英语听书《白鲸记》第715期

 A nice spot, cried Flask¹; "just let me prick² him there once." 嗳，一个好地方，弗拉斯克叫道，"让我在这地方戳它一下吧。"

Avast! cried Starbuck, "there's no need of that!" 住手！斯达巴克嚷道，"不必这样啦！"

But humane³ Starbuck was too late. 可是，人道主义的斯达巴克已经说得太迟了。

At the instant of the dart⁴ an ulcerous⁵ jet shot from this cruel wound, and goaded⁶ by it into more than sufferable anguish⁷, 这么一戳下去，这个凄惨的伤口就迸射出一阵溃疡似的喷水来，而且由于戳得它苦痛难挨，

the whale now spouting⁹ thick blood, with swift fury blindly darted¹⁰ at the craft, 现在这条大鲸就尽喷射出浓血，向那只小艇迅疾狂急地乱射，

bespattering them and their glorying crews all over with showers of gore¹¹, capsizing Flask's boat and marring the bows. 对那些勇敢的水手合头合脑地射着阵阵的血雨，弄翻了弗拉斯克的小艇，撞伤了它的艇头。

It was his death stroke. 这就是它的垂死挣扎。

For, by this time, so spent was he by loss of blood, that he helplessly rolled away from the wreck¹² he had made; 因为这时它已耗尽了这许多血液，所以它毫无办法地从那被它毁了的艇边滚开来后，

lay panting on his side, impotently flapped with his stumped¹³ fin¹⁴, then over and over slowly revolved¹⁵ like a waning¹⁶ world; 便侧躺在那里，喘个不停，有气无力地击拍着它那只残鳍，接着慢慢地翻过来又转过去，象一只行将告终的地球；

turned up the white secrets of his belly¹⁷; lay like a log, and died. 终于翻了一个转身，露出它那只神秘的白肚皮，象一大块木头似的躺在那里，死了。

It was most piteous, that last expiring spout⁸. 最后那阵将了未了的喷水，煞是可怜。

As when by unseen hands the water is gradually drawn¹⁸ off from some mighty¹⁹ fountain, 这时，好象有许多看不见的手在把大喷水池里的水慢慢地放光，

and with half-stifled melancholy²⁰ gurglings the spray-column lowers and lowers to the ground— so the last long dying spout of the whale. 又有一阵阵半哽住的哀怨的咯咯声，那只喷柱也越来越低，逐渐平息下来——这条鲸的最后的垂死的大喷泉也就此消逝了。

Soon, while the crews were awaiting the arrival of the ship, the body showed symptoms of sinking with all its treasures unrifled. 正当全体水手在等候大船开来的时候，立刻就发现那硕大的体躯已有连同它那些未被搜刮的宝藏一起下沉的迹象。

1 flask   

n.瓶，火药筒，砂箱

参考例句：

• There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
• He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。

2 prick   

v.刺伤，刺痛，刺孔；n.刺伤，刺痛

参考例句：

• He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。
• He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳，气球就爆了。

3 humane   

adj.人道的，富有同情心的

参考例句：

• Is it humane to kill animals for food?宰杀牲畜来吃合乎人道吗？
• Their aim is for a more just and humane society.他们的目标是建立一个更加公正、博爱的社会。

4 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。

5 ulcerous   

adj.溃疡性的，患溃疡的

参考例句：

• Cankerous marked by or infected with canker; ulcerous. 具有溃疡特征的或感染上溃汤的；溃烂的。 来自互联网

6 goaded   

v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 )；激励；（用尖棒）驱赶；驱使（或怂恿、刺激）某人

参考例句：

• Goaded beyond endurance, she turned on him and hit out. 她被气得忍无可忍，于是转身向他猛击。
• The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 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。

8 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。

9 spouting   

n.水落管系统v.（指液体）喷出( spout的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地讲；喋喋不休地说；喷水

参考例句：

• He's always spouting off about the behaviour of young people today. 他总是没完没了地数落如今年轻人的行为。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Blood was spouting from the deep cut in his arm. 血从他胳膊上深深的伤口里涌出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 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》

11 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。

12 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

13 stumped   

僵直地行走，跺步行走( stump的过去式和过去分词 )； 把（某人）难住； 使为难； （选举前）在某一地区作政治性巡回演说

参考例句：

• Jack huffed himself up and stumped out of the room. 杰克气喘吁吁地干完活，然后很艰难地走出房间。
• He was stumped by the questions and remained tongue-tied for a good while. 他被问得张口结舌，半天说不出话来。

14 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

15 revolved   

v.（使）旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The fan revolved slowly. 电扇缓慢地转动着。
• The wheel revolved on its centre. 轮子绕中心转动。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 waning   

adj.（月亮）渐亏的，逐渐减弱或变小的n.月亏v.衰落( wane的现在分词 )；（月）亏；变小；变暗淡

参考例句：

• Her enthusiasm for the whole idea was waning rapidly. 她对整个想法的热情迅速冷淡了下来。
• The day is waning and the road is ending. 日暮途穷。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 belly   

n.肚子，腹部；(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分，膛

参考例句：

• The boss has a large belly.老板大腹便便。
• His eyes are bigger than his belly.他眼馋肚饱。

18 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

19 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

20 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。