英语听书《白鲸记》第117期

 Shan't see ye again very soon, I guess; unless it's before the Grand Jury.  不过，咱们再见得好长时间了，除非是在大陪审团面前… 

And with these cracked words he finally departed, leaving me, for the moment, in no small wonderment at his frantic¹ impudence².  他疯疯癫癫地讲了一遍，走了。 

At last, stepping on board the Pequod, we found everything in profound quiet, not a soul moving.  我们登上裴廓德号时，发现船上一个人影也没有，

The cabin entrance was locked within; the hatches were all on, and lumbered³ with coils of rigging.  舱盖锁着，甲板上有一堆烂绳头，海风掠过，一片凄凉的景象。 

Going forward to the forecastle, we found the slide of the scuttle⁴ open. Seeing a light, we went down, and found only an old rigger there, wrapped in a tattered⁵ pea-jacket.  灯光从小舱的舱口处射了出来，我们迈步过去，却见一位穿着破烂的老索匠，

He was thrown at whole length upon two chests, his face downwards⁶ and inclosed in his folded arms. The profoundest slumber⁷ slept upon him.  侧身躺在两口箱子上，睡得正香。 

Those sailors we saw, Queequeg, where can they have gone to? said I, looking dubiously⁸ at the sleeper⁹.  哎，魁魁格，刚才咱们看见的那些水手哪儿去了呢？  

But it seemed that, when on the wharf¹⁰, Queequeg had not at all noticed what I now alluded¹¹ to;  对于我的问题，魁魁格并不以为然，因为刚才在岸上他压根儿就没看见什么。

hence I would have thought myself to have been optically deceived in that matter, were it not for Elijah's otherwise inexplicable¹² question.  算啦，咱们就守着这个老索匠坐一会儿吧！ 

1 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

2 impudence   

n.厚颜无耻；冒失；无礼

参考例句：

• His impudence provoked her into slapping his face.他的粗暴让她气愤地给了他一耳光。
• What knocks me is his impudence.他的厚颜无耻使我感到吃惊。

3 lumbered   

砍伐（lumber的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• A rhinoceros lumbered towards them. 一头犀牛笨重地向他们走来。
• A heavy truck lumbered by. 一辆重型卡车隆隆驶过。

4 scuttle   

v.急赶，疾走，逃避；n.天窗；舷窗

参考例句：

• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。
• The scuttle was open,and the good daylight shone in.明朗的亮光从敞开的小窗中照了进来。

5 tattered   

adj.破旧的，衣衫破的

参考例句：

• Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。
• Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。

6 downwards   

adj./adv.向下的（地），下行的（地）

参考例句：

• He lay face downwards on his bed.他脸向下伏在床上。
• As the river flows downwards,it widens.这条河愈到下游愈宽。

7 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

8 dubiously   

adv.可疑地，怀疑地

参考例句：

• "What does he have to do?" queried Chin dubiously. “他有什么心事？”琴向觉民问道，她的脸上现出疑惑不解的神情。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• He walked out fast, leaving the head waiter staring dubiously at the flimsy blue paper. 他很快地走出去，撇下侍者头儿半信半疑地瞪着这张薄薄的蓝纸。 来自辞典例句

9 sleeper   

n.睡眠者，卧车，卧铺

参考例句：

• I usually go up to London on the sleeper. 我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
• But first he explained that he was a very heavy sleeper. 但首先他解释说自己睡觉很沉。

10 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

11 alluded   

提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
• She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

12 inexplicable   

adj.无法解释的，难理解的

参考例句：

• It is now inexplicable how that development was misinterpreted.当时对这一事态发展的错误理解究竟是怎么产生的，现在已经无法说清楚了。
• There are many things which are inexplicable by science.有很多事科学还无法解释。