英语听书《白鲸记》第179期

 Then the wild and distant seas where he rolled his island bulk;  其次,那条大鲸在那里面滚动它那岛屿般的身体的荒凉辽阔的大海;

the undeliverable, nameless perils¹ of the whale;  和与那条大鲸分不开的无可言宣.难以名状的种种惊险;

these, with all the attending marvels² of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds, helped to sway me to my wish.  以及沿途在巴塔哥尼亚一带见到的听到的无数声色之奇,都帮助影响我的意图。

With other men, perhaps, such things would not have been inducements;  在另一些人看来,这类事情也许不会使人动心;

but as for me, I am tormented³ with an everlasting⁴ itch⁵ for things remote.  但是,拿我来说,凡是天外的东西总是永远引得我心痒难熬,苦念不已。

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.  我就爱远涉惊涛阻隔的重洋,就爱攀援野人栖迟的海岸。

Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror,  我并不是不知好歹,我是易于理会恐怖,

and could still be social with it-would they let me-since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates⁶ of the place one lodges⁷ in. 且又能够应付恐怖的...只要人们容许我...因为一个人托身在一个地方,跟那地方的居民都能友善相处,是只有好处的。

By reason of these things, then, the whaling voyage was welcome;  由于上述种种原因,所以,这次捕鲸航行正是我求之不得的。

the great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open, and in the wild conceits⁸ that swayed me to my purpose,  那扇神奇世界的大闸门豁然洞开,在那个影响我立下决心的狂想里,无穷尽的大鲸列阵而来,

two and two there floated into my inmost soul, endless processions of the whale, and, mid⁹ most of them all, one grand hooded¹⁰ phantom¹¹, like a snow hill in the air. 成双捉对地游进我灵魂的深处,而在这一切中间,突然出现一条庞大的头角峥嵘的妖物,象是高耸云霄的一座雪山.

1 perils   

极大危险( peril的名词复数 )； 危险的事（或环境）

参考例句：

• The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
• With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难？

2 marvels   

n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 )；令人惊奇的事物（或事例）；不平凡的成果；成就v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor's treatment has worked marvels : the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春，病人已完全康复。 来自辞典例句
• Nevertheless he revels in a catalogue of marvels. 可他还是兴致勃勃地罗列了一堆怪诞不经的事物。 来自辞典例句

3 tormented   

饱受折磨的

参考例句：

• The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
• He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

4 everlasting   

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

参考例句：

• These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
• He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

5 itch   

n.痒，渴望，疥癣；vi.发痒，渴望

参考例句：

• Shylock has an itch for money.夏洛克渴望发财。
• He had an itch on his back.他背部发痒。

6 inmates   

n.囚犯( inmate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 lodges   

v.存放( lodge的第三人称单数 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• But I forget, if I ever heard, where he lodges in Liverpool. 可是我记不得有没有听他说过他在利物浦的住址。 来自辞典例句
• My friend lodges in my uncle's house. 我朋友寄居在我叔叔家。 来自辞典例句

8 conceits   

高傲( conceit的名词复数 )； 自以为； 巧妙的词语； 别出心裁的比喻

参考例句：

• He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. 他记下了闲暇时想到的一些看法。
• The most grotesque fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night. 夜晚躺在床上的时候，各种离奇怪诞的幻想纷至沓来。

9 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

10 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

11 phantom   

n.幻影，虚位，幽灵；adj.错觉的，幻影的，幽灵的

参考例句：

• I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我发现自己瞪大眼睛看着她，好像她是一个幽灵。
• He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名无实的国王。