英语听书《白鲸记》第645期

 　　He was a small, short, youngish man, sprinkled all over his face with freckles¹, and wearing redundant² yellow hair. 他身材短小，年纪很轻，满脸雀斑，长着一头丰盛的黄发。

　　A long-skirted, cabalistically-cut coat of a faded walnut³ tinge⁴ enveloped⁵ him; the overlapping⁶ sleeves of which were rolled up on his wrists. 他身穿一件褪了色的胡桃色的。犹太神秘哲学家式的长外衣，袖子直卷到肘端。

　　A deep, settled, fanatic⁷ delirium⁸ was in his eyes. 在他那深陷的眼睛里，显出一股呆滞的精神错乱似的神色。

　　So soon as this figure had been first descried⁹, Stubb had exclaimed— "That's he! that's he! 斯塔布一发现这个人物，便叫了起来——"就是他！就是他！

　　the long-togged scaramouch the Town-Ho's company told us of!" 就是'大鲸出来了号，的水手告诉我们的，那个穿着上岸衣服的胆小鬼！"

　　Stubb here alluded¹⁰ to a strange story told of the Jeroboam, and a certain man among her crew, some time previous when the Pequod spoke¹¹ the Town-Ho. 斯塔布指的是上次碰到"大鲸出来了号"的水手时所谈起的"耶罗波安号"一个水手。

　　According to this account and what was subsequently learned, 根据这情况以及后来所知道的，

　　it seemed that the scaramouch in question had gained a wonderful ascendency over almost everybody in the Jeroboam. 这个不相识的胆小鬼，看来差不多对"耶罗波安号"的全体船员具有一种奇特的权威。

　　His story was this: 他的故事是这样：

　　He had originally been nurtured¹² among the crazy society of Neskyeuna Shakers, where he had been a great prophet; 他是在狂妄的奈斯古威那震教派团体里熏陶长大的，在那里，他本来就是个大预言家。

　　in their cracked, secret meetings having several times descended¹³ from heaven by the way of a trapdoor, 在他们那些精神失常的秘密集会中，他有好几次从一扇活板门里跑了下来，

　　announcing the speedy opening of the seventh vial, which he carried in his vest-pocket; 却声称是由天上下来的，立刻就要打开七碗。

　　but, which, instead of containing gunpowder¹⁴, was supposed to be charged with laudanum. 据说，这些碗藏的并不是火药，而是装着鸦片剂。

1 freckles   

n.雀斑，斑点( freckle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She had a wonderful clear skin with an attractive sprinkling of freckles. 她光滑的皮肤上有几处可爱的小雀斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• When she lies in the sun, her face gets covered in freckles. 她躺在阳光下时，脸上布满了斑点。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 redundant   

adj.多余的，过剩的；(食物)丰富的；被解雇的

参考例句：

• There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
• Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员，都已调往其他部门任职。

3 walnut   

n.胡桃，胡桃木，胡桃色，茶色

参考例句：

• Walnut is a local specialty here.核桃是此地的土特产。
• The stool comes in several sizes in walnut or mahogany.凳子有几种尺寸，材质分胡桃木和红木两种。

4 tinge   

vt.(较淡)着色于，染色；使带有…气息；n.淡淡色彩，些微的气息

参考例句：

• The maple leaves are tinge with autumn red.枫叶染上了秋天的红色。
• There was a tinge of sadness in her voice.她声音中流露出一丝忧伤。

5 enveloped   

v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
• Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 overlapping   

adj./n.交迭（的）

参考例句：

• There is no overlapping question between the two courses. 这两门课程之间不存在重叠的问题。
• A trimetrogon strip is composed of three rows of overlapping. 三镜头摄影航线为三排重迭的象片所组成。

7 fanatic   

n.狂热者，入迷者；adj.狂热入迷的

参考例句：

• Alexander is a football fanatic.亚历山大是个足球迷。
• I am not a religious fanatic but I am a Christian.我不是宗教狂热分子，但我是基督徒。

8 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。

9 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

10 alluded   

提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
• She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

11 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

12 nurtured   

养育( nurture的过去式和过去分词 )； 培育； 滋长； 助长

参考例句：

• She is looking fondly at the plants he had nurtured. 她深情地看着他培育的植物。
• Any latter-day Einstein would still be spotted and nurtured. 任何一个未来的爱因斯坦都会被发现并受到培养。

13 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

14 gunpowder   

n.火药

参考例句：

• Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century.在14世纪上半叶，火药传入欧洲。
• This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder.这是一篇充满火药味的声明。