英语听书《白鲸记》第513期

 　　And every morning, perched on our stays, rows of these birds were seen; 每天早晨，都可以看到这些鸟群，一排排的栖止在我们的支索上，

　　and spite of our hootings, for a long time obstinately¹ clung to the hemp², 对我们的号角声置若罔闻，执拗地固守在大绞索上好久，

　　as though they deemed our ship some drifting, uninhabited craft; a thing appointed to desolation, and therefore fit roosting-place for their homeless selves.  好象它们把我们这艘船看做一种无人住的、飘流的船只，看做是一件命该凄凉的东西，因此恰好作为它们那无家可归的身躯的栖身处了。

　　And heaved and heaved, still unrestingly heaved the black sea, as if its vast tides were a conscience; 抛呀，掷呀，险恶的海洋还在无休无止地起伏，仿佛它那浩大的浪潮就是一颗良心，

　　and the great mundane³ soul were in anguish⁴ and remorse⁵ for the long sin and suffering it had bred. 而那种伟大的尘世的灵魂就会天良发现，在它那久积的罪恶和苦难中悔恨，感到痛苦。

　　Cape⁶ of Good Hope, do they call ye? Rather Cape Tormentoto, as called of yore; 好望角呀，人们可这样叫你么？其实，还不如象以前那样，叫做暴风雨角(好望角，靠非洲最南部，介于印度洋与大西洋之间，一四八七年，为葡萄牙探险家迪亚斯在去印度探险途中所发现，以其风涛险恶称为暴风雨角，后经葡王约翰二世改称今名，意谓从此可以有直航印度之希望了。)；

　　for long allured⁷ by the perfidious⁸ silences that before had attended us, 我们以前长期受到那背信弃义的静穆的诱惑，

　　we found ourselves launched into this tormented⁹ sea, where guilty beings transformed into those fowls¹⁰ and these fish, 如今一旦驶进这个苦难的海洋，我们便觉得，在这里，罪犯变成了的种种鸟禽和鱼类，

　　seemed condemned¹¹ to swim on everlastingly¹² without any haven¹³ in store, or beat that black air without any horizon. 似乎都注定要永生永世在这里游来游去，根本就没有避难所，得永远在这险恶的空际鼓翼，望不到一片陆地。

　　But calm, snow-white, and unvarying; still directing its fountain of feathers to the sky; 但是，正如空际是平静、雪白而不变的，仍在指引源源不绝的鸟类飞腾上去一样；

　　still beckoning¹⁴ us on from before, the solitary¹⁵ jet would at times be descried¹⁶. 那个时时可以看到的孤寂的喷水，还在招呼着我们继续向前。

　　During all this blackness of the elements, Ahab, though assuming for the time the almost continual command of the drenched¹⁷ and dangerous deck, 在风暴肆虐这种令人绝望的境地里，亚哈虽然还在继续指挥这艘透湿而危险的船只，

　　manifested the gloomiest reserve; and more seldom than ever addressed his mates. 脸上却显得极其阴沉抑郁，而且比以前更难得对他那三个大二三副说话了。

1 obstinately   

ad.固执地，顽固地

参考例句：

• He obstinately asserted that he had done the right thing. 他硬说他做得对。
• Unemployment figures are remaining obstinately high. 失业数字仍然顽固地居高不下。

2 hemp   

n.大麻；纤维

参考例句：

• The early Chinese built suspension bridges of hemp rope.古代的中国人建造过麻绳悬索桥。
• The blanket was woven from hemp and embroidered with wool.毯子是由亚麻编织，羊毛镶边的。

3 mundane   

adj.平凡的；尘世的；宇宙的

参考例句：

• I hope I can get an interesting job and not something mundane.我希望我可以得到的是一份有趣的工作，而不是一份平凡无奇的。
• I find it humorous sometimes that even the most mundane occurrences can have an impact on our awareness.我发现生活有时挺诙谐的，即使是最平凡的事情也能影响我们的感知。

4 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。

5 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

6 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。

7 allured   

诱引，吸引( allure的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• They allured her into a snare. 他们诱她落入圈套。
• Many settlers were allured by promises of easy wealth. 很多安家落户的人都是受了诱惑，以为转眼就能发财而来的。

8 perfidious   

adj.不忠的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• Their feet will trample on the dead bodies of their perfidious aggressors.他们将从背信弃义的侵略者的尸体上踏过。
• Your perfidious gossip is malicious and dangerous.你说的那些背信弃义的话是很刻毒险恶的。

9 tormented   

饱受折磨的

参考例句：

• The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
• He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

10 fowls   

鸟( fowl的名词复数 )； 禽肉； 既不是这； 非驴非马

参考例句：

• A great number of water fowls dwell on the island. 许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
• We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊。

11 condemned   

adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 他谴责了那些说一套做一套的政客的虚伪。
• The policy has been condemned as a regressive step. 这项政策被认为是一种倒退而受到谴责。

12 everlastingly   

永久地，持久地

参考例句：

• Why didn't he hold the Yankees instead of everlastingly retreating? 他为什么不将北军挡住，反而节节败退呢？
• "I'm tired of everlastingly being unnatural and never doing anything I want to do. "我再也忍受不了这样无休止地的勉强自己，永远不能赁自己高兴做事。

13 haven   

n.安全的地方，避难所，庇护所

参考例句：

• It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后，这真是一个安乐窝。
• The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。

14 beckoning   

adj.引诱人的，令人心动的v.（用头或手的动作）示意，召唤( beckon的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• An even more beautiful future is beckoning us on. 一个更加美好的未来在召唤我们继续前进。 来自辞典例句
• He saw a youth of great radiance beckoning to him. 他看见一个丰神飘逸的少年向他招手。 来自辞典例句

15 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

16 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

17 drenched   

adj.湿透的；充满的v.使湿透( drench的过去式和过去分词 )；在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）

参考例句：

• We were caught in the storm and got drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，淋得浑身透湿。
• The rain drenched us. 雨把我们淋得湿透。 来自《简明英汉词典》