英语听书《白鲸记》第444期

 It is not probable that this monomania in him took its instant rise at the precise time of his bodily dismemberment.  他的这种偏热症,也许不是刚好在他失去肢体时就立刻产生的。

Then, in darting¹ at the monster, knife in hand, he had but given loose to a sudden, passionate³, corporal animosity;  当时,他手里拿着刀,正在猛击那只巨兽,他只顾恣情发泄那种突如其来的。

and when he received the stroke that tore him, he probably but felt the agonizing⁴ bodily laceration, but nothing more.  怒不可遏的。肉体上的仇恨而已;而等到他遭到身体伤残的打击时,说不定他也只是感到体伤的苦恼罢了。

Yet, when by this collision forced to turn towards home, and for long months of days and weeks, Ahab and anguish⁵ lay stretched together in one hammock, rounding in mid⁶ winter that dreary⁷, howling Patagonian Cape⁸;  可是,等到由于这种猛烈的打击而不得不转道回家,亚哈带着身心极其苦痛而长久地僵卧在吊铺上,在仲冬时节,绕着那凄凉萧瑟的巴达哥尼亚角的时候,

then it was, that his torn body and gashed⁹ soul bled into one another; and so interfusing, made him mad.  只是到了这时,他的伤残的身躯和伤痕累累的灵魂才彼此交流起来,经过这样渗透,他就发疯了。

That it was only then, on the homeward voyage, after the encounter, that the final monomania seized him, seems all but certain from the fact that, at intervals¹⁰ during the passage, he was a raving¹¹ lunatic;  只是到了那时,在险遇后的回程中,他这才最后得了偏热症,而且,从事实上说,也似乎是完全正确的,因为在他回程期间,他就成了个乱说乱讲的神经错乱者了。

and, though unlimbed of a leg, yet such vital strength yet lurked¹² in his Egyptian chest, and was moreover intensified¹³ by his delirium¹⁴, that his mates were forced to lace him fast, even there, as he sailed, raving in his hammock.  不过,虽则他已经失去了一条腿,可他那埃及人的胸膛,还潜存有充沛的力量,并且由于他的精神错乱而益发显得力大无比,所以当时他的大二三副,看到他甚至在那种情况下还是在吊铺里狂叫狂闹,而不得不用带子把他绑了起来。

In a strait-jacket, he swung to the mad rockings of the gales¹⁵.  他就这样穿着一件紧衣,随着狂风的震动而摇来晃去。

And, when running into more sufferable latitudes¹⁶, the ship, with mild stun'sails spread, floated across the tranquil¹⁷ tropics, and, to all appearances, the old man's delirium seemed left behind him with the Cape Horn swells¹⁸, and he came forth¹⁹ from his dark den² into the blessed light and air. 后来,等到驶进比较寒热适中的地带,船上扯起软副帆。驶过平静的热带的时候,这老人的神经错乱,看来似乎也跟合恩角的汹涌巨浪一起撇在后边了,他从他那个黑窠里出来,来到愉快的天气和阳光里。

1 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

2 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

3 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

4 agonizing   

adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)

参考例句：

• I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
• his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死

5 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

6 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

7 dreary   

adj.令人沮丧的，沉闷的，单调乏味的

参考例句：

• They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
• She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。

8 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

9 gashed   

v.划伤，割破( gash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He gashed his hand on a sharp piece of rock. 他的手在一块尖石头上划了一个大口子。
• He gashed his arm on a piece of broken glass. 他的胳膊被玻璃碎片划了一个大口子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 intervals   

n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息

参考例句：

• The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。
• Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

11 raving   

adj.说胡话的；疯狂的，怒吼的；非常漂亮的；令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话；疯话adv.胡言乱语地；疯狂地

参考例句：

• The man's a raving lunatic. 那个男子是个语无伦次的疯子。
• When I told her I'd crashed her car, she went stark raving bonkers. 我告诉她我把她的车撞坏了时，她暴跳如雷。

12 lurked   

vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The murderers lurked behind the trees. 谋杀者埋伏在树后。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Treachery lurked behind his smooth manners. 他圆滑姿态的后面潜伏着奸计。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

13 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 delirium   

n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋

参考例句：

• In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. 她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
• For the next nine months, Job was in constant delirium.接下来的九个月，约伯处于持续精神错乱的状态。

15 gales   

龙猫

参考例句：

• I could hear gales of laughter coming from downstairs. 我能听到来自楼下的阵阵笑声。
• This was greeted with gales of laughter from the audience. 观众对此报以阵阵笑声。

16 latitudes   

纬度

参考例句：

• Latitudes are the lines that go from east to west. 纬线是从东到西的线。
• It was the brief Indian Summer of the high latitudes. 这是高纬度地方的那种短暂的晚秋。

17 tranquil   

adj. 安静的, 宁静的, 稳定的, 不变的

参考例句：

• The boy disturbed the tranquil surface of the pond with a stick. 那男孩用棍子打破了平静的池面。
• The tranquil beauty of the village scenery is unique. 这乡村景色的宁静是绝无仅有的。

18 swells   

增强( swell的第三人称单数 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The waters were heaving up in great swells. 河水正在急剧上升。
• A barrel swells in the middle. 水桶中部隆起。

19 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。