英语听书《海底两万里》第374期 第24章 希腊群岛(9)

 We can't stay any longer in this boiling water, I told the captain. 我们再不能留在这沸腾的水流中了。我对船长说。

No, it wouldn't be advisable, replied Nemo the Emotionless. 是的，再留在这儿就大不谨慎了。心平气和的尼摩回答说。

He gave an order. The Nautilus tacked¹ about and retreated from this furnace it couldn't brave with impunity².  命令发出，诺第留斯号船身转过来，离开这座熔炉，冒昧地留下难免要碰到危险呢！

A quarter of an hour later, we were breathing fresh air on the surface of the waves. 一刻钟后，我们又在海面上呼吸了。

It then occurred to me that if Ned had chosen these waterways for our escape attempt, we wouldn't have come out alive from this sea of fire. 于是我心中想，如果尼德·兰选择这－带的海来实行我们的逃走计划，我们恐怕不能活着走出这火海吧。

The next day, February 16, we left this basin, which tallies⁴ depths of 3,000 meters between Rhodes and Alexandria, and passing well out from Cerigo Island after doubling Cape³ Matapan, the Nautilus left the Greek Islands behind. 第二天，2月16日，我们离开了这海，它在罗得岛和亚历山大港之间，深度有三千米，诺第留斯号行驶在雪利哥海面，绕过马达邦角后，就扔下希腊群岛不见了。

1 tacked   

用平头钉钉( tack的过去式和过去分词 )； 附加，增补； 帆船抢风行驶，用粗线脚缝

参考例句：

• He tacked the sheets of paper on as carefully as possible. 他尽量小心地把纸张钉上去。
• The seamstress tacked the two pieces of cloth. 女裁缝把那两块布粗缝了起来。

2 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。

3 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

4 tallies   

n.账( tally的名词复数 )；符合；（计数的）签；标签v.计算，清点( tally的第三人称单数 )；加标签（或标记）于；（使）符合；（使）吻合

参考例句：

• Cash on hand tallies with the figure in the accounts. 现款跟账上的数目没有出入。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He tallies his own marks. 他把自己的得分记了下来。 来自《简明英汉词典》