英语听书《白鲸记》第249期

 Delight,top-gallant delight is to him, who acknowledges no law or lord, but the Lord his God, and is only a patriot¹ to heaven.  那个不认得别的法律和主宰,只认得主耶和华,只对上天忠诚的人,愿他愉悦,至上的愉悦。

Delight is to him, whom all the waves of the billows of the seas of the boisterous² mob can never shake from this sure Keel of the Ages.  那个在万浪翻腾,波涛汹涌中永远动摇不了他那牢固的经年的龙骨的人,愿他愉悦。

And eternal delight and deliciousness will be his, who coming to lay him down, can say with his final breath-O Father!-chiefly known to me by Thy rod-mortal or immortal³, here I die.  永恒的愉悦和欢娱将属于他,属于那个虽然行将结束生命,却在弥留时分还会说这样的话的人...

I have striven to be Thine, more than to be this world's, or mine own. Yet this is nothing:  我的父呵!首先使我认识的是你的威力...不管是进地狱还是永垂不朽,我这就死了。

I leave eternity⁴ to Thee; for what is man that he should live out the lifetime of his God? 我竭力想属于你,努力的程度远远超过于想属于这个世界,远远超过于想属于我自己。然而,这是微不足道的:我祝福你永生;一个人竟想活得比他的上帝长命,算什么人呢?

He said no more, but slowly waving a benediction⁵, covered his face with his hands, and so remained kneeling, till all the people had departed, and he was left alone in the place. 他不再说下去了,只是慢吞吞地挥着手,做个祷祝.他双手掩着脸,就那样动也不动地跪在那里,直等到所有的人都离去了,他还独自留在那里.

1 patriot   

n.爱国者，爱国主义者

参考例句：

• He avowed himself a patriot.他自称自己是爱国者。
• He is a patriot who has won the admiration of the French already.他是一个已经赢得法国人敬仰的爱国者。

2 boisterous   

adj.喧闹的，欢闹的

参考例句：

• I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
• The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起，不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。

3 immortal   

adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的

参考例句：

• The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。
• The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

4 eternity   

n.不朽，来世；永恒，无穷

参考例句：

• The dull play seemed to last an eternity.这场乏味的剧似乎演个没完没了。
• Finally,Ying Tai and Shan Bo could be together for all of eternity.英台和山伯终能双宿双飞，永世相随。

5 benediction   

n.祝福；恩赐

参考例句：

• The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony.牧师在婚礼结束时为新婚夫妇祈求上帝赐福。
• He went abroad with his parents' benediction.他带着父母的祝福出国去了。