英语听书《白鲸记》第716期

 Immediately, by Starbuck's orders, lines were secured to it at different points, so that ere long every boat was a buoy¹; 于是，斯达巴克立刻下令，四处抛下绳索把它缚住，因此，不一会儿，每只小艇都成为一只浮筒；

the sunken whale being suspended a few inches beneath them by the cords. 那条下沉的鲸就被许多绳子吊在艇下几英寸的地方。

By very heedful management, when the ship drew nigh, the whale was transferred to her side, 等到大船一驶拢来，人们小心翼翼地把这条鲸移到船侧，

and was strongly secured there by the stiffest fluke-chains, for it was plain that unless artificially upheld, the body would at once sink to the bottom. 用最牢靠的锚爪把它紧拴在那里，因为如果不这样巧妙地把它吊起，尸体显然就会立刻沉到海底。

It so chanced that almost upon first cutting into him with the spade, 后来，竟会发现这样的奇迹：差不多铲刀刚一把它剖开，

the entire length of a corroded² harpoon³ was found imbedded in his flesh, on the lower part of the bunch before described. 就在它肉里发现了整只腐烂的标枪头，正好在上文所述的那只大疙瘩的下面。

But as the stumps⁴ of harpoons⁵ are frequently found in the dead bodies of captured whales, 可是，因为一向在捕获的鲸尸上所发现的标枪断头，

with the flesh perfectly⁶ healed around them, and no prominence⁷ of any kind to denote their place; 总是给肌肉包得密密无缝，一点也叫人看不出那突出的地位；

therefore, there must needs have been some other unknown reason in the present case fully⁸ to account for the ulceration alluded⁹ to. 因此，就这条鲸现在这种情况说来，这种弄不懂的理由是只有那溃疡才能解释得了。

But still more curious was the fact of a lance-head of stone being found in him, not far from the buried iron, the flesh perfectly firm about it. 但是，更希奇的是，就在那藏着标枪的近旁，又发现肉里紧蒙着一块石枪头。

Who had darted¹⁰ that stone lance? And when? 谁用过这种石枪打它呀？是在什么时候？

It might have been darted by some Nor' West Indian long before America was discovered. 那一定是早在美洲还未被发现以前，那些西北部的印第安人所干的了。

What other marvels¹¹ might have been rummaged¹² out of this monstrous¹³ cabinet there is no telling. 不消说，在搜索这只巨兽的内部时，一定还有其它不少奇迹。

But a sudden stop was put to further discoveries, by the ship's being unprecedentedly¹⁴ dragged over sideways to the sea, 可是，突然间，却无法再继续探索下去了，因为那尸体大有即将下沉之势，

owing to the body's immensely increasing tendency to sink. 它曳得这只船也空前地侧斜在海面上。

1 buoy   

n.浮标；救生圈；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The party did little to buoy up her spirits.这次聚会并没有让她振作多少。
• The buoy floated back and forth in the shallow water.这个浮标在浅水里漂来漂去。

2 corroded   

已被腐蚀的

参考例句：

• Rust has corroded the steel rails. 锈侵蚀了钢轨。
• Jealousy corroded his character. 嫉妒损伤了他的人格。

3 harpoon   

n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获

参考例句：

• The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。
• The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

4 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。

5 harpoons   

n.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的名词复数 )v.鱼镖，鱼叉( harpoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Greenpeace hopes to position its boats between the harpoons and the whales. 绿色和平希望他们的船能开到港口与鲸鱼群之间的地方。 来自互联网
• NIV Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears? 7[和合]你能用倒钩枪扎满它的皮，能用鱼叉叉满它的头吗？ 来自互联网

6 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

7 prominence   

n.突出；显著；杰出；重要

参考例句：

• He came to prominence during the World Cup in Italy.他在意大利的世界杯赛中声名鹊起。
• This young fashion designer is rising to prominence.这位年轻的时装设计师的声望越来越高。

8 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

9 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。

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 marvels   

n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 )；令人惊奇的事物（或事例）；不平凡的成果；成就v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor's treatment has worked marvels : the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春，病人已完全康复。 来自辞典例句
• Nevertheless he revels in a catalogue of marvels. 可他还是兴致勃勃地罗列了一堆怪诞不经的事物。 来自辞典例句

12 rummaged   

翻找，搜寻( rummage的过去式和过去分词 )； 已经海关检查

参考例句：

• I rummaged through all the boxes but still could not find it. 几个箱子都翻腾遍了也没有找到。
• The customs officers rummaged the ship suspected to have contraband goods. 海关人员仔细搜查了一艘有走私嫌疑的海轮。

13 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！

14 unprecedentedly   

adv.空前地

参考例句：

• The National-Day celebration this year was an unprecedentedly great occasion. 今年国庆日庆祝仪式空前盛大。
• "This is undoubtedly a good one," the teacher insisted. "Unprecedentedly good! Just listen -- " 洋教师说，“这文章写得当然好，而且绝妙无比，你们听——” 来自汉英文学 - 散文英译