英语听书《白鲸记》第424期

 By the Mainmast; Starbuck leaning against it. 斯达巴克倚着主桅。

My soul is more than matched; she's over-manned; and by a madman!  我的灵魂是无敌的;可它却被压服了,被一个疯子压服了!

Insufferable sting, that sanity¹ should ground arms on such a field!  难挨的苦恼呵,一个精神健全的人竟会在这样一个战场上放下武器!

But he drilled deep down, and blasted all my reason out of me!  但是,他已经直钻到了我的心底里,把我身上所有的理性全都炸掉了!

I think I see his impious end; but feel that I must help him to it.  我认为,我虽然看出他那不虔诚的目的;却又觉得我必须帮他达到这个目的。

Will I, nill I, the ineffable² thing has tied me to him; tows me with a cable I have no knife to cut. Horrible old man!  不管我愿意不愿意,那种说不出的东西已经把我跟他绑在一起了;用任何刀子都砍不断的大缆把我绑起。可怕的老人呀!

Who's over him, he cries;--aye, he would be a democrat³ to all above; look, how he lords it over all below!  谁支配他,他高声叫喊;是呀,他对他上面的人倒是民主的;可是,瞧他怎样对下面的人逞威风!

Oh! I plainly see my miserable⁴ office,to obey, rebelling; and worse yet, to hate with touch of pity!  啊,我清清楚楚地看到我这份可怜的职司,要服从命令,却又心存反叛;更糟糕的是,又恨又怜!

For in his eyes I read some lurid⁵ woe⁶ would shrivel me up, had I it.  因为,在他的眼睛中,我已看出一种会把我吓坏的阴森森的邪恶神气。

Yet is there hope. Time and tide flow wide.  然而,还有希望。时运宽广。

The hated whale has the round watery⁷ world to swim in, as the small gold-fish has its glassy globe.  那条可恨的大鲸有个滚圆的大海可以游水,正如小金鱼有个玻璃缸一样。

His heaven-insulting purpose, God may wedge aside.  他那侮辱上天的意图,上帝也许会置之不理。

I would up heart, were it not like lead. But my whole clock's run down; my heart the all-controlling weight, I have no key to lift again. 我得打起精神来,如果它不象是一块铅的话。但是,我的整个心钟都已经停了摆;我的心就象那支配一切的摆锤,我实在无法再拨动它了。

(A burst of revelry from the forecastle.) (船头楼突然传来一阵狂欢声)

1 sanity   

n.心智健全，神智正常，判断正确

参考例句：

• I doubt the sanity of such a plan.我怀疑这个计划是否明智。
• She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。

2 ineffable   

adj.无法表达的，不可言喻的

参考例句：

• The beauty of a sunset is ineffable.日落的美是难以形容的。
• She sighed a sigh of ineffable satisfaction,as if her cup of happiness were now full.她发出了一声说不出多么满意的叹息，仿佛她的幸福之杯已经斟满了。

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

5 lurid   

adj.可怕的；血红的；苍白的

参考例句：

• The paper gave all the lurid details of the murder.这份报纸对这起凶杀案耸人听闻的细节描写得淋漓尽致。
• The lurid sunset puts a red light on their faces.血红一般的夕阳映红了他们的脸。

6 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

7 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。