英语听书《海底两万里》第566期 第36章 结尾(2)

 But what happened to the Nautilus? 但“鹦鹉螺号”船只现在怎么样？

Did it withstand the Maelstrom's clutches? 它能挣脱大漩流吗？

Is Captain Nemo alive? 尼摩船长还活着吗？

Is he still under the ocean pursuing his frightful¹ program of revenge, or did he stop after that latest mass execution? 他还会在海底继续他那种可怕的复仇行为吗？还是在那最后一次大屠杀后，他就洗手不干呢？

Will the waves someday deliver that manuscript that contains his full life story? 水波会不会有一天把那本记载着他的全部生活经历的手稿带到人间呢？

Will I finally learn the man's name? 我最终会知道这个人的名字吗？

Will the nationality of the stricken warship² tell us the nationality of Captain Nemo? 那艘沉没的战舰，能否通过说明它的国籍，来告诉我们尼摩船长的国籍呢？

I hope so. I likewise hope that his powerful submersible has defeated the sea inside its most dreadful whirlpool, 我希望能。我也同样希望在那最可怕的漩涡里，尼摩船长那强有力的船能战胜大海，

that the Nautilus has survived where so many ships have perished!  “鹦鹉螺号”船只能在那众多船只葬身的地方幸存下来！

If this is the case and Captain Nemo still inhabits the ocean--his adopted country--may the hate be appeased³ in that fierce heart! 如果事实真是如此，如果尼摩船长永远生活在他寄居的祖国的海洋里，但愿仇恨在他那颗愤世嫉俗的心中平息！

May the contemplation of so many wonders extinguish the spirit of vengeance⁴ in him! 但愿静观那么多的奇观能熄灭他心中的复仇之火！

May the executioner pass away, and the scientist continue his peaceful exploration of the seas! 但愿判官逝去，而学者继续在平静的海底勘探！

If his destiny is strange, it's also sublime⁵. 如果说尼摩船长的命运是离奇古怪，那他也是崇高的，

Haven't I encompassed⁶ it myself? 难道我自己不了解他吗？

Didn't I lead ten months of this otherworldly existence? 难道我不是亲身经历了10个月那种超自然的生活吗？

Thus to that question asked 6,000 years ago in the Book of Ecclesiastes: 因此，对于6000年前，《圣经·传道书》中提出的那个问题：

"Who can fathom⁷ the soundless depths?" “谁曾能探测深渊的深处呢？”

two men out of all humanity have now earned the right to reply. Captain Nemo and I. 现在，我相信人类中有两个人有资格来回答这个问题。那就是我和尼摩船长。

1 frightful   

adj.可怕的；讨厌的

参考例句：

• How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
• We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。

2 warship   

n.军舰，战舰

参考例句：

• He is serving on a warship in the Pacific.他在太平洋海域的一艘军舰上服役。
• The warship was making towards the pier.军舰正驶向码头。

3 appeased   

安抚，抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 )； 绥靖（满足另一国的要求以避免战争）

参考例句：

• His hunger could only be appeased by his wife. 他的欲望只有他的妻子能满足。
• They are the more readily appeased. 他们比较容易和解。

4 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

5 sublime   

adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的

参考例句：

• We should take some time to enjoy the sublime beauty of nature.我们应该花些时间去欣赏大自然的壮丽景象。
• Olympic games play as an important arena to exhibit the sublime idea.奥运会，就是展示此崇高理念的重要舞台。

6 encompassed   

v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 )；包围；包含；包括

参考例句：

• The enemy encompassed the city. 敌人包围了城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I have encompassed him with every protection. 我已经把他保护得严严实实。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

7 fathom   

v.领悟，彻底了解

参考例句：

• I really couldn't fathom what he was talking about.我真搞不懂他在说些什么。
• What these people hoped to achieve is hard to fathom.这些人希望实现些什么目标难以揣测。