英语听书《白鲸记》第618期

 　　Cussed fellow-critters! Kick up de damndest row as ever you can; fill your dam bellies¹ 'till dey bust—and den² die. 该死的同胞们呀！你们就拼命狂吵狂闹吧；把你们那该死的肚皮装得炸了——死了拉倒。

　　Now, cook, said Stubb, resuming his supper at the capstan; Stand just where you stood before, there, over against me, and pay particular attention." 听着，厨司，斯塔布在绞盘边重新吃着他的晚餐，说道，"站在你刚才站着的地方，站在我对面，特别注意。"

　　All 'dention, said Fleece, again stooping over upon his tongs³ in the desired position. 十分注意，弗里斯说，他又在那叫他站着的地方伛着腰，支着他的大火钳。

　　Well, said Stubb, helping⁴ himself freely meanwhile; "I shall now go back to the subject of this steak.  好，斯塔布一边自在地吃着，一边说道，"我现在又要回到这肉排的话题上来。

　　In the first place, how old are you, cook?" 我先问你，你多大年纪啦，厨司？"

　　What dat do wid de 'teak,  said the old black, testily⁵. 这跟肉排有什么关系，这个黑老头急躁地说。

　　Silence! How old are you, cook? 住嘴！你多大年纪啦，厨司？

　　Bout⁶ ninety, dey say, he gloomily muttered. 大概是九十岁，人家都这样说，他阴沉沉地喃喃道。

　　And have you have lived in this world hard upon one hundred years, cook, and don't know yet how to cook a whale-steak?"  啊，厨司，你活在这世界上快一百年了，却还不懂得怎样煮鲸排么？

　　rapidly bolting another mouthful at the last word, so that that morsel⁷ seemed a continuation of the question.  说到最后一句的时候，他又连忙吞下了一大口，所以那块肉似乎就是问题的延续。

　　"Where were you born, cook?" "你出生在什么地方，厨司？"

　　Hind⁸ de hatchway, in ferry-boat, goin' ober de Roanoke. 在开往罗阿诺克岛的摆渡船舱口后面。

　　Born in a ferry-boat! That's queer, too.  生在一只摆渡船里！这也真怪。

　　But I want to know what country you were born in, cook! 可是，我要知道你是出生在哪一个地方的，厨司？

　　Didn't I say de Roanoke country? he cried sharply. 我不是说在罗阿诺克地方么？他大声叫起来。

　　No, you didn't, cook; but I'll tell you what I'm coming to, cook.  不，你没有说，厨司；不过，让我把要说的话对你说吧，厨司，

　　You must go home and be born over again; you don't know how to cook a whale-steak yet. 你得回家去，再去投生一趟；你连煮鲸排都还不懂呢。

1 bellies   

n.肚子( belly的名词复数 )；腹部；（物体的）圆形或凸起部份；腹部…形的

参考例句：

• They crawled along on their bellies. 他们匍匐前进。
• starving children with huge distended bellies 鼓着浮肿肚子的挨饿儿童

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 tongs   

n.钳；夹子

参考例句：

• She used tongs to put some more coal on the fire.她用火钳再夹一些煤放进炉子里。
• He picked up the hot metal with a pair of tongs.他用一把钳子夹起这块热金属。

4 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

5 testily   

adv. 易怒地, 暴躁地

参考例句：

• He reacted testily to reports that he'd opposed military involvement. 有报道称他反对军队参与，对此他很是恼火。 来自柯林斯例句

6 bout   

n.侵袭，发作；一次(阵，回)；拳击等比赛

参考例句：

• I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一阵紧张。
• That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的发作使她虚弱了。

7 morsel   

n.一口，一点点

参考例句：

• He refused to touch a morsel of the food they had brought.他们拿来的东西他一口也不吃。
• The patient has not had a morsel of food since the morning.从早上起病人一直没有进食。

8 hind   

adj.后面的，后部的

参考例句：

• The animal is able to stand up on its hind limbs.这种动物能够用后肢站立。
• Don't hind her in her studies.不要在学业上扯她后腿。