英语听书《海底两万里》第80期 第7章 一种从未见过的鱼(3)

 　　Not at all. But being in master's employ, I followed master.

　　不是。为了服侍先生，我就跟着先生下来了！

　　The fine lad thought this only natural!

　　这个好人觉得这样做是很自然的！

　　What about the frigate¹? I asked.

　　战舰呢？我问。

　　The frigate? Conseil replied, rolling over on his back. I think master had best not depend on it to any great extent!

　　战舰哪！康塞尔转过身来回答，我认为先生不要再指望它了。

　　What are you saying?

　　你说的什么？

　　I'm saying that just as I jumped overboard, I heard the men at the helm shout, Our propeller² and rudder are smashed!' Smashed?

　　我说的是，在我跳入海中的时候，我听见舵旁边的人喊：‘舵和螺旋桨都坏了都坏了?是的！

　　Yes, smashed by the monster's tusk³! I believe it's the sole injury the Abraham Lincoln has sustained. But most inconveniently⁴ for us, the ship can no longer steer⁵.

　　我想，林肯号受到的损坏虽然只存这么一点儿，可是，这种情况对于我们是很不利的，因为船无法掌握方向了。

　　Then we're done for!

　　那么，我们完了！

　　Perhaps, Conseil replied serenely⁶. However, we still have a few hours before us, and in a few hours one can do a great many things!

　　也许完了，康塞尔安静地回答，不过，我们还可以支持几个钟头，在几个钟头内，我们可以做不少的事!

1 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。

2 propeller   

n.螺旋桨，推进器

参考例句：

• The propeller started to spin around.螺旋桨开始飞快地旋转起来。
• A rope jammed the boat's propeller.一根绳子卡住了船的螺旋桨。

3 tusk   

n.獠牙，长牙，象牙

参考例句：

• The wild boar had its tusk sunk deeply into a tree and howled desperately.野猪的獠牙陷在了树里，绝望地嗥叫着。
• A huge tusk decorated the wall of his study.他书房的墙上装饰着一支巨大的象牙。

4 inconveniently   

ad.不方便地

参考例句：

• Hardware encrypting resists decryption intensely, but it use inconveniently for user. 硬件加密方法有较强的抗解密性，但用户使用不方便。
• Even implementing the interest-deferral scheme for homeowners has proved inconveniently tricky. 甚至是对房主实行的推迟利息的方案，结果证明也是极不方便的。

5 steer   

vt.驾驶，为…操舵；引导；vi.驾驶

参考例句：

• If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车，我就来驾车。
• It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。

6 serenely   

adv.安详地，宁静地，平静地

参考例句：

• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。