英语听书《白鲸记》第709期

 But the bird has a voice, and with plaintive¹ cries will make known her fear; 可是，鸟儿还有一声叫喊，会用阵阵的哀鸣来表示它的恐惧；

but the fear of this vast dumb brute² of the sea, was chained up and enchanted³ in him; 而这只海里的大哑兽的恐惧，却好象被拴住了，给人施上了魔法似的；

he had no voice, save that choking respiration⁴ through his spiracle, and this made the sight of him unspeakably pitiable; 它除了从喷水孔里喷出来的那阵闷气，一点声响都没有，这就教人看得顿生一阵难以言状的怜悯心了。

while still, in his amazing bulk, portcullis jaw⁵, and omnipotent⁶ tail, there was enough to appal⁷ the stoutest⁸ man who so pitied. 然而，它那吓人的身躯，格子闸似的嘴巴，和硕大无比的尾巴，可还是足以使最强健、而又怀有如此恻隐之心的人丧胆的。

Seeing now that but a very few moments more would give the Pequod's boats the advantage, and rather than be thus foiled of his game, 德立克这时看到，只消再过一会儿，就会给"裴廓德号"占了上手，也就是说，他就得这样白白失去他的猎物，

Derick chose to hazard what to him must have seemed a most unusually long dart⁹, ere the last chance would for ever escape. 于是，他自以为，与其让这个最后机会一去不返，不如以一种罕见的长程掷枪来冒一冒险了。

But no sooner did his harpooneer stand up for the stroke, than all three tigers—Queequeg, Tashtego, Daggoo, 可是，正当他的标枪手站了起来，想掷枪的时候，"裴廓德号"的三只老虎——魁魁格，塔斯蒂哥，大个儿，

instinctively¹⁰ sprang to their feet, and standing¹¹ in a diagonal row, simultaneously¹² pointed¹³ their barbs¹⁴; 也都本能地跳了起来，斜角似的站成一行，同时瞄准他们的倒钩；

and darted¹⁵ over the head of the German harpooneer, their three Nantucket irons entered the whale. 掠过那个德国人标枪手的头顶掷了出去，他们那三支南塔开特的枪头都插进了那大鲸的身上，

Blinding vapors¹⁶ of foam¹⁷ and white-fire! 激起了多么使人眼花缭乱的一阵迷雾和白焰！

The three boats, in the first fury of the whale's headlong rush, bumped the German's aside with such force, 那条鲸勃然大怒，向前狂奔，三只小艇就砰地把那只德国人小艇撞在一边，来势之猛，

that both Derick and his baffled harpooneer were spilled out, and sailed over by the three flying keels. 把德立克跟他那个扑了空的标枪手都一起摔了出去，三只如飞的小艇径自向前划去了。

Don't be afraid, my butter-boxes, cried Stubb, casting a passing glance upon them as he shot by; 别怕，我的黄油罐子，斯塔布朝他们身边射出去的时候，匆匆地瞥了他们一眼，叫道：

"ye'll be picked up presently— all right—I saw some sharks astern—St. Bernard's dogs, you know— relieve distressed¹⁸ travellers. "立刻就有人来打捞你们——一点不假——我看到船梢有不少鲨鱼哪——那就是圣·伯纳的狗，你们知道——那是专门捞救遭难旅客的。

1 plaintive   

adj.可怜的，伤心的

参考例句：

• Her voice was small and plaintive.她的声音微弱而哀伤。
• Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里，一位老太太伤心地哭起来。

2 brute   

n.野兽，兽性

参考例句：

• The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
• That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲，它咬人。

3 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

4 respiration   

n.呼吸作用；一次呼吸；植物光合作用

参考例句：

• They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.他们试做人工呼吸，可是无效。
• They made frequent checks on his respiration,pulse and blood.他们经常检查他的呼吸、脉搏和血液。

5 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。

6 omnipotent   

adj.全能的，万能的

参考例句：

• When we are omnipotent we shall have no more need of science.我们达到万能以后就不需要科学了。
• Money is not omnipotent,but we can't survive without money.金钱不是万能的，但是没有金钱我们却无法生存。

7 appal   

vt.使胆寒，使惊骇

参考例句：

• I was appalled at the news.我被这消息吓坏了。
• This "Hamlet" will appal some for being so resolutely unclassical.新版《哈姆雷特 》如此违背经典，确实惊世骇俗。

8 stoutest   

粗壮的( stout的最高级 )； 结实的； 坚固的； 坚定的

参考例句：

• The screams of the wounded and dying were something to instil fear into the stoutest heart. 受伤者垂死者的尖叫，令最勇敢的人都胆战心惊。

9 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

10 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

12 simultaneously   

adv.同时发生地，同时进行地

参考例句：

• The radar beam can track a number of targets almost simultaneously.雷达波几乎可以同时追着多个目标。
• The Windows allow a computer user to execute multiple programs simultaneously.Windows允许计算机用户同时运行多个程序。

13 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

14 barbs   

n.（箭头、鱼钩等的）倒钩( barb的名词复数 )；带刺的话；毕露的锋芒；钩状毛

参考例句：

• She slung barbs at me. 她说了些讥刺我的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I would no longer uncomplainingly accept their barbs or allow their unaccountable power to go unchallenged. 我不会再毫无怨言地洗耳恭听他们带刺的话，或让他们的不负责任的权力不受到挑战。 来自辞典例句

15 darted   

v.投掷，投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了，瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 vapors   

n.水汽，水蒸气，无实质之物( vapor的名词复数 )；自夸者；幻想 [药]吸入剂 [古]忧郁（症）v.自夸，（使）蒸发( vapor的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• His emotions became vague and shifted about like vapors. 他的心情则如同一团雾气，变幻无常，捉摸不定。 来自辞典例句
• They have hysterics, they weep, they have the vapors. 他们歇斯底里，他们哭泣，他们精神忧郁。 来自辞典例句

17 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

18 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。