英语听书《白鲸记》第674期

 In most cases this lower jaw¹—being easily unhinged by a practised artist, 这个下巴颏——有经验的老手可以很容易地把它卸下来，

is disengaged and hoisted³ on deck for the purpose of extracting the ivory teeth, 大多是在卸下后，就拉上甲板来，以便拔掉它那些象牙一般的牙齿，

and furnishing a supply of that hard white whalebone with which the fishermen fashion all sorts of curious articles 同时把那种又白又硬的鲸须去供给捕鲸人做出名式各样奇珍异品，

including canes⁴, umbrella-stocks, and handles to riding-whips. 诸如手杖，雨伞骨，马鞭柄等等。

With a long, weary hoist² the jaw is dragged on board, as if it were an anchor;  经过好久的辛苦拖曳后，那只下巴颏终于象只大锚一般被拖上船来。

and when the proper time comes— some few days after the other work, 等到相当的时间——干完了其它工作的几天后，

Queequeg, Daggoo, and Tashtego, being all accomplished⁵ dentists, are set to drawing teeth. 魁魁格、大个儿和塔斯蒂哥这些本来就是熟练的牙科医生，便开始来拔牙齿了。

With a keen cutting-spade, Queequeg lances the gums; 那时候，魁魁格手里拿着一把锐利的剖鱼铲子，直向牙龈戳去；

then the jaw is lashed⁶ down to ringbolts,  接着，便把那只下巴颏用绳子紧缚在螺旋钉上，

and a tackle being rigged from aloft, they drag out these teeth, as Michigan oxen drag stumps⁷ of old oaks out of wild woodlands. 上面早已挂好复滑车，他们就象密歇根的公牛在野林里拔老橡树根一般，把这些牙齿给拔了出来。

There are generally forty-two teeth in all; in old whales, much worn down, but undecayed; nor filled after our artificial fashion. 鲸通常长有四十二只牙齿；至于老鲸，牙齿虽然没有朽烂，却大都磨损了，而且也派不了我们那种精巧的手艺品的用场。

The jaw is afterwards sawn into slabs⁸, and piled away like joists for building houses. 以后，他们就把下巴颏锯成片片，好象准备用来建造房屋的托梁一般，把它们堆在一旁。

Chapter 75 The Right Whale's Head - Contrasted View 第七十五章露脊鲸头——对比图

Crossing the deck, let us now have a good long look at the the Right Whale's head. 现在让我们穿过甲板，去仔细地瞧瞧这只露脊鲸头吧。

1 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

2 hoist   

n.升高，起重机，推动；v.升起，升高，举起

参考例句：

• By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。
• Hoist the Chinese flag on the flagpole,please!请在旗杆上升起中国国旗！

3 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

4 canes   

n.（某些植物，如竹或甘蔗的）茎( cane的名词复数 )；（用于制作家具等的）竹竿；竹杖

参考例句：

• Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗，因为是野生的，未经人工栽培，所以不太好吃。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

5 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

6 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 stumps   

（被砍下的树的）树桩( stump的名词复数 )； 残肢； （板球三柱门的）柱； 残余部分

参考例句：

• Rocks and stumps supplied the place of chairs at the picnic. 野餐时石头和树桩都充当了椅子。
• If you don't stir your stumps, Tom, you'll be late for school again. 汤姆，如果你不快走，上学又要迟到了。

8 slabs   

n.厚板，平板，厚片( slab的名词复数 )；厚胶片

参考例句：

• The patio was made of stone slabs. 这天井是用石板铺砌而成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The slabs of standing stone point roughly toward the invisible notch. 这些矗立的石块，大致指向那个看不见的缺口。 来自辞典例句