英语听书《白鲸记》第237期

 Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered¹ people to condense.  梅普尔神甫站了起来,以一种谦逊的长者的柔和声气,命令四散的人群聚拢来。

Star board gangway, there! side away to larboard-larboard gangway to starboard! Midships! midships! 右舷走道的,喂!靠向左舷...左舷走道的靠向右舷!靠中间来,靠中间来!

There was a low rumbling² of heavy sea-boots among the benches, and a still slighter shuffling³ of women's shoes, and all was quiet again, and every eye on the preacher. 凳子间顿时发出一阵笨重的靴子的低沉的隆隆声,和一阵更轻的女鞋的声音,接着又是一片鸦静,每只眼睛都望着那个传道者。

He paused a little; then kneeling in the pulpit's bows, folded his large brown hands across his chest, uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout⁴ that he seemed kneeling and praying at the bottom of the sea. 他歇了一忽;然后跪在讲坛前头,拦胸交叉起他那双棕色的大手,抬起他那闭着的眼睛,那么深怀诚意地作起祷告,好象跪在海底作祷告。

This ended, in prolonged solemn tones, like the continual tolling⁵ of a bell in a ship that is foundering⁶ at sea in a fog-in such tones he commenced reading the following hymn⁷; but changing his manner towards the concluding stanzas⁸, burst forth⁹ with a pealing¹⁰ exultation¹¹ and joy. 祷告过后,他以曳长而庄严的声调,有如一只陷在迷雾的海上的船只那种不断敲击的钟声...他就以这种声调朗诵起如下的圣诗来;但是,行将结束的时候,他却态度一变,突然迸发出一阵兴高采烈的狂欢声来...

The ribs¹² and terrors in the whale, Arched over me a dismal¹³ gloom, While all God's sun-lit waves rolled by, And lift me deepening down to doom¹⁴. 大鲸的恐怖和肋骨,困我在阴森可怕中,神光普照的浪涛滚滚而过,把我高高举起,重重抛进毁灭之都。

I saw the opening maw of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none but they that feel can tell-Oh, I was plunging¹⁵ to despair. 我见地狱大张着口,那儿有无边苦痛愁伤;只有经受过的人才会知道...啊,我正陷进绝望深渊。

In black distress¹⁶, I called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine, He bowed his ear to my complaints-No more the whale did me confine. 在凶险的灾殃里,当我几乎对

1 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

2 rumbling   

n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词

参考例句：

• The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
• The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。

3 shuffling   

adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 devout   

adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)

参考例句：

• His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
• The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。

5 tolling   

[财]来料加工

参考例句：

• A remote bell is tolling. 远处的钟声响了。
• Indeed, the bells were tolling, the people were trooping into the handsome church. 真的，钟声响了，人们成群结队走进富丽堂皇的教堂。

6 foundering   

v.创始人( founder的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lifeboat soon got abreast of the foundering ship. 救生艇很快就赶到了那艘正在下沉的船旁。 来自互联网
• With global climate-change negotiations foundering, the prospects of raising cash for REDD that way look poor. 由于就全球气候变化的谈判破裂，通过这种方式来为REDD集资前景堪忧。 来自互联网

7 hymn   

n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌

参考例句：

• They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
• The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。

8 stanzas   

节，段( stanza的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The poem has six stanzas. 这首诗有六小节。
• Stanzas are different from each other in one poem. 诗中节与节差异颇大。

9 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

10 pealing   

v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The bell began pealing. 钟声开始鸣响了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The church bells are pealing the message of Christmas joy. 教堂的钟声洪亮地传颂着圣诞快乐的信息。 来自辞典例句

11 exultation   

n.狂喜，得意

参考例句：

• It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
• He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。

12 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

13 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

14 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

15 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。