英语听书《海底两万里》第74期 第6章 开足马力(16)

 　　And $500.00 to the man who can pierce that infernal beast!

　　谁打中这恶魔，给五百美元!

　　Calm of eye, cool of feature, an old gray-bearded gunner-I can see him to this day-approached the cannon¹, put it in position, and took aim for a good while.

　　一位胡子花白的老炮手—他现在仍然活现在我眼前—眼光镇定，面容冷静，走到大炮面前，把炮位摆好，瞄准了很久的时间。

　　There was a mighty² explosion, mingled³ with cheers from the crew.

　　轰的一声炮响了，这时船员们的欢呼声混杂在一起。

　　The shell reached its target; it hit the animal, but not in the usual fashion-it bounced off that rounded surface and vanished into the sea two miles out.

　　炮弹打中了，正打在动物身上，但是并没有给它致命的打击，而是从它圆圆的身上滑过去落在二海里远的海中。

　　Oh drat! said the old gunner in his anger. That rascal⁴ must be covered with six-inch armor plate!

　　真怪！老炮手暴跳如雷，说，这混蛋的身上一定有一层六英寸厚的铁甲！

　　Curse the beast! Commander Farragut shouted.

　　该死的东西！法拉古舰长喊。

　　The hunt was on again, and Commander Farragut leaned over to me, saying:

　　追逐又开始了，法拉古舰长弯身对我说道：

　　I'll chase that animal till my frigate⁵ explodes!

　　我要一直追到我们的船爆炸为止！

　　Yes, I replied, and nobody would blame you!

　　对，您对！我答。

　　We could still hope that the animal would tire out and not be as insensitive to exhaustion⁶ as our steam engines.

　　人们只指望这动物筋疲力尽，它总不能跟蒸汽机一样，永远不感到疲倦。

1 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

2 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。

3 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

4 rascal   

n.流氓；不诚实的人

参考例句：

• If he had done otherwise,I should have thought him a rascal.如果他不这样做，我就认为他是个恶棍。
• The rascal was frightened into holding his tongue.这坏蛋吓得不敢往下说了。

5 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。

6 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。