英语听书《白鲸记》第196期

 Presently a rioting noise was heard without. Starting up, the landlord cried, That's the Grampus's crew.  不多一会,就听到外边一阵喧闹声.店老板蓦地跳将起来,嚷道,那是'戟鲸号的水手。

I seed her reported in the offing this morning; a three years' voyage, and a full ship. Hurrah¹, boys; now we'll have the latest news from the Feegees. 我今天早晨就看到它在海面上放信号;三年航程,满载归来喽.好呀,朋友们;这会儿,我们可以听听斐济岛最近的新闻啦。

A tramping of sea boots was heard in the entry; the door was flung open, and in rolled a wild set of mariners² enough.  进口处响起一阵杂沓的水手靴子声;房门豁地大开,拥进了一群水手。

Enveloped³ in their shaggy watch coats, and with their heads muffled⁴ in woollen comforters, all bedarned and ragged⁵, and their beards stiff with icicles,  他们都裹着毛茸茸的值班衫,头上缠着毛围巾,全都穿得补补衲衲,破破烂烂,络腮胡须结起冰柱,

they seemed an eruption⁶ of bears from Labrador.  好像是突然闯进来的拉布拉多熊群。

They had just landed from their boat, and this was the first house they entered.  他们还是刚下船,这里是他们上岸后走进的第一幢房子。

No wonder, then, that they made a straight wake for the whale's mouth-the bar-when the wrinkled little old Jonah, there officiating, soon poured them out brimmers all round.  难怪他们都笔直地向鲸嘴...酒吧...走去,这时,那个满面皱纹的小老头约拿在那边张罗,不一会就为他们斟遍满杯满杯的酒。

One complained of a bad cold in his head, upon which Jonah mixed him a pitch-like potion of gin and molasses,  其中有一个人嘀咕着他患重伤风,一听到这话,约拿就连忙一边给他用杜松子酒和糖蜜调上一服沥青似的饮剂,

which he swore was a sovereign cure for all colds and catarrhs whatsoever⁷,  一边发誓说,不论什么伤风感冒,不管是老病新疾,

never mind of how long standing⁸, or whether caught off the coast of Labrador, or on the weather side of an ice-island. 也不问是在拉布拉多沿海得来的,还是在一座冰岛的顶风面得来的,包管一服就灵。

1 hurrah   

int.好哇，万岁，乌拉

参考例句：

• We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
• The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。

2 mariners   

海员，水手（mariner的复数形式）

参考例句：

• Mariners were also able to fix their latitude by using an instrument called astrolabe. 海员们还可使用星盘这种仪器确定纬度。
• The ancient mariners traversed the sea. 古代的海员漂洋过海。

3 enveloped   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
• Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 muffled   

adj.（声音）被隔的；听不太清的；（衣服）裹严的；蒙住的v.压抑，捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 )；用厚厚的衣帽包着（自己）

参考例句：

• muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
• There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

6 eruption   

n.火山爆发；（战争等）爆发；（疾病等）发作

参考例句：

• The temple was destroyed in the violent eruption of 1470 BC.庙宇在公元前1470年猛烈的火山爆发中摧毁了。
• The eruption of a volcano is spontaneous.火山的爆发是自发的。

7 whatsoever   

adv.（用于否定句中以加强语气）任何；pron.无论什么

参考例句：

• There's no reason whatsoever to turn down this suggestion.没有任何理由拒绝这个建议。
• All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you,do ye even so to them.你想别人对你怎样，你就怎样对人。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。