英语听书《白鲸记》第996期

Hither, and thither¹, on high, glided² the snow-white wings of small, unspeckled birds; these were the gentle thoughts of the feminine air; but to and fro in the deeps, far down in the bottomless blue, rushed mighty³ leviathans, sword-fish, and sharks; and these were the strong, troubled, murderous thinkings of the masculine sea.

在高空上，这里那里都掠过一些毫无斑点的小鸟的雪白的翅膀；这就是发人遐思的女性气质的天空；可是在海里，在无底的深渊里，却有威力无比的大鲸、剑鱼和鲨鱼在游来游去；这就是使人激起强烈的、苦恼的、杀气腾腾的想法的男性气质的大海。

But though thus contrasting within, the contrast was only in shades and shadows without; those two seemed one; it was only the sex, as it were, that distinguished⁴ them.

不过，虽然内部有这么截然不同的景况，可是，这种不同，只是表现在外部的幢幢阴影中；这两种东西似乎就是一体；仿佛区别它们的只是性别而已。

Aloft, like a royal czar and king, the sun seemed giving this gentle air to this bold and rolling sea; even as bride to groom⁵. And at the girdling line of the horizon, a soft and tremulous motion — most seen here at the Equator — denoted the fond, throbbing⁶ trust, the loving alarms, with which the poor bride gave her bosom⁷ away.

高高在上、象个威风凛凛的帝王的太阳，似乎给这个豪迈翻腾的大海抹上一层柔和的神态；有如新娘之于新郎。而在水平线的边缘上，有一阵柔和的颤动——在赤道上，这是最常见的景象——标示出了那个可怜的新娘，在献出她的身心时那种迷恋的悸动，钟情的激动。

Tied up and twisted; gnarled and knotted with wrinkles; haggardly firm and unyielding; his eyes glowing like coals, that still glow in the ashes of ruin; untottering Ahab stood forth⁸ in the clearness of the morn; lifting his splintered helmet of a brow to the fair girl's forehead of heaven.

亚哈的眼睛，象是还在灰烬中发光的两块煤炭，眯得紧紧，打起皱结，皱得如瘤如节、坚定不移、毫不动摇而形容憔悴的亚哈站在早晨的晴空下，抬起他那碎甲似的额头，望着那美女的前额似的苍天。

Oh, immortal⁹ infancy¹⁰, and innocency¹¹ of the azure¹²! Invisible winged creatures that frolic all round us! Sweet childhood of air and sky! how oblivious¹³ were ye of old Ahab's close-coiled woe¹⁴!

不朽的天真烂漫的穹苍呵！在我们四周嬉戏的眼所不见的鸟类！可爱的幼年时代的天空呵！你们对亚哈老头的愁肠百结的悲伤是多么健忘！

1 thither   

adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的

参考例句：

• He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
• He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。

2 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

5 groom   

vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁

参考例句：

• His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
• George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作，乔治已在接受专门的培训。

6 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。

7 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

8 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

9 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

10 infancy   

n.婴儿期；幼年期；初期

参考例句：

• He came to England in his infancy.他幼年时期来到英国。
• Their research is only in its infancy.他们的研究处于初级阶段。

11 innocency   

无罪，洁白

参考例句：

• I can certify to his innocency. 我可以证明他清白。
• Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. 我实在徒然洁净了我的心，徒然洗手表明无辜。

12 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

13 oblivious   

adj.易忘的，遗忘的，忘却的，健忘的

参考例句：

• Mother has become quite oblivious after the illness.这次病后，妈妈变得特别健忘。
• He was quite oblivious of the danger.他完全没有察觉到危险。

14 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。