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Thus, then, one of our own noble stamp, even a whaleman, is the tutelary1 guardian2 of England; 那么,这样说来,哪怕是个捕鲸人,我们自己的高贵的标志之一就是英国的守护神了;
and by good rights, we harpooneers of Nantucket should be enrolled3 in the most noble order of St. George. 而且,我们这些南塔开特的标枪手,理所当然地应该列入最高贵的圣乔治团哩。
(none of whom, I venture to say, have ever had to do with a whale like their great patron), let them never eye a Nantucketer with disdain5, (我敢说,他们中间,决没有一个象他们的伟大的守护神那样曾经碰到过大鲸),得请他们别再瞧不起南塔开特人,
since even in our woollen frocks and tarred trowsers we are much better entitled to St. George's decoration than they. 尽管我们穿的是羊毛衫和黑裤子,我们实在比他们更有获得戴圣乔治章的资格。
Whether to admit Hercules among us or not, concerning this I long remained dubious6: 究竟要不要把海格立斯算做我们的人,在这个问题上,我踌躇良久:
for though according to the Greek mythologies7, that antique Crockett and Kit8 Carson 因为虽然根据希腊神话,那个古代的克罗克特和基特·卡森,
that brawny9 doer of rejoicing good deeds, was swallowed down and thrown up by a whale; 那个事业显赫的壮汉,曾经被大鲸吞下后又吐出来;
still, whether that strictly10 makes a whaleman of him, that might be mooted11. 然而严格地说来,他是否算得上个捕鲸人,可还值得商榷。
It nowhere appears that he ever actually harpooned12 his fish, unless, indeed, from the inside. 到处都证明不出他曾用标枪戳过大鲸,如果有过的话,那一定是在鲸腹内倒戳出来的。
Nevertheless, he may be deemed a sort of involuntary whaleman; at any rate the whale caught him, if he did not the whale. 不过,他也许可以算是个非自愿的捕鲸人;总之,如果他没有捉到大鲸,那么大鲸倒是捉过了他。
But, by the best contradictory14 authorities, this Grecian story of Hercules and the whale 但是,据意见截然相反的权威家们看来,这种关于海格立斯与大鲸的希腊传说,
is considered to be derived15 from the still more ancient Hebrew story of Jonah and the whale; 一般都认为是脱胎于更早的关于约拿和大鲸的希伯来传说的;
If I claim the demigod then, why not the prophet? 这样说来,如果我认为是个半神半人,为什么就不能认为是个先知呢?
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1 tutelary | |
adj.保护的;守护的 | |
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n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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adj.入学登记了的v.[亦作enrol]( enroll的过去式和过去分词 );登记,招收,使入伍(或入会、入学等),参加,成为成员;记入名册;卷起,包起 | |
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4 knights | |
骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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5 disdain | |
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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6 dubious | |
adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的 | |
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7 mythologies | |
神话学( mythology的名词复数 ); 神话(总称); 虚构的事实; 错误的观点 | |
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8 kit | |
n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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9 brawny | |
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10 strictly | |
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地 | |
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11 mooted | |
adj.未决定的,有争议的,有疑问的v.提出…供讨论( moot的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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12 harpooned | |
v.鱼镖,鱼叉( harpoon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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13 clan | |
n.氏族,部落,宗族,家族,宗派 | |
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adj.反驳的,反对的,抗辩的;n.正反对,矛盾对立 | |
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15 derived | |
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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