美国语文第五册 第145期:冰山(1)

 　　We have just passed a fragment of some one of the surrounding icebergs¹ that had amused us.  周围新奇无比的冰山群让人目不暇接，我们刚路过一处由冰山一角坍塌崩裂生成的冰原断层。

　　It bore the resemblance of a huge polar bear, 那块冰山像只巨大的极地熊，

　　reposing² upon the base of an inverted³ cone⁴, with a twist of a seashell, and whirling slowly round and round.  趴在倒立的圆锥体底部，贝壳般不停地扭动躯体缓慢旋转；

　　The ever-attending green water, with its aerial clearness, enabled us to see its spiral folds and horns as they hung suspended in the deep. 不断涌出的绿色海水映照空中的晶莹剔透，螺旋褶皱的冰块棱角分明，悬浮于深海当中，清晰可触。

　　The bear, a ten-foot mass in tolerable proportion, seemed to be regularly beset⁵ by a pack of hungry little swells⁷.  那头极地熊状的冰山，高约十英尺的庞然大物，似乎在饥不可耐的一轮轮海浪嗜咬扑打中，早已习惯安然。

　　First, one would take him on the haunch, then whip back into the sea over his tail and between his legs.  一个浪扑卷它的腰臀，急遽反弹回去，急扫过它的尾部与双腿。

　　Presently a bolder swell⁶ would rise and pitch into his back with a ferocity that threatened instant destruction.  转眼间，一道更为肆虐的大浪高高扬起，凶猛地扑打冰山后背，岌岌可危的崩塌就在眼前，

　　It only washed his satin fleece the whiter.  极地熊宛如白色缎子般皮毛愈加亮丽。

　　While Bruin was turning to look the daring assailant in the face, the rogue⁸ had pitched himself back into his cave.  正当布来恩转身目睹这惊心动魄的一幕，一只孤兽急急地钻进它的洞穴。

　　No sooner that, than a very bulldog of a billow would attack him in the face.  说时迟，那时快，一头彪悍的牛头犬翻滚着向他迎面扑来，

　　The serenity⁹ with which the impertinent assault was borne was complete.  一道声响打破了极地的宁静安谧，

　　It was but a puff¹⁰ of silvery dust, powdering his mane with fresher brightness.  刹那间，只见一条白色尘埃铺散冲来，牛头犬的蓬松鬃毛银光闪亮，

　　Nothing would be left of bull but a little froth of all the foam¹¹ displayed in the fierce onset¹².  搅起漫天飞泻流动的呼啸雪沫，预示一场凶猛的攻击转瞬即至，

　　He too would turn and scud¹³ into his hiding place.  布来恩转身拔腿飞奔，躲进了藏身地。

1 icebergs   

n.冰山，流冰( iceberg的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships. 海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The icebergs towered above them. 冰山高耸于他们上方。 来自辞典例句

2 reposing   

v.将（手臂等）靠在某人（某物）上( repose的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His parents were now reposing in the local churchyard. 他的双亲现在长眠于本地教堂墓地。 来自辞典例句
• The picture shows a nude reposing on a couch. 这幅画表现的是一个人赤身体躺在长沙发上。 来自辞典例句

3 inverted   

adj.反向的，倒转的v.使倒置，使反转( invert的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Only direct speech should go inside inverted commas. 只有直接引语应放在引号内。
• Inverted flight is an acrobatic manoeuvre of the plane. 倒飞是飞机的一种特技动作。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cone   

n.圆锥体，圆锥形东西，球果

参考例句：

• Saw-dust piled up in a great cone.锯屑堆积如山。
• The police have sectioned off part of the road with traffic cone.警察用锥形路标把部分路面分隔开来。

5 beset   

v.镶嵌；困扰，包围

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• The plan was beset with difficulties from the beginning.这项计划自开始就困难重重。

6 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

7 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

8 rogue   

n.流氓；v.游手好闲

参考例句：

• The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
• They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。

9 serenity   

n.宁静，沉着，晴朗

参考例句：

• Her face,though sad,still evoked a feeling of serenity.她的脸色虽然悲伤，但仍使人感觉安详。
• She escaped to the comparative serenity of the kitchen.她逃到相对安静的厨房里。

10 puff   

n.一口(气)；一阵(风)；v.喷气，喘气

参考例句：

• He took a puff at his cigarette.他吸了一口香烟。
• They tried their best to puff the book they published.他们尽力吹捧他们出版的书。

11 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

12 onset   

n.进攻，袭击，开始，突然开始

参考例句：

• The drug must be taken from the onset of the infection.这种药必须在感染的最初期就开始服用。
• Our troops withstood the onset of the enemy.我们的部队抵挡住了敌人的进攻。

13 scud   

n.疾行；v.疾行

参考例句：

• The helpers came in a scud.救援者飞奔而来。
• Rabbits scud across the turf.兔子飞快地穿过草地。