英语听书《白鲸记》第125期

 That was my first kick.  屁股上就挨了重重的一踢！ 

Is that the way they heave in the marchant service? he roared.  混蛋，在商船上你就是这么干活的吗？ 

Spring, thou sheep-head; spring, and break thy backbone¹! Why don't ye spring, I say, all of ye—spring!  他对着我破口大骂，马上就又扭向了别的水手，不依不饶地吼着。 使劲绞，笨蛋！ 

Quohog! spring, thou chap with the red whiskers; spring there, Scotch-cap; spring, thou green pants.  绞呵，你，刮荷格，

Spring, I say, all of ye, and spring your eyes out!  你这个红胡子鬼，绞啊！ 

And so saying, he moved along the windlass, here and there using his leg very freely, while imperturbable² Bildad kept leading off with his psalmody.  他边说边走，脚落在几乎每个人的屁股上。 

Thinks I, Captain Peleg must have been drinking something to-day.  在比勒达船长的歌声中，在法勒船长的叫骂声中，

At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided³.  裴廓德号起了锚，扬了帆，驶上了荒凉的大海。 

It was a short, cold Christmas; and as the short northern day merged⁴ into night, we found ourselves almost broad upon the wintry ocean,  时值隆冬，圣诞节将至，船舷上的冰栏，

whose freezing spray cased us in ice, as in polished armor.  像一排大白象牙，在月光中闪着冰冷的光。 

1 backbone   

n.脊骨，脊柱，骨干；刚毅，骨气

参考例句：

• The Chinese people have backbone.中国人民有骨气。
• The backbone is an articulate structure.脊椎骨是一种关节相连的结构。

2 imperturbable   

adj.镇静的

参考例句：

• Thomas,of course,was cool and aloof and imperturbable.当然，托马斯沉着、冷漠，不易激动。
• Edward was a model of good temper and his equanimity imperturbable.爱德华是个典型的好性子，他总是沉着镇定。

3 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》

4 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。