英语听书《白鲸记》第341期

 But the only thing to be considered here is this--what kind of oil is used at coronations?  但是,这里得加考虑的一件事情是...加冕时用的是哪一种油?

Certainly it cannot be olive oil, nor macassar oil, nor castor oil, nor bear's oil, nor train oil, nor cod-liver oil.  当然不能用橄榄油,植物性的发油,蓖麻油,也不能用熊油,更不能用普通鲸油和鳘鱼肝油喽。

What then can it possibly be, but the sperm¹ oil in its unmanufactured, unpolluted state, the sweetest of all oils? 那么,除了用一切油类中最为超特,尚未经过提炼,未被弄脏的那种抹香鲸油以外,还能用什么油呢?

Think of that, ye loyal Britons! we whalemen supply your kings and queens with coronation stuff! 请想想看,你们这些忠诚的不列颠人呵!我们这些捕鲸者可供给你们的国王和女王以加冕用的油料呢!

1 sperm   

n.精子，精液

参考例句：

• Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
• In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。