英语听书《白鲸记》第263期

 Next morning, Monday, after disposing of the embalmed¹ head to a barber, for a block, I settled my own and comrade's bill;  第二天早晨,星期一,我把那只香料制的人头卖给一个理发匠去做头型后,便去结算我自己和我的同伴的账;

using, however, my comrade's money. The grinning landlord, as well as the boarders,  不过,用的却是我的同伴的钱.那个咧开大嘴笑的店老板和那些客人,

seemed amazingly tickled² at the sudden friendship which had sprung up between me and Queequeg 对于我跟魁魁格这种突然发生的友谊,似乎极感有趣...

especially as Peter Coffin's cock and bull stories about him had previously³ so much alarmed me concerning the very person whom I now companied with. 尤其是彼得科芬,因为他对于我现在所结交的这个人所编造的荒诞无稽的故事,先前曾经把我大大吓了一场.

We borrowed a wheelbarrow, and embarking⁴ our things, including my own poor carpet-bag,  我们借来了一辆独轮车,装上我们的东西后,

and Queequeg's canvas sack and hammock, away we went down to the Moss,the little Nantucket packet schooner⁵ moored⁶ at the wharf⁷.  就离开客店,往那只停在码头上的南塔开特小邮船摩斯号进发。

As we were going along the people stared;  我们一路走去,人们都目不转睛地看着我们;

not at Queequeg so much-for they were used to seeing cannibals like him in their streets,but at seeing him and me upon such confidential⁸ terms.  看的倒不象是魁魁格...因为他们经常在街上看到象魁魁格这样的野人...而是在看我竟跟他有这样亲密的友谊。

But we heeded⁹ them not, going along wheeling the barrow by turns, and Queequeg now and then stopping to adjust the sheath on his harpoon¹⁰ barbs¹¹.  但是,我们不理他们,径自轮流推着独轮车走去,魁魁格不时地停下来,端正一下他那标枪钩的鞘子。

I asked him why he carried such a troublesome thing with him ashore¹², and whether all whaling ships did not find their own harpoons¹³.  我问他为什么要把这么累赘的东西带上岸来,是不是所有的捕鲸船都不置办自己的标枪。

To this, in substance, he replied, that though what I hinted was true enough, yet he had a particular affection for his own harpoon,  对于这个问题,他具体地回答道,我所提到的虽很不错,然而,他则是特别爱他自己的标枪,

because it was of assured stuff, well tried in many a mortal combat, and deeply intimate with the hearts of whales.  因为这是用可靠的材料打起来的,饱经许多生死的决斗,同许多大鲸的心脏打过多次交道。

1 embalmed   

adj.用防腐药物保存（尸体）的v.保存（尸体）不腐( embalm的过去式和过去分词 )；使不被遗忘；使充满香气

参考例句：

• Many fine sentiments are embalmed in poetry. 许多微妙的情感保存于诗歌中。 来自辞典例句
• In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。 来自互联网

2 tickled   

（使）发痒( tickle的过去式和过去分词 )； （使）愉快，逗乐

参考例句：

• We were tickled pink to see our friends on television. 在电视中看到我们的一些朋友，我们高兴极了。
• I tickled the baby's feet and made her laugh. 我胳肢孩子的脚，使她发笑。

3 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

4 embarking   

乘船( embark的现在分词 )； 装载； 从事

参考例句：

• He's embarking on a new career as a writer. 他即将开始新的职业生涯——当一名作家。
• The campaign on which were embarking was backed up by such intricate and detailed maintenance arrangemets. 我们实施的战争，须要如此复杂及详细的维护准备。

5 schooner   

n.纵帆船

参考例句：

• The schooner was driven ashore.那条帆船被冲上了岸。
• The current was bearing coracle and schooner southward at an equal rate.急流正以同样的速度将小筏子和帆船一起冲向南方。

6 moored   

adj. 系泊的 动词moor的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。
• We shipped (the) oars and moored alongside the bank. 我们收起桨，把船泊在岸边。

7 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

8 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

9 heeded   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的过去式和过去分词 )；变平，使（某物）变平( flatten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She countered that her advice had not been heeded. 她反驳说她的建议未被重视。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I heeded my doctor's advice and stopped smoking. 我听从医生的劝告，把烟戒了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 harpoon   

n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获

参考例句：

• The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
• The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

11 barbs   

n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛

参考例句：

• She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句

12 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。

13 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网