英语听书《海底两万里》第354期 第23章 珊瑚王国(51)

 And who says it will circle Africa, professor? What's this talk about doubling the Cape¹ of Good Hope? 教授谁告诉您，它要绕非洲一周呢？谁告诉您，它要经过好望角呢？

But unless the Nautilus navigates² on dry land and crosses over the isthmus³- 除非是它在陆地上行驶，和从地峡上面过去，那…

Or under it, Professor Aronnax. 或从底下穿过去，阿龙纳斯先生。

Under it? 从底下穿过去吗？

Surely, Captain Nemo replied serenely⁴. Under that tongue of land, nature long ago made what man today is making on its surface. 当然，尼摩船长用很安静的语气回答，很久以来，人们在这舌形地面上所做的，大自然早就在它底下做了。

What! There's a passageway? 怎么！原来底下有条通路！

Yes, an underground passageway that I've named the Arabian Tunnel. It starts below Suez and leads to the Bay of Pelusium. 是的、底下有一条地道，我称它为阿拉伯海底地道。地道在苏伊士下面，通到北路斯海湾。

But isn't that isthmus only composed of quicksand? 那么，这地峡只是由松动的沙土形成的吗？

To a certain depth. But at merely fifty meters, one encounters a firm foundation of rock. 由沙上形成的部分达到某种深度。但是到了五十米以下，就有一层很坚固的不可动的岩石。

And it's by luck that you discovered this passageway? I asked, more and more startled. 您发现这地道是由于偶然的机会吗？我愈来愈惊奇地问。

Luck plus logic⁵, professor, and logic even more than luck. 由于偶然的机会，同时也由于推理，教授，甚至推理的：多于偶然的成分。

Captain, I hear you, but I can't believe my ears. 船长，我心里虽然在听您讲，但我的耳朵却抗拒它听到的话。

1 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

2 navigates   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的第三人称单数 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• Dolpins also navigates by some kind of echo system. 原来海豚也是借助某种回声系统寻向的。 来自辞典例句
• Navigates in menus, lists, choice screens and into edited texts. 可以操纵菜单、列表、屏幕选项和进入编辑文本。 来自互联网

3 isthmus   

n.地峡

参考例句：

• North America is connected with South America by the Isthmus of Panama.巴拿马海峡把北美同南美连接起来。
• The north and south of the island are linked by a narrow isthmus.岛的北部和南部由一条狭窄的地峡相连。

4 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。

5 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。