英语听书《白鲸记》第1008期

 

But soon the fore¹ part of him slowly rose from the water; for an instant his whole marbleized body formed a high arch, like Virginia's Natural Bridge, and warningly waving his bannered flukes in the air, the grand god revealed himself, sounded and went out of sight. Hoveringly halting, and dipping on the wing, the white sea-fowls longingly² lingered over the agitated³ pool that he left.

可是，不一会，它的前身慢慢地从水里冒出来了，它那整个大理石也似的身体顿时拱成一个高高的拱门，象是弗吉尼亚的天然桥（弗吉尼亚的天然桥——弗吉尼亚的一条天然地道，由溪流流穿岩石而成。），而且警告似地在空中挥舞着它那旗帜般的裂尾，这条大神现身过后，往水里一潜，又看不见了。那些白色的海鸟便在它撇下来的湍流上面思慕地徘徊，一会儿振翅停住，一会儿往下一潜。

With oars⁴ apeak, and paddles down, the sheets of their sails adrift, the three boats now stilly floated, awaiting Moby Dick's reappearance.

这会儿，三只小艇都直竖大桨，放下小桨，松一松小风帆，静静地漂泛，等待莫比－迪克再度出现。

An hour, said Ahab, standing⁵ rooted in his boat's stern; and he gazed beyond the whale's place, towards the dim blue spaces and wide wooing vacancies⁶ to leeward⁷. It was only an instant; for again his eyes seemed whirling round in his head as he swept the watery⁸ circle. The breeze now freshened; the sea began to swell⁹.

一个钟头，亚哈象生了根似地站在他的艇梢上，说道；他的眼睛掠过大鲸潜下去的地方，望着远处那片迷蒙的海面，望着下风处那片广袤而诱人的汪洋。他只望了一下，因为当他放眼向海面上扫了一圈后，他的眼睛似乎又在头脑里打起旋来了。这时风势加急；海浪也开始汹涌了。

The birds! — the birds! cried Tashtego.

那些鸟！——那些鸟！塔斯蒂哥叫道。

In long Indian file, as when herons take wing, the white birds were now all flying towards Ahab's boat; and when within a few yards began fluttering over the water there, wheeling round and round, with joyous¹⁰, expectant cries. Their vision was keener than man's; Ahab could discover no sign in the sea. But suddenly as he peered down and down into its depths, he profoundly saw a white living spot no bigger than a white weasel, with wonderful celerity uprising, and magnifying as it rose, till it turned, and then there were plainly revealed two long crooked¹¹ rows of white, glistening¹² teeth, floating up from the undiscoverable bottom.

这时，那群白鸟象是一群飞翔的蓝鹭，排成长长一列纵队，向亚哈的小艇飞过来了；等它们飞到相距几码的地方，便在那边的海上鼓起翅来，带着愉快的、期待的叫声，盘来盘去尽打旋。它们的视觉比人锐敏；亚哈也看不出海里有些什么动静。但是，突然间，他俯头仔细紧瞪着海里一望，他却意味深长地看到了一个活动的小白点子，大小跟白鼬鼠相仿佛，正在神速地往上冒，越冒越大，等到它一转身，就清清楚楚地露出了两长排弯曲闪亮的牙齿，从那无从发见的深渊里腾了起来。

1 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

2 longingly   

adv. 渴望地 热望地

参考例句：

• He looked longingly at the food on the table. 他眼巴巴地盯着桌上的食物。
• Over drinks,he speaks longingly of his trip to Latin America. 他带着留恋的心情，一边喝酒一边叙述他的拉丁美洲之行。

3 agitated   

adj.被鼓动的，不安的

参考例句：

• His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定，回答全乱了。
• She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时，她十分焦虑。

4 oars   

n.桨，橹( oar的名词复数 )；划手v.划（行）( oar的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• He pulled as hard as he could on the oars. 他拼命地划桨。
• The sailors are bending to the oars. 水手们在拼命地划桨。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

6 vacancies   

n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 )；空虚；空白；空缺

参考例句：

• job vacancies 职位空缺
• The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 leeward   

adj.背风的；下风的

参考例句：

• The trees all listed to leeward.树木统统向下风方向倾。
• We steered a course to leeward.我们向下风航驶。

8 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

9 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

10 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

11 crooked   

adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
• You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

12 glistening   

adj.闪耀的，反光的v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
• Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》