英语听书《海底两万里》第418期 第25章 地中海四十八小时(45)

 While grazing these rocky slopes lost under the waters, I still spotted¹ some seashells, tube worms, lively annelid worms from the genus Spirorbis, and certain starfish specimens². 在掠过那些敞在水底下的岩石斜坡的时候，我仍然看到～些介铪类、蛇虫类、活的刺虫类，以及某种海星。

But soon these last representatives of animal life vanished, and three vertical³ leagues down, the Nautilus passed below the limits of underwater existence just as an air balloon rises above the breathable zones in the sky.  但不入，动物生活的这些最后代表也不见了，在三里下了面，诺第留斯号就超过了海底生物可以生存的界限了，像气球上升到不可以呼吸的空气外层那样。

We reached a depth of 16,000 meters-- four vertical leagues--and by then the Nautilus's plating was tolerating a pressure of 1,600 atmospheres, in other words, 1,600 kilograms per each square centimeter on its surface! 我们到了一万六千米，四里的深度，诺第留斯号身上这时是顶着一千六百大气压的压力，即它身上每平方厘米顶着一千六百公斤的重量。

What an experience! I exclaimed. Traveling these deep regions where no man has ever ventured before! Look, captain!  多么新奇的地方！我喊道，走进这人类从没有到过的最深处来！

Look at these magnificent rocks, these uninhabited caves, these last global haunts where life is no longer possible!  船长，请看那些宏伟的岩石，那些没有居民的岩洞，那些地球的最深收容所，不可能有生命存在的地方

What unheard-of scenery, and why are we reduced to preserving it only as a memory? 这是从没有人知道的壮丽凤景，为什么我们只能把它们保存在记忆中呢？

Would you like, Captain Nemo asked me, to bring back more than just a memory? 教授，尼摩船长问我，您想得出比仅仅放在记忆中更高明的办法吗？

What do you mean? 您这话的意思是什么呢？

I mean that nothing could be easier than taking a photograph of this underwater region! 我的意思是说，在这海底深处，拍照是再没有更容易的了!

1 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

2 specimens   

n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人

参考例句：

• Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
• The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 vertical   

adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
• Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。