英语听书《白鲸记》第458期

 Nor, in quite other aspects, does Nature in her least palpable but not the less malicious¹ agencies, fail to enlist² among her forces this crowning attribute of the terrible.  反之,造物主在它那最不容易感觉的,又颇怀恶意的神力中,却把具有可怖这种主要属性的东西也收罗为它的力量。

From its snowy aspect, the gauntleted ghost of the Southern Seas has been denominated the White Squall.  那种如同戴着铁手套的恶魔般的南海暴风,所以被称为白浪暴风,正是由它那雪白的样子而得名的。

Nor, in some historic instances, has the art of human malice³ omitted so potent⁴ an auxiliary⁵.  在一些历史事例中,人类的鬼蜮伎俩可也忘不了使用这样强有力的一种辅助手段。

How wildly it heightens the effect of that passage in Froissart, when, masked in the snowy symbol of their faction⁶, the desperate White Hoods⁷ of Ghent murder their bailiff in the market-place! 当那奋不顾身的根特白巾党人用他们团体的雪白的标志蒙面,在市集上杀害他们的监守者的时候,它可给弗鲁瓦萨尔的文章增加了多么巨大的效果呀!

Nor, in some things, does the common, hereditary⁸ experience of all mankind fail to bear witness to the supernaturalism of this hue⁹.  而且,在整个人类世代相传的总经验上,并不乏证明这种色泽的神奇的意味的例子。

It cannot well be doubted, that the one visible quality in the aspect of the dead which most appals¹⁰ the gazer, is the marble pallor lingering there;  可以肯定的是,在死尸的外貌上看到的那种使人丧胆的特质,就是那种依依不舍的大理石的苍白色;

as if indeed that pallor were as much like the badge of consternation¹¹ in the other world, as of mortal trepidation¹² here.  仿佛那种苍白色之作为阴间的恐怖的表征,也正是阳间的人类的战栗的表征。

And from that pallor of the dead, we borrow the expressive¹³ hue of the shroud¹⁴ in which we wrap them.  我们就从死尸的那种苍白色中,借用了那种意义深长的尸衣的颜色来把死尸包裹起来。

Nor even in our superstitions¹⁵ do we fail to throw the same snowy mantle¹⁶ round our phantoms¹⁷;  甚至在我们的迷信观念中,我们还是会给我们的幻影兜上这种雪白的披风;

all ghosts rising in a milk-white fog-Yea, while these terrors seize us, let us add, that even the king of terrors, when personified by the evangelist, rides on his pallid¹⁸ horse. 一切鬼神都是出现在乳白色的迷雾里的。而且,当这种恐怖慑住我们的时候,我们可以这样说,甚至那种恐怖的帝王一旦化身为福音的传教士,骑的也是苍白色的坐骑。

Therefore, in his other moods, symbolize¹⁹ whatever grand or gracious thing he will by whiteness, no man can deny that in its profoundest idealized significance it calls up a peculiar²⁰ apparition²¹ to the soul. 因此,在人的另一种心情说来,随他怎样把白色作为多么庄严或者多么仁慈的象征,谁都不能否认,在白色这种最为奥妙的理想化了的含义中,到头来,还是不免要叫人想起一种特殊的幽灵来。

1 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

2 enlist   

vt.谋取(支持等)，赢得；征募；vi.入伍

参考例句：

• They come here to enlist men for the army.他们来这儿是为了召兵。
• The conference will make further efforts to enlist the support of the international community for their just struggle. 会议必将进一步动员国际社会，支持他们的正义斗争。

3 malice   

n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋

参考例句：

• I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
• There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。

4 potent   

adj.强有力的，有权势的；有效力的

参考例句：

• The medicine had a potent effect on your disease.这药物对你的病疗效很大。
• We must account of his potent influence.我们必须考虑他的强有力的影响。

5 auxiliary   

adj.辅助的，备用的

参考例句：

• I work in an auxiliary unit.我在一家附属单位工作。
• The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of blackout.这家医院装有备用发电系统以防灯火管制。

6 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

7 hoods   

n.兜帽( hood的名词复数 )；头巾；（汽车、童车等的）折合式车篷；汽车发动机罩v.兜帽( hood的第三人称单数 )；头巾；（汽车、童车等的）折合式车篷；汽车发动机罩

参考例句：

• Michael looked at the four hoods sitting in the kitchen. 迈克尔瞅了瞅坐在厨房里的四条汉子。 来自教父部分
• Eskimos wear hoods to keep their heads warm. 爱斯基摩人戴兜帽使头暖和。 来自辞典例句

8 hereditary   

adj.遗传的，遗传性的，可继承的，世袭的

参考例句：

• The Queen of England is a hereditary ruler.英国女王是世袭的统治者。
• In men,hair loss is hereditary.男性脱发属于遗传。

9 hue   

n.色度；色调；样子

参考例句：

• The diamond shone with every hue under the sun.金刚石在阳光下放出五颜六色的光芒。
• The same hue will look different in different light.同一颜色在不同的光线下看起来会有所不同。

10 appals   

v.使惊骇，使充满恐惧( appal的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Mr Huckabee's weakness is that his protectionist and anti-corporate rhetoric appals economic conservatives. 哈克比先生的弱点在于他的贸易保护主义者和反公司的言论吓坏了经济保守派。 来自互联网

11 consternation   

n.大为吃惊，惊骇

参考例句：

• He was filled with consternation to hear that his friend was so ill.他听说朋友病得那么厉害，感到非常震惊。
• Sam stared at him in consternation.萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。

12 trepidation   

n.惊恐，惶恐

参考例句：

• The men set off in fear and trepidation.这群人惊慌失措地出发了。
• The threat of an epidemic caused great alarm and trepidation.流行病猖獗因而人心惶惶。

13 expressive   

adj.表现的，表达…的，富于表情的

参考例句：

• Black English can be more expressive than standard English.黑人所使用的英语可能比正式英语更有表现力。
• He had a mobile,expressive,animated face.他有一张多变的，富于表情的，生动活泼的脸。

14 shroud   

n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏

参考例句：

• His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
• How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？

15 superstitions   

迷信，迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Old superstitions seem incredible to educated people. 旧的迷信对于受过教育的人来说是不可思议的。
• Do away with all fetishes and superstitions. 破除一切盲目崇拜和迷信。

16 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

17 phantoms   

n.鬼怪，幽灵( phantom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms. 他们像两个幽灵似的消失在了楼下。 来自辞典例句
• The horrible night that he had passed had left phantoms behind it. 他刚才度过的恐布之夜留下了种种错觉。 来自辞典例句

18 pallid   

adj.苍白的，呆板的

参考例句：

• The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来，照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
• His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。

19 symbolize   

vt.作为...的象征，用符号代表

参考例句：

• Easter eggs symbolize the renewal of life.复活蛋象征新生。
• Dolphins symbolize the breath of life.海豚象征着生命的气息。

20 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

21 apparition   

n.幽灵，神奇的现象

参考例句：

• He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
• But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。