英语听书《白鲸记》第199期

 And when it comes to sleeping with an unknown stranger, in a strange inn, in a strange town, and that stranger a harpooneer, then your objections indefinitely multiply.  至于跟一个从不相识的陌生人睡觉,在一个陌生的客店里,而且在一个陌生的地方,而那个陌生人又是个标枪手,那样你的反感就会无限地增加。

Nor was there any earthly reason why I as a sailor should sleep two in a bed, more than anybody else;  难道因为我是个水手,就得与众不同地两个人睡一张床?天下哪有这种道理!

for sailors no more sleep two in a bed at sea, than bachelor Kings do ashore¹.  岸上单身的国王是一个人睡觉,海上的水手也是一个人睡觉。

To be sure they all sleep together in one apartment, but you have your own hammock, and cover yourself with your own blanket, and sleep in your own skin. 固然,他们全睡在一个房间里,可是,你有你自己的吊床,盖你自己的毯子,还可以一丝不挂的睡着。

The more I pondered over this harpooneer, the more I abominated² the thought of sleeping with him.  我越想到这个标枪手,越厌恨要跟他一起睡的念头。

It was fair to presume that being a harpooneer, his linen³ or woollen, as the case might be, would not be of the tidiest, certainly none of the finest.  他既然是个标枪手,那么一点儿也不冤枉他,他的衬衣或者羊毛衫...这要看情况...一定是不会太干净的,而且决不会是顶柔软的。

I began to twitch⁴ all over. Besides, it was getting late, and my decent harpooneer ought to be home and going bedwards.  我开始浑身抽搐起来了.再说,天色已经越来越晚了,我那位好标枪手也应当回来睡觉了。

Suppose now, he should tumble in upon me at midnight-how could I tell from what vile⁵ hole he had been coming? 如果他在深更半夜里七冲八跌地撞到我身上来...我又怎么知道他是打什么窠里钻出来的呢?

1 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

2 abominated   

v.憎恶，厌恶，不喜欢( abominate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He had always abominated the foreign devils' contraptions. 老通宝向来仇恨小轮船这一类洋鬼子的东西！ 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

3 linen   

n.亚麻布，亚麻线，亚麻制品；adj.亚麻布制的，亚麻的

参考例句：

• The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
• Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。

4 twitch   

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

• The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
• I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

5 vile   

adj.卑鄙的，可耻的，邪恶的；坏透的

参考例句：

• Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢？
• Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。