英语听书《白鲸记》第421期

 Silently obeying the order, the three harpooneers now stood with the detached iron part of their harpoons², some three feet long, held, barbs³ up, before him. 那三个标枪手,默默地执行了命令,手里拿着约三英尺长的卸下来的标枪铁头,倒钩朝上,站到他面前来。

Stab me not with that keen steel! Cant⁴ them; cant them over! know ye not the goblet⁵ end? Turn up the socket⁶! So, so; now, ye cup-bearers, advance.  可别让那锐利的钢头戳着我!打斜拿着;把它们倒转过来!你们不懂得大杯底吗?把接口倒转过来!唔,唔,现在你们几个上酒人,上前去。

The irons! take them; hold them while I fill! Forthwith, slowly going from one officer to the other, he brimmed the harpoon¹ sockets⁷ with the fiery⁸ waters from the pewter. 那些标枪头,把它们拿过来;我斟酒的时候要拿牢!他立刻脚步缓慢地从这个头目走到那个头目,把蜡锡杯里的烈酒注满标枪头的接口。

Now, three to three, ye stand. Commend the murderous chalices⁹! Bestow¹⁰ them, ye who are now made parties to this indissoluble league.  现在三对三,你们站好。举起这杀气腾腾的圣餐杯!请呀,你们这些人现在已经加进了这个不容分散的同盟里啦。

Ha! Starbuck! but the deed is done! Yon ratifying¹¹ sun now waits to sit upon it. Drink, ye harpooneers! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow-Death to Moby Dick!  哈,斯达巴克!大功告成了!那边那个表示认可的太阳正在等着作证呢。喝呀,你们这些标枪手!喝呀,发誓呀,你们这些站在可怕的捕鲸小艇头上的人...打死莫比－迪克!

God hunt us all, if we do not hunt Moby Dick to his death! The long, barbed steel goblets¹² were lifted; and to cries and maledictions against the white whale, the spirits were simultaneously¹³ quaffed¹⁴ down with a hiss¹⁵.  如果我们不把莫比－迪克追击到死,上帝是要追击我们大家的!那三只长长的倒钩钢杯都被高高举起;在高喊打击白鲸的叫声和诅咒声的同时,烈酒也被咝的一声一饮而尽。

Starbuck paled, and turned, and shivered. Once more, and finally, the replenished¹⁶ pewter went the rounds among the frantic¹⁷ crew; when, waving his free hand to them, they all dispersed¹⁸; and Ahab retired¹⁹ within his cabin. 斯达巴克脸色发白,摇摇晃晃,浑身发抖。那只加满了酒的蜡锡杯又再次,也是最后一次在狂热的水手间挨次传下去。等到亚哈那只不拿酒杯的手对他们一挥,大家便都散了;亚哈也退回到他的舱室里去。

1 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。

2 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

3 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

4 cant   

n.斜穿，黑话，猛扔

参考例句：

• The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
• He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。

5 goblet   

n.高脚酒杯

参考例句：

• He poured some wine into the goblet.他向高脚酒杯里倒了一些葡萄酒。
• He swirled the brandy around in the huge goblet.他摇晃着高脚大玻璃杯使里面的白兰地酒旋动起来。

6 socket   

n.窝，穴，孔，插座，插口

参考例句：

• He put the electric plug into the socket.他把电插头插入插座。
• The battery charger plugs into any mains socket.这个电池充电器可以插入任何类型的电源插座。

7 sockets   

n.套接字，使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 )；孔( socket的名词复数 )；（电器上的）插口；托座；凹穴

参考例句：

• All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的个人计算机现在都有通用串行总线插孔。
• Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 确保你房中的插座是防触电的。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

8 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

9 chalices   

n.高脚酒杯( chalice的名词复数 )；圣餐杯；金杯毒酒；看似诱人实则令人讨厌的事物

参考例句：

10 bestow   

v.把…赠与，把…授予；花费

参考例句：

• He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.他希望将那些伟大的荣誉授予这位英雄。
• What great inspiration wiII you bestow on me?你有什么伟大的灵感能馈赠给我？

11 ratifying   

v.批准，签认（合约等）( ratify的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• They call their State Assembly a disgrace for ratifying the 35th. 他们把州议会通过的第35号修正案说成是可耻的行为。 来自辞典例句
• The Obama administration, unlike its predecessor, talks of ratifying the test-ban treaty. 该会议五年举办一次，回顾其间发生的事情。 来自互联网

12 goblets   

n.高脚酒杯( goblet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Oh the goblets of the breast! Oh the eyes of absence! 噢，乳房的杯盏！噢，失神的双眼！ 来自互联网
• Divide the digestive biscuit crumbs mixture between 6 goblets. 消化？底分成6双玻璃杯中。 来自互联网

13 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

14 quaffed   

v.痛饮( quaff的过去式和过去分词 )；畅饮；大口大口将…喝干；一饮而尽

参考例句：

• He's quaffed many a glass of champagne in his time. 他年轻时曾经开怀畅饮过不少香槟美酒。 来自辞典例句
• He quaffed the swelling rapture of life from the foaming goblet of the infinite. 他从那穹苍的起泡的杯中，痛饮充满生命的狂喜。 来自辞典例句

15 hiss   

v.发出嘶嘶声；发嘘声表示不满

参考例句：

• We can hear the hiss of air escaping from a tire.我们能听到一只轮胎的嘶嘶漏气声。
• Don't hiss at the speaker.不要嘘演讲人。

16 replenished   

补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 )； 重新装满

参考例句：

• She replenished her wardrobe. 她添置了衣服。
• She has replenished a leather [fur] coat recently. 她最近添置了一件皮袄。

17 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

18 dispersed   

adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的

参考例句：

• The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
• After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后，孩子们四散回家了。

19 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。