英语听书《白鲸记》第997期

But so have I seen little Miriam and Martha, laughing-eyed elves, heedlessly gambol¹ around their old sire; sporting with the circle of singed² locks which grew on the marge of that burnt-out crater³ of his brain.

可是，这就象我看到了小米利亚姆和马大（作者在这里似系指《圣经》上的人物罗得，并给他两个没有名字的女儿取了这两个名字。罗得的遭遇见《旧约·创世记》第十九章。），这两个眉开眼笑的小鬼头，漫不经心地在她们的老爸爸身旁嬉戏；戏弄着那长在他的烧尽了的喷火口似的脑边的绺绺鬈发。

Slowly crossing the deck from the scuttle⁴, Ahab leaned over the side and watched how his shadow in the water sank and sank to his gaze, the more and the more that he strove to pierce the profundity⁵. But the lovely aromas⁶ in that enchanted⁷ air did at last seem to dispel⁸, for a moment, the cankerous thing in his soul. That glad, happy air, that winsome⁹ sky, did at last stroke and caress¹⁰ him; the step-mother world, so long cruel — forbidding — now threw affectionate arms round his stubborn neck, and did seem to joyously¹¹ sob¹² over him, as if over one, that however wilful¹³ and erring¹⁴, she could yet find it in her heart to save and to bless. From beneath his slouched hat Ahab dropped a tear into the sea; nor did all the Pacific contain such wealth as that one wee drop.

亚哈缓悠悠地离开小舱口，穿过甲板，趴在船舷上，望着水里自己的影子，怎样在沉呀，沉地沉下去，看不见了，他却越来越想望穿那个深渊。可是，那迷人的空中的芬芳可人的气味，似乎终于暂时把他灵魂里的腐蚀的东西给驱散了。那快活愉快的气氛，那迷人的天空，终于来抚摩他了；这个一向是如此残酷——令人不敢亲近的晚娘般的世界，这会儿，伸出那双亲昵的胳臂，搂住他硬项的颈脖子，还似乎是快活地对他呜呜咽咽，仿佛是对着一个尽管是多么顽劣的罪人，她却存心要拯救他，祝福他似的。一滴泪水从亚哈那低挂着的帽子落下来，掉进了海里；整个太平洋还没有装过这么大的一滴泪水咧。

Starbuck saw the old man; saw him, how he heavily leaned over the side; and he seemed to hear in his own true heart the measureless sobbing¹⁵ that stole out of the centre of the serenity¹⁶ around. Careful not to touch him, or be noticed by him, he yet drew near to him, and stood there.

斯达巴克看到了这老头儿，看到了他是多么沉重地趴在船舷上；他似乎要以他自己那颗老实的心来听那悄悄地打宁静的周遭中发出来的无限的呜咽声。他虽然小心谨慎，不去碰着他，也不想让亚哈看到，然而，他终究还是走到他身边去，站在那里。

1 gambol   

v.欢呼，雀跃

参考例句：

• He determined to revisit the scene of the last evening's gambol.他决计再到昨晚嬉戏的地方去一趟。
• He didn't play sports or a musical instrument,gamble at whist or gambol on a horse.他不做运动，不玩乐器，不赌博，不骑马。

2 singed   

v.浅表烧焦( singe的过去式和过去分词 )；（毛发）燎，烧焦尖端[边儿]

参考例句：

• He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette. 他点烟时把头发给燎了。
• The cook singed the chicken to remove the fine hairs. 厨师把鸡燎一下，以便去掉细毛。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 crater   

n.火山口，弹坑

参考例句：

• With a telescope you can see the huge crater of Ve-suvius.用望远镜你能看到巨大的维苏威火山口。
• They came to the lip of a dead crater.他们来到了一个死火山口。

4 scuttle   

v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗

参考例句：

• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
• The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。

5 profundity   

n.渊博；深奥，深刻

参考例句：

• He impressed his audience by the profundity of his knowledge.他知识渊博给听众留下了深刻的印象。
• He pretended profundity by eye-beamings at people.他用神采奕奕的眼光看着人们，故作深沉。

6 aromas   

n.芳香( aroma的名词复数 )；气味；风味；韵味

参考例句：

• Intoxicating earth aromas induced lassitude and ethereal calm. 泥土的醉人的芳香叫人懒洋洋的，感到一种远离尘世的宁静。 来自辞典例句
• Nose and elegant nose with attractive fruity, floral and citrus fruit aromas. 芳香：优雅、馥郁、迷人的柑橘属水果的果香及花的清香。 来自互联网

7 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

8 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。

9 winsome   

n.迷人的，漂亮的

参考例句：

• She gave him her best winsome smile.她给了他一个最为迷人的微笑。
• She was a winsome creature.她十分可爱。

10 caress   

vt./n.爱抚，抚摸

参考例句：

• She gave the child a loving caress.她疼爱地抚摸着孩子。
• She feasted on the caress of the hot spring.她尽情享受着温泉的抚爱。

11 joyously   

ad.快乐地, 高兴地

参考例句：

• She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately. 她打开门，直扑我的怀抱，欣喜地喊叫着要马上装饰圣诞树。
• They came running, crying out joyously in trilling girlish voices. 她们边跑边喊，那少女的颤音好不欢快。 来自名作英译部分

12 sob   

n.空间轨道的轰炸机；呜咽，哭泣

参考例句：

• The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
• The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答，也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。

13 wilful   

adj.任性的，故意的

参考例句：

• A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
• He later accused reporters of wilful distortion and bias.他后来指责记者有意歪曲事实并带有偏见。

14 erring   

做错事的，错误的

参考例句：

• Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志， 要批评帮助，不能一棍子打死。
• She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心，知道他们总要犯错误的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

15 sobbing   

<主方>Ⅰ adj.湿透的

参考例句：

• I heard a child sobbing loudly. 我听见有个孩子在呜呜地哭。
• Her eyes were red with recent sobbing. 她的眼睛因刚哭过而发红。

16 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。