英语听书《白鲸记》第423期

 Twas not so hard a task. I thought to find one stubborn, at the least; but my one cogged circle fits into all their various wheels, and they revolve¹.  这并不是怎样困难的事。我想至少总得找个倔强的人;但是,我的独脚轮一装进了他们那各式各样的轮盘,他们也就滚着走了。

Or, if you will, like so many ant-hills of powder, they all stand before me; and I their match.  或者是,如果你高兴的话,把他们弄成许多埋藏火药的蚁冢,摆在我的面前;那么,我就是他们的火柴。

Oh, hard! that to fire others, the match itself must needs be wasting!  困难啊!要去点燃别人,火柴本身也必须要牺牲呀!

What I've dared, I've willed; and what I've willed, I'll do! They think me mad-- Starbuck does; but I'm demoniac, I am madness maddened!  我所敢做的,我就有决心做;而我有决心做的,我就要做!他们当我发疯了...斯达巴克就这么想;可是,我是恶魔,我是疯上加疯!

That wild madness that's only calm to comprehend itself! The prophecy was that I should be dismembered; and-Aye!  疯狂的人才真会平心静气地了解他自己!预言说我必须割断四肢;所以...呀!

I lost this leg.I now prophesy² that I will dismember my dismemberer.  我失掉了这条腿。我现在预言,我一定要肢解那肢解我的家伙。

Now, then, be the prophet and the fulfiller one.  那么,但愿预言应验。那是连你们,你们这些大神也望尘莫及的。

That's more than ye, ye great gods, ever were. I laugh and hoot³ at ye, ye cricket-players, ye pugilists, ye deaf Burkes and blinded Bendigoes!  我笑你们,嘘你们,你们这些玩板球的人,你们这些拳师,你们这些哑巴柏克斯和瞎眼的本第哥佬!

I will not say as schoolboys do to bullies-Take some one of your own size; don't pommel me!  我决不会象小学生对那些欺弱凌善的恶徒那样说...去找些跟你身材差不多的人干吧!别来打我!

No, ye've knocked me down, and I am up again; but ye have run and hidden.  不,你已经把我敲倒了,我又爬起来了,但是,你却跑了,藏了起来。

Come forth⁴ from behind your cotton bags! I have no long gun to reach ye.  出来呀,打你那棉花包后面出来呀!我没有射得到你的长枪。

Come, Ahab's compliments to ye; come and see if ye can swerve⁵ me.  出来呀,亚哈向你致意,出来呀,看看你可逃得了我。

Swerve me? ye cannot swerve me, else ye swerve yourselves! man has ye there. Swerve me?  逃得了我?你是逃不了的,除非是你自己消灭了!人看到你在那边,逃得了我么?

The path to my fixed⁶ purpose is laid with iron rails, whereon my soul is grooved⁷ to run.  那条通向我的既定目标的道路都是铺着铁轨的,我的灵魂就要嵌在那上面的槽沟飞奔而去。

Over unsounded gorges⁸, through the rifled hearts of mountains, under torrents⁹' beds, unerringly I rush!  越过杳无人烟的峡谷,穿过深山丛壑,钻过急流的河床,我就这样正确地冲出去!

Naught's an obstacle, naught's an angle to the iron way! 这条铁路毫无阻碍,毫不弯曲。

1 revolve   

vi.(使)旋转；循环出现

参考例句：

• The planets revolve around the sun.行星绕着太阳运转。
• The wheels began to revolve slowly.车轮开始慢慢转动。

2 prophesy   

v.预言；预示

参考例句：

• He dares to prophesy what will happen in the future.他敢预言未来将发生什么事。
• I prophesy that he'll be back in the old job.我预言他将重操旧业。

3 hoot   

n.鸟叫声，汽车的喇叭声； v.使汽车鸣喇叭

参考例句：

• The sudden hoot of a whistle broke into my thoughts.突然响起的汽笛声打断了我的思路。
• In a string of shrill hoot of the horn sound,he quickly ran to her.在一串尖声鸣叫的喇叭声中，他快速地跑向她。

4 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。

5 swerve   

v.突然转向，背离；n．转向，弯曲，背离

参考例句：

• Nothing will swerve him from his aims.什么也不能使他改变目标。
• Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall.她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

7 grooved   

v.沟( groove的过去式和过去分词 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏

参考例句：

• He was grooved in running errands for his neighbors. 他已习惯于为邻居跑腿。 来自辞典例句
• The carpenter grooved the board. 木匠在木板上开槽。 来自辞典例句

8 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句

9 torrents   

n.倾注；奔流( torrent的名词复数 )；急流；爆发；连续不断

参考例句：

• The torrents scoured out a channel down the hill side. 急流沿着山腰冲刷出一条水沟。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Sudden rainstorms would bring the mountain torrents rushing down. 突然的暴雨会使山洪暴发。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》