英语听书《海底两万里》第478期 第30章 从合恩角到亚马逊河(1)

 Chapter 17 From Cape¹ Horn to the Amazon 第十七章 从合恩角到亚马逊河

How I got onto the platform I'm unable to say. 我怎样到平台上来，我不能说。

Perhaps the Canadian transferred me there. 或者是加拿大人把我抱上来的。

But I could breathe, I could inhale² the life-giving sea air. 但我呼吸、我细细尝到那大海的兴奋刺激的空气了。

Next to me my two companions were getting tipsy on the fresh oxygen particles. 我的两个同伴在我旁边也尽情狂吸这新鲜的空气。

Poor souls who have suffered from long starvation mustn't pounce³ heedlessly on the first food given them. 不幸受苦的人们长久没有吃东西，是不能马上尽情乱吃人们第一次给他们的食物的；

We, on the other hand, didn't have to practice such moderation: 我们却正相反，我们用不着节制，

we could suck the atoms from the air by the lungful, 我们可以尽各人的肺量吸取这海上的空气。

and it was the breeze, the breeze itself, that poured into us this luxurious⁴ intoxication⁵! 而给我们送来这种快意迷醉的，正是那海风，正是那海风！

"Ahhh!" Conseil was putting in. "What fine oxygen! “啊！”康塞尔说，“多么美妙的氧气！

Let master have no fears about breathing. 先生不用怕呼吸了！

There's enough for everyone." 现在并不缺少，人人都可以有了。”

As for Ned Land, he didn't say a word, but his wide-open jaws⁶ would have scared off a shark. 至于尼德·兰，他不说话，但他张开大嘴，简直要让鲨鱼看见都害怕。

And what powerful inhalations! 多么大力的呼吸！

The Canadian "drew" like a furnace going full blast. 加拿大人好像正在燃烧的火炉，在那里“抽气”呢。

Our strength returned promptly⁷, and when I looked around, I saw that we were alone on the platform. 我们的气力很快就恢复过来，我看一下我们周围，在平台上的只有我们三人：

No crewmen. Not even Captain Nemo. 没有一个船上的人员。尼摩船长也不见。

Those strange seamen⁸ on the Nautilus were content with the oxygen circulating inside. 诺第留斯号的奇怪的水手们仅仅呼吸那流通到船内的空气就满足了。

Not one of them had come up to enjoy the open air. 没有一人出来享受那外面的新鲜空气。

The first words I pronounced were words of appreciation⁹ and gratitude¹⁰ to my two companions. 我说的第一句话是对我的两个同伴表示感激和多谢的话。

Ned and Conseil had kept me alive during the final hours of our long death throes.  尼德·兰和康塞尔在长期痛苦的最后数小时中延续了我的生命，

But no expression of thanks could repay them fully¹¹ for such devotion. 把我所有的感谢拿出来偿付这种牺牲精神并不算过多。

"Good lord, professor," Ned Land answered me, "don't mention it! “好！教授，”尼德·兰回答我，“这事值得说出来吗！

What did we do that's so praiseworthy? Not a thing. 我们对这事有什么值得称赞的地方吗？一点都没有。

It was a question of simple arithmetic. 这只是一个算术问题。

Your life is worth more than ours.  您的生命比我们的有价值。

So we had to save it." 所以必须保存。”

1 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。

2 inhale   

v.吸入(气体等)，吸(烟)

参考例句：

• Don't inhale dust into your lung.别把灰尘吸进肺里。
• They are pleased to not inhale second hand smoke.他们很高兴他们再也不会吸到二手烟了。

3 pounce   

n.猛扑；v.猛扑，突然袭击，欣然同意

参考例句：

• Why do you pounce on every single thing I say?干吗我说的每句话你都要找麻烦？
• We saw the tiger about to pounce on the goat.我们看见老虎要向那只山羊扑过去。

4 luxurious   

adj.精美而昂贵的；豪华的

参考例句：

• This is a luxurious car complete with air conditioning and telephone.这是一辆附有空调设备和电话的豪华轿车。
• The rich man lives in luxurious surroundings.这位富人生活在奢侈的环境中。

5 intoxication   

n.wild excitement;drunkenness；poisoning

参考例句：

• He began to drink, drank himself to intoxication, till he slept obliterated. 他一直喝，喝到他快要迷糊地睡着了。
• Predator: Intoxication-Damage over time effect will now stack with other allies. Predator:Intoxication,持续性伤害的效果将会与队友相加。

6 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。

7 promptly   

adv.及时地，敏捷地

参考例句：

• He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
• She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。

8 seamen   

n.海员

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中，许多海员想，要是他们在陆地上就好了。

9 appreciation   

n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨

参考例句：

• I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
• I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。

10 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

11 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。