英语听书《海底两万里》第460期 第28章 惊奇还是意外(2)

 As a precaution, the panels in the lounge stayed closed, because the Nautilus's hull¹ could run afoul of some submerged block of ice.  为了谨慎起见，客厅的嵌板完全关闭起来。这是因为诺第留斯号船壳可能碰到一些沉在水中的冰块。

So I spent the day putting my notes into final form.  因此，我这一天的时间完全在整理我的笔记。

My mind was completely wrapped up in my memories of the pole.  我心中总是想着在南极点的情形。

We had reached that inaccessible² spot without facing exhaustion³ or danger, as if our seagoing passenger carriage had glided⁴ there on railroad tracks.  我到达了这个人迹不到的地点，不觉得疲倦，没有任何危险，就像火车厢在铁轨上溜过去一样，

And now we had actually started our return journey.  现在是归途了。

Did it still have comparable surprises in store for me?  还有什么相类似的新鲜惊奇的事等待着我吗？

I felt sure it did, so inexhaustible is this series of underwater wonders!  我想还有，海底神奇真是层出不穷呢！

As it was, in the five and a half months since fate had brought us on board, we had cleared 14,000 leagues, and over this track longer than the earth's equator, so many fascinating or frightening incidents had beguiled⁵ our voyage:  可是，自从偶然的讥会把我们送到这只船上的五个半月来，我们已经走了一万四千里，在这比地球赤道线还长的旅途上，有多少或新奇或可怕的偶然事件使得我们的旅行惊心动魄，兴味无穷呀。

that hunting trip in the Crespo forests, our running aground in the Torres Strait, the coral cemetery⁶, the pearl fisheries of Ceylon, the Arabic tunnel, the fires of Santorini, those millions in the Bay of Vigo, Atlantis, the South Pole!  克列斯波林中打猎，托列斯海峡搁浅，珊瑚墓地，锡兰采珠，阿拉伯海底地道，桑多林火海，维哥湾亿万金银，大西洋洲，南极！

During the night all these memories crossed over from one dream to the next, not giving my brain a moment's rest. 夜间，所有这些忆念，梦一般连续过去，使我的脑子一刻也不能安歇。

At three o'clock in the morning, I was awakened⁷ by a violent collision.  早晨三点，我被一下猛烈的冲击惊醒。

1 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

2 inaccessible   

adj.达不到的，难接近的

参考例句：

• This novel seems to me among the most inaccessible.这本书对我来说是最难懂的小说之一。
• The top of Mount Everest is the most inaccessible place in the world.珠穆朗玛峰是世界上最难到达的地方。

3 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。

4 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 beguiled   

v.欺骗( beguile的过去式和过去分词 )；使陶醉；使高兴；消磨（时间等）

参考例句：

• She beguiled them into believing her version of events. 她哄骗他们相信了她叙述的事情。
• He beguiled me into signing this contract. 他诱骗我签订了这项合同。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

6 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

7 awakened   

v.（使）醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）觉醒；弄醒；（使）意识到

参考例句：

• She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
• The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》