英语听书《海底两万里》第37期 第4章 尼德兰(6)

 　　I'm writing of this bold companion as I currently know him.

　　我所以要把我确实知道的这位大胆的鱼叉手描绘出来，

　　Because we've become old friends, united in that permanent comradeship born and cemented during only the most frightful¹ crises!

　　那是因为在患难中产生和巩固了的友谊把我们结合在一起了！

　　Ah, my gallant² Ned! I ask only to live 100 years more, the longer to remember you!

　　啊！勇敢的尼德·兰！但愿我再活一百年，可以更长久地想念着你！

　　And now, what were Ned Land's views on this question of a marine³ monster?

　　目前，尼德·兰对于海怪问题的意见是怎样呢？

　　I must admit that he flatly didn't believe in the unicorn⁴, and alone on board, he didn't share the general conviction.

　　我承认，他并不相信有什么海麒麟、独角鲸：船上的人，只有他不同意大家的看法。

　　He avoided even dealing⁵ with the subject, for which one day I felt compelled to take him to task.

　　他甚至于避免讨论这件事情。但是，我想这事总有一天会使他谈到的。

　　During the magnificent evening of June 25--in other words, three weeks after our departure.

　　7月30日，即我们出发以后三星期，船在黄昏的时候到了离巴塔戈尼亚海岸三十海里，

　　The frigate⁶ lay abreast⁷ of Cabo Blanco, thirty miles to leeward⁸ of the coast of Patagonia.

　　跟白呷同一纬度的地方。

　　We had crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Strait of Magellan opened less than 700 miles to the south.

　　那时我们已经过了南回归线，麦哲伦海峡就在不到七百海里的南方、

　　Before eight days were out, the Abraham Lincoln would plow⁹ the waves of the Pacific.

　　不用八天，林肯号便要在太平洋的波涛上行驶了。

1 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

2 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

3 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

4 unicorn   

n.(传说中的)独角兽

参考例句：

• The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
• I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。

5 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

6 frigate   

n.护航舰，大型驱逐舰

参考例句：

• An enemy frigate bore down on the sloop.一艘敌驱逐舰向这只护航舰逼过来。
• I declare we could fight frigate.我敢说我们简直可以和一艘战舰交战。

7 abreast   

adv.并排地；跟上(时代)的步伐，与…并进地

参考例句：

• She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。
• We can't keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.我们如果不加强学习，就会跟不上形势。

8 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。

9 plow   

n.犁，耕地，犁过的地；v.犁，费力地前进[英]plough

参考例句：

• At this time of the year farmers plow their fields.每年这个时候农民们都在耕地。
• We will plow the field soon after the last frost.最后一场霜过后，我们将马上耕田。