英语听书《白鲸记》第509期

 　　Chapter 51 The Spirit-Spout 第五十一章 神灵的喷水

　　Days, weeks passed, and under easy sail, the ivory Pequod had slowly swept across four several cruising-grounds; 这只牙骨制的“裴廓德号”，经过了许多天，许多个星期，已一帆风顺地慢慢驶过了四个巡游渔场；

　　that off the Azores; off the Cape¹ de Verdes; on the Plate (so called), being off the mouth of the Rio de la Plata; 那就是亚速尔(亚速尔——北大西洋的群岛。)海面；佛得角(佛得角——非洲极西部一个角。)海面；那个由于是在里奥·德·拉·普拉塔河口而称为普拉特河(普拉特河——在乌拉圭和阿根廷间的河口。)；

　　and the Carrol Ground, an unstaked, watery² locality, southerly from St. Helena. 和那在圣海伦娜南边的，未立界的水区的卡罗尔渔场。

　　It was while gliding³ through these latter waters that one serene⁴ and moonlight night, when all the waves rolled by like scrolls⁵ of silver; 就在驶过这些地方的时候，有一天晚上，月白天清，浪涛象银轴般滚滚而过；

　　and, by their soft, suffusing⁶ seethings, made what seemed a silvery silence, not a solitude⁷; 由于浪涛在徐徐沸腾，显得弥漫着一种不是凄寂，而是银白色的静穆；

　　on such a silent night a silvery jet was seen far in advance of the white bubbles at the bow. 在这样静穆的夜空里，在泡沫四溅的船头的远前方，出现了一股银白色的喷水。

　　Lit up by the moon, it looked celestial⁸; seemed some plumed⁹ and glittering god uprising from the sea.  它给月色一照耀，赛似一股灵光，似乎突然从海里冒出了一个光耀夺目的神明。

　　Fedallah first descried¹⁰ this jet. 费达拉首先发现这道喷射。

　　For of these moonlight nights, it was his wont¹¹ to mount to the main-mast head, and stand a look-out there, with the same precision as if it had been day. 因为每当这种月色皎洁的夜晚，他就要攀上主桅顶，象白天一样准确地站在那里望。

　　And yet, though herds¹² of whales were seen by night, not one whaleman in a hundred would venture a lowering for them. 不过，虽则晚上会发现一群一群大鲸，可是敢于冒险放下小艇去追击它们的，却是一百个捕鲸人中也找不到一个。

　　You may think with what emotions, then, the seamen¹³ beheld¹⁴ this old Oriental perched aloft at such unusual hours; 那么，在这样一个不同寻常的时分，水手们看到这个东方老头高栖在那上面，你就可以想象，他们会多么激动了。

　　his turban and the moon,companions in one sky. 他的头巾和月亮就是天生的一对良朋。

1 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。

2 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。

3 gliding   

v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的

参考例句：

• Swans went gliding past. 天鹅滑行而过。
• The weather forecast has put a question mark against the chance of doing any gliding tomorrow. 天气预报对明天是否能举行滑翔表示怀疑。

4 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

5 scrolls   

n.（常用于录写正式文件的）纸卷( scroll的名词复数 )；卷轴；涡卷形（装饰）；卷形花纹v.（电脑屏幕上）从上到下移动（资料等），卷页( scroll的第三人称单数 )；（似卷轴般）卷起；（像展开卷轴般地）将文字显示于屏幕

参考例句：

• Either turn it off or only pick up selected stuff like wands, rings and scrolls. 把他关掉然后只捡你需要的物品，像是魔杖(wand)，戒指(rings)和滚动条(scrolls)。 来自互联网
• Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea. 死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。 来自辞典例句

6 suffusing   

v.（指颜色、水气等）弥漫于，布满( suffuse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• She stopped, a faint flush suffusing her cheeks. 她停了一下，脸上泛起一抹红晕。 来自辞典例句

7 solitude   

n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方

参考例句：

• People need a chance to reflect on spiritual matters in solitude. 人们需要独处的机会来反思精神上的事情。
• They searched for a place where they could live in solitude. 他们寻找一个可以过隐居生活的地方。

8 celestial   

adj.天体的；天上的

参考例句：

• The rosy light yet beamed like a celestial dawn.玫瑰色的红光依然象天上的朝霞一样绚丽。
• Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.万有引力控制着天体的运动。

9 plumed   

饰有羽毛的

参考例句：

• The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。
• The eagle plumed its wing. 这只鹰整理它的翅膀。

10 descried   

adj.被注意到的，被发现的，被看到的

参考例句：

• He descried an island far away on the horizon. 他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At length we descried a light and a roof. 终于，我们远远看见了一点灯光，一所孤舍。 来自辞典例句

11 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

12 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

13 seamen   

n.海员

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中，许多海员想，要是他们在陆地上就好了。

14 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字