英语听书《白鲸记》第228期

 And the women of New Bedford, they bloom like their own red roses.  至于新贝德福的女人,她们可真象红玫瑰一般鲜艳。

But roses only bloom in summer; whereas the fine carnation¹ of their cheeks is perennial² as sunlight in the seventh heavens.  但是,玫瑰花只在夏季才盛开;而她们那面颊的美丽的淡红色却象七重天里的阳光似的始终辉煌灿烂。

Elsewhere match that bloom of theirs, ye cannot, save in Salem, where they tell me the young girls breathe such musk³,  什么地方能看得到跟她们相媲美的那种鲜艳呀,可说是找不到的,除非是到撒冷去,据说,在那里,年青姑娘都发散着那种麝香的气息,

their sailor sweethearts smell them miles off shore, as though they were drawing nigh the odorous Moluccas instead of the Puritanic sands. 她们那些水手情郎在离岸老远的地方就闻得到那股香味,仿佛他们是驶近了香气四溢的丁香群岛,而不是到了清教徒的沙漠。

1 carnation   

n.康乃馨（一种花）

参考例句：

• He had a white carnation in his buttonhole.他在纽扣孔上佩了朵白色康乃馨。
• He was wearing a carnation in his lapel.他的翻领里别着一枝康乃馨。

2 perennial   

adj.终年的；长久的

参考例句：

• I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
• There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。

3 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。