英语听书《海底两万里》第529期 第33章 北纬47.24度, 西经17.28度(4)

 The Nautilus's fishermen had some trouble getting a grip on this animal, which, thanks to the formation of its gill covers, “鹦鹉螺号”船上的人费了好些劲才抓到这只动物。这只动物的鳃盖骨构造特殊，

can protect its respiratory organs from any parching¹ contact with the air and can live out of water for a good while. 接触干燥的空气后还能保持呼吸，因此离开水后还能存活一段时间。

And I'll mention--for the record--some little banded blennies that follow ships into the northernmost seas, 为了备忘，我现在要列举出：丛鱼，一种陪伴着北极海中的船只的小鱼；

sharp-snouted carp exclusive to the north Atlantic, scorpionfish,  北大西洋特有的银白色尖嘴鱼；伊豆鲉鱼；

and lastly the gadoid family, chiefly the cod² species, which I detected in their waters of choice over these inexhaustible Grand Banks. 我还注意到一种原则上属于鳕类的鳕鱼，在纽芬兰岛连绵的沙滩上和在这一带它们偏爱的水域里，我都能意外地见到它们。

Because Newfoundland is simply an underwater peak, you could call these cod mountain fish.  听说鳕鱼是山里的鱼，因为纽芬兰岛就是一座海底山峰。

While the Nautilus was clearing a path through their tight ranks, Conseil couldn't refrain from making this comment: 当“鹦鹉螺号”船只在鱼群密集的地方开辟出一条路时，康塞尔禁不住评论说：

"Mercy, look at these cod!" he said. "Why, I thought cod were flat, like dab³ or sole!" “哦！这些鳕鱼！我还以为鳕鱼像盖蝶和箬鳎鱼一样扁平呢？” 

"Innocent boy!" I exclaimed. "Cod are flat only at the grocery store, where they're cut open and spread out on display.  “天真！”我喊道，“只有在杂货店里的鳕鱼才是扁平的。在杂货店里，人们把它们破膛摊开。

But in the water they're like mullet, spindle-shaped and perfectly⁴ built for speed." 但在水里，这种鱼像鲻鱼一样是梭形的，很适合在水中穿行。”

"I can easily believe master," Conseil replied. "But what crowds of them! What swarms⁵!" “我相信先生，”康塞尔回答说，“一块多密集的云啊，像蚂蚁一样密密麻麻！”

1 parching   

adj.烘烤似的，焦干似的v.（使）焦干， （使）干透( parch的现在分词 )；使（某人）极口渴

参考例句：

• A burning forehead, and a parching tongue. 没有炽热的头脑，焦渴的嘴唇。 来自互联网

2 cod   

n.鳕鱼；v.愚弄；哄骗

参考例句：

• They salt down cod for winter use.他们腌鳕鱼留着冬天吃。
• Cod are found in the North Atlantic and the North Sea.北大西洋和北海有鳕鱼。

3 dab   

v.轻触，轻拍，轻涂；n.(颜料等的)轻涂

参考例句：

• She returned wearing a dab of rouge on each cheekbone.她回来时，两边面颊上涂有一点淡淡的胭脂。
• She gave me a dab of potatoes with my supper.她给我晚饭时，还给了一点土豆。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 swarms   

蜂群，一大群( swarm的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They came to town in swarms. 他们蜂拥来到城里。
• On June the first there were swarms of children playing in the park. 6月1日那一天，这个公园里有一群群的孩子玩耍。