英语听书《海底两万里》第385期 第25章 地中海四十八小时(11)

 Did he himself never leave the Nautilus? Whole weeks had often gone by without my encountering him.  难道他从不离开诺第留斯号吗？有时候，整整几个星期过去了，我都碰不见他。

What was he doing all the while? During all those times I'd thought he was convalescing¹ in the grip of some misanthropic² fit, was he instead far away from the ship, involved in some secret activity whose nature still eluded³ me? 在这个期间他做什么事呢？我以为他是愤世嫉俗，心存厌世，不愿见人，是不是他到远处去，完成某种我一直不知道内容性质的秘密行动呢？

All these ideas and a thousand others assaulted me at the same time. In these strange circumstances the scope for conjecture⁴ was unlimited⁵.  所有这些思想，以及其它无数的想法，同时涌到我心中来。在我们所处的奇特情况中，胡乱猜测是无穷无尽的。

I felt an unbearable⁶ queasiness⁷. This day of waiting seemed endless. The hours struck too slowly to keep up with my impatience⁸. 我感到一种不可忍受的不安。这一天的等待好象是无止境的由于心中烦躁，时间实在是过得太慢了。

As usual, dinner was served me in my stateroom. Full of anxiety, I ate little.  我的晚饭像往常一样，还是在我的房中吃的。我心中有事，吃得很马虎。

I left the table at seven o'clock.  我七点离开餐桌。

120 minutes-I was keeping track of them-still separated me from the moment I was to rejoin Ned Land. My agitation⁹ increased.  我心中计算，距我要跟尼德。兰约定相会的时候，还有一百二十分钟。我心中的激动更增加了。

My pulse was throbbing¹⁰ violently. I couldn't stand still. I walked up and down, hoping to calm my troubled mind with movement.  我的脉搏激烈跳动，我自己不能静下来。我走来走去，希望运动可以把我心中的烦乱镇静一下。

The possibility of perishing in our reckless undertaking¹¹ was the least of my worries;  我想到我们要在这次大胆逃走中不幸死亡，我并不怎么难过，

my heart was pounding at the thought that our plans might be discovered before we had left the Nautilus, at the thought of being hauled in front of Captain Nemo and finding him angered, or worse, saddened by my deserting him. 但是，想到我们的计划在离开诺第留斯号之前就被发觉，想到我们被带到激怒的尼摩船长面前，或者，更为糟糕，他因为我的抛弃他而很痛苦，我的心就怦怦地跳起来了。

I wanted to see the lounge one last time. I went down the gangways and arrived at the museum where I had spent so many pleasant and productive hours.  我要最后看一次客厅。我从长廊走过去，我到了我不知度过了多少快意和有益的时间的那间陈列室。

I stared at all its wealth, all its treasures, like a man on the eve of his eternal exile, a man departing to return no more.  我两眼叮者所有这些财富，所有这些宝藏，就像一个人要永远流亡，走后不再回来的前夜中一样。

For so many days now, these natural wonders and artistic¹² masterworks had been central to my life, and I was about to leave them behind forever.  这些自然界的神奇品，这些艺术上的杰作，这许多日子来，我的生命力全部集中在它门那里，现在我要永远抛开它们了。

I wanted to plunge¹³ my eyes through the lounge window and into these Atlantic waters; but the panels were hermetically sealed, and a mantle¹⁴ of sheet iron separated me from this ocean with which I was still unfamiliar¹⁵. 我又要通过客厅的玻璃，把我的眼光潜入大西洋的水底下，可是嵌板紧闭着，一块铁板把我隔开了我还不认识的这个大洋。

1 convalescing   

v.康复( convalesce的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She is convalescing at home after her operation. 手术后她正在家休养康复。
• The patient is convalescing nicely. 病人正在顺利地康复。 来自辞典例句

2 misanthropic   

adj.厌恶人类的，憎恶（或蔑视）世人的；愤世嫉俗

参考例句：

• Jane is filled with sympathy for the misanthropic Rochester. Nevertheless, she realizes she must now depart. 简对愤世嫉俗的罗切斯特满怀同情，但意识到此时她必须离开。 来自互联网

3 eluded   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的过去式和过去分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• The sly fox nimbly eluded the dogs. 那只狡猾的狐狸灵活地躲避开那群狗。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The criminal eluded the police. 那个罪犯甩掉了警察的追捕。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 conjecture   

n./v.推测，猜测

参考例句：

• She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
• This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。

5 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

6 unbearable   

adj.不能容忍的；忍受不住的

参考例句：

• It is unbearable to be always on thorns.老是处于焦虑不安的情况中是受不了的。
• The more he thought of it the more unbearable it became.他越想越觉得无法忍受。

7 queasiness   

n.恶心

参考例句：

• This medicine will counteract the queasiness caused by the antibiotics. 这种药会抑制抗生素引起的反胃。 来自辞典例句
• Perhaps his queasiness is just a sign's coming down with bird flu. 它确定不了，也许，感觉恶心只是得了禽流感的征兆。 来自互联网

8 impatience   

n.不耐烦，急躁

参考例句：

• He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
• He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

9 agitation   

n.搅动；搅拌；鼓动，煽动

参考例句：

• Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores.小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。
• These materials require constant agitation to keep them in suspension.这些药剂要经常搅动以保持悬浮状态。

10 throbbing   

a. 跳动的,悸动的

参考例句：

• My heart is throbbing and I'm shaking. 我的心在猛烈跳动，身子在不住颤抖。
• There was a throbbing in her temples. 她的太阳穴直跳。

11 undertaking   

n.保证，许诺，事业

参考例句：

• He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
• He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小，不敢从事任何事业。

12 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

13 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

14 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

15 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。