张开的大口中逃脱。
• The scored jaws of a vise help it bite the work. 台钳上有刻痕的虎钳牙帮助它紧咬住工件。

13 shears   

n.大剪刀

参考例句：

• These garden shears are lightweight and easy to use.这些园丁剪刀又轻又好用。
• With a few quick snips of the shears he pruned the bush.他用大剪刀几下子就把灌木给修剪好了。

14 harpoon   

n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获

参考例句：

• The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
• The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

15 saturated   

a.饱和的，充满的

参考例句：

• The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
• a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液

16 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

17 spasms   

n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 )；抽搐；（能量、行为等的）突发；发作

参考例句：

• After the patient received acupuncture treatment,his spasms eased off somewhat. 病人接受针刺治疗后，痉挛稍微减轻了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The smile died, squeezed out by spasms of anticipation and anxiety. 一阵阵预测和焦虑把她脸上的微笑挤掉了。 来自辞典例句