英语听书《白鲸记》第428期

 DUTCH SAILOR Grand snoozing to-night, maty; fat night for that.  荷兰水手:今晚瞌盹打得香,老弟;真是打盹的好夜色。

I mark this in our old Mogul's wine; it's quite as deadening to some as filliping to others.  我在老蒙兀儿的酒里,就看出这个啦;这真是有人喝得烂醉,有人却得到了刺激。

We sing; they sleep-aye, lie down there, like ground-tier butts¹. At 'em again!  我们唱歌;他们睡觉。不错,就躺在那边,活象舱底的大酒桶。

There, take this copper-pump, and hail 'em through it. Tell 'em to avast dreaming of their lassies.  再把他们叫醒来!喂,拿这只铜唧筒,用这东西把他们喊起来吧。叫他们别再梦见他们的姐儿喽。

Tell 'em it's the resurrection; they must kiss their last, and come to judgment².  告诉他们,这是复活;他们一定要接过最后一吻,这才来受末日大审判。

That's the way-that's it; thy throat ain't spoiled with eating Amsterdam butter. 就是这办法。就是如此,阿姆斯特丹的牛油是不会吃坏你的喉咙的。

FRENCH SAILOR 法国水手:

Hist, boys! let's have a jig³ or two before we ride to anchor in Blanket Bay. What say ye?  嘘,伙伴们!趁我们要靠柏兰开脱角之前,我们不妨来跳它一两只舞。你们可同意?

There comes the other watch. Stand by all legs! Pip! little Pip! hurrah⁴ with your tambourine⁵! 有人来换班啦。大家的腿都准备好!比普!比普小家伙!把你的小手鼓敲起来!

PIP (Sulky and sleepy) 比普:(瞌睡蒙地绷着面孔)

Don't know where it is. 手鼓不知搁在哪儿。

FRENCH SAILOR 法国水手:

Beat thy belly⁶, then, and wag thy ears.  那么,敲你的肚皮,甩你的耳朵吧。

Jig it, men, I say; merry's the word; hurrah! Damn me, won't you dance?  跳呀,朋友们,喂,快快活活地跳吧;乌拉!该死,你不跳吗?

Form, now, Indian-file, and gallop⁷ into the double-shuffle? Throw yourselves! Legs! legs! 现在排成单行呀,唔,马上跳起小脚舞来!跳起来呀!腿呀!腿呀!

ICELAND SAILOR 冰岛水手:

I don't like your floor, maty; it's too springy to my taste.  我可不喜欢你们这种舞池,伙伴;我觉得太有弹性了。

I'm used to ice-floors. I'm sorry to throw cold water on the subject; but excuse me. 我是跳惯冰舞池的。对不起,扫你们兴啦;可得请原谅。

MALTESE SAILOR 马耳他岛水手:

Me too; where's your girls? Who but a fool would take his left hand by his right, and say to himself, how d'ye do? Partners! I must have partners! 我也是这样;你们的姑娘在哪儿?傻瓜才会用他的右手去握自己的左手,还要自己向自己说,你好吗?舞伴!我一定要有舞伴!

SICILIAN SAILOR 西西里水手:

Aye; girls and a green!--then I'll hop⁸ with ye; yea, turn grasshopper⁹! 是呀;要有姑娘们和草坪!我才跟你们跳;跳得象只蚱蜢!

1 butts   

笑柄( butt的名词复数 )； （武器或工具的）粗大的一端； 屁股； 烟蒂

参考例句：

• The Nazis worked them over with gun butts. 纳粹分子用枪托毒打他们。
• The house butts to a cemetery. 这所房子和墓地相连。

2 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

3 jig   

n.快步舞（曲）；v.上下晃动；用夹具辅助加工；蹦蹦跳跳

参考例句：

• I went mad with joy and danced a little jig.我欣喜若狂，跳了几步吉格舞。
• He piped a jig so that we could dance.他用笛子吹奏格舞曲好让我们跳舞。

4 hurrah   

int.好哇，万岁，乌拉

参考例句：

• We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
• The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。

5 tambourine   

n.铃鼓，手鼓

参考例句：

• A stew without an onion is like a dance without a tambourine.烧菜没有洋葱就像跳舞没有手鼓。
• He is really good at playing tambourine.他很擅长演奏铃鼓。

6 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

7 gallop   

v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展

参考例句：

• They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
• The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。

8 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

9 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。