英语听书《海底两万里》第429期 第26章 大头鲸和长须鲸(10)

 Nevertheless, Captain Nemo went from passageway to passageway, always proceeding¹ south. 可是，尼摩船长总能找到一条又一条通路，老是往上驶。

But where's he going? I asked. 他究竟要到哪里去呢？我问。

Straight ahead, Conseil replied.  到前面去，康塞尔回答，

Ultimately, when he can't go any farther, he'll stop. 总之，到了他不能再往前走的时候，他也就只好停止了。

I wouldn't bet on it! I replied. 我可不敢肯定这样说！我回答。

And in all honesty, I confess that this venturesome excursion was far from displeasing² to me.  但白说，我承认这种冒险的游历使我觉得痛快。

I can't express the intensity³ of my amazement⁴ at the beauties of these new regions.  这些新鲜地方的奇美让我迷醉惊异到怎样的程度、那我无法可以表示。

The ice struck superb poses.  冰群的姿态变得更雄伟壮丽了。

Here, its general effect suggested an oriental town with countless⁵ minarets⁶ and mosques⁷.  这边，是一大群冰块形成一座东方城市，中有无数的清真寺院和尖塔。

There, a city in ruins, flung to the ground by convulsions in the earth.  那里，是一座倒塌的城，因为地震动了，被推倒在地下。

These views were varied⁸ continuously by the sun's oblique⁹ rays, or were completely swallowed up by gray mists in the middle of blizzards¹⁰.  阳光斜照；它们现出变换不停的形色，这些形色又迷失在雪花飞舞的大风暴中的灰色云雾里面。

Then explosions, cave-ins, and great iceberg¹¹ somersaults would occur all around us, altering the scenery like the changing landscape in a diorama. 其次、处处都是爆炸、崩裂，冰山大翻筋斗，把这里的整个布景都改变了，像一幅透光风景油画一样。

If the Nautilus was submerged during these losses of balance, we heard the resulting noises spread under the waters with frightful¹² intensity, and the collapse¹³ of these masses created daunting¹⁴ eddies¹⁵ down to the ocean's lower strata¹⁶.  当这些冰群的平衡破坏了的时候，诺第留斯号便潜入水中；声音传到下面，强烈惊人，冰群下沉，造成深而阔的可怕的水涡；力量直到冰洋很深的水层。

The Nautilus then rolled and pitched like a ship left to the fury of the elements. 诺第留斯号于是乱滚乱摇，把持不住，像被疯狂的水流所卷走的一样。

1 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

2 displeasing   

不愉快的，令人发火的

参考例句：

• Such conduct is displeasing to your parents. 这种行为会使你的父母生气的。
• Omit no harsh line, smooth away no displeasing irregularity. 不能省略任何刺眼的纹路，不能掩饰任何讨厌的丑处。

3 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。

4 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

5 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

6 minarets   

n.（清真寺旁由报告祈祷时刻的人使用的）光塔( minaret的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Remind you of a mosque, red baked bricks, the minarets. 红砖和尖塔都会使你联想到伊斯兰教的礼拜寺。 来自互联网
• These purchases usually went along with embellishments such as minarets. 这些购置通常也伴随着注入尖塔等的装饰。 来自互联网

7 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

8 varied   

adj.多样的，多变化的

参考例句：

• The forms of art are many and varied.艺术的形式是多种多样的。
• The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动。

9 oblique   

adj.斜的，倾斜的，无诚意的，不坦率的

参考例句：

• He made oblique references to her lack of experience.他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。
• She gave an oblique look to one side.她向旁边斜看了一眼。

10 blizzards   

暴风雪( blizzard的名词复数 )； 暴风雪似的一阵，大量（或大批）

参考例句：

• Even in the summertime we might be struck by blizzards. 甚至在夏天，我们也可能受到暴风雪的袭击。
• Blizzards battered Britain for the third day. 大风雪袭击英国已进入第三天。

11 iceberg   

n.冰山，流冰，冷冰冰的人

参考例句：

• The ship hit an iceberg and went under.船撞上一座冰山而沉没了。
• The glacier calved a large iceberg.冰河崩解而形成一个大冰山。

12 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。

13 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

14 daunting   

adj.使人畏缩的

参考例句：

• They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
• Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。

15 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。

16 strata   

n.地层（复数）；社会阶层

参考例句：

• The older strata gradually disintegrate.较老的岩层渐渐风化。
• They represent all social strata.他们代表各个社会阶层。