英语听书《白鲸记》第760期

 But upon flinging the third, in the act of tossing overboard the clumsy wooden block, it caught under one of the seats of the boat, 可是，把第三只甩出去的时候，在刚要把这块笨重木块抛到海里去时，却被小艇的一个座位扳住了，

and in an instant tore it out and carried it away, dropping the oarsman in the boat's bottom as the seat slid from under him. 刹那间，那座位就给卷了出去、拖走了，那座位从那个桨手的屁股下面一滑，桨手给摔在艇肚里。

On both sides the sea came in at the wounded planks¹, but we stuffed two or three drawers and shirts in, and so stopped the leaks for the time. 船板给撞坏了，水打两边涌了进来，不过，我们塞了两三件衬衫衬裤后，漏洞就暂时给堵住了。

It had been next to impossible to dart² these drugged-harpoons, were it not that as we advanced into the herd⁴, our whale's way greatly diminished; 本来几乎是无法把带有"得拉格"的标枪掷出去的，亏得我们已经深入了鲸群，四周的鲸逐渐减少了，

moreover, that as we went still further and further from the circumference⁵ of commotion⁶, the direful disorders⁷ seemed waning⁸. 而且因为我们越来越远离那乱哄哄的外围，那种可怕的乱糟糟声似乎也在逐渐减弱了。

So that when at last the jerking harpoon³ drew out, and the towing whale sideways vanished; 所以，等到最后那支摇晃晃的标枪一甩出去，那条拖着绳子的鲸就打斜里消失了；

then, with the tapering⁹ force of his parting momentum¹⁰, we glided¹¹ between two whales into the innermost heart of the shoal, 接着，我们随着它那逐渐失势的细小的力量，悄悄地插进两条鲸中间，直冲到鲸群的最中心去，

as if from some mountain torrent¹² we had slid into a serene¹³ valley lake. 我们好象从什么山洪爆发的急流里，驶进了一个水波不兴的湖谷。

Here the storms in the roaring glens between the outermost¹⁴ whales, were heard but not felt.  虽然外围的鲸群依然象汹涌的峡谷似的激荡着，可是在这里，却只听得着而感受不到了。

In this central expanse the sea presented that smooth satin-like surface, called a sleek¹⁵, 在这么一片汪洋的中心，海面显得象缎子一般光亮滑溜（人们管它叫"滑板"），

produced by the subtle moisture thrown off by the whale in his more quiet moods. 这种气氛是由于心绪较为宁静的鲸群喷出的稀薄水份造成的。

Yes, we were now in that enchanted¹⁶ calm which they say lurks¹⁷ at the heart of every commotion. 不错，我们现在就置身在这种宁静得叫人失魂落魄的境地里，据说，这就是表面平静，底里却骚乱不息的情况。

1 planks   

（厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点

参考例句：

• The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
• We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。

2 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。

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 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

5 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

6 commotion   

n.骚动，动乱

参考例句：

• They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵，引起了一阵骚乱。
• Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间，整条街道变得一片混乱。

7 disorders   

n.混乱( disorder的名词复数 )；凌乱；骚乱；（身心、机能）失调

参考例句：

• Reports of anorexia and other eating disorders are on the increase. 据报告，厌食症和其他饮食方面的功能紊乱发生率正在不断增长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The announcement led to violent civil disorders. 这项宣布引起剧烈的骚乱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 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》

9 tapering   

adj.尖端细的

参考例句：

• Interest in the scandal seems to be tapering off. 人们对那件丑闻的兴趣似乎越来越小了。
• Nonproductive expenditures keep tapering down. 非生产性开支一直在下降。

10 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

11 glided   

v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 )；掠过；（鸟或飞机 ） 滑翔

参考例句：

• The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
• They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

13 serene   

adj. 安详的，宁静的，平静的

参考例句：

• He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
• He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多，只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。

14 outermost   

adj.最外面的，远离中心的

参考例句：

• He fired and hit the outermost ring of the target.他开枪射中了靶子的最外一环。
• The outermost electron is shielded from the nucleus.原子核对最外层电子的作用受到屏蔽。

15 sleek   

adj.光滑的，井然有序的；v.使光滑，梳拢

参考例句：

• Women preferred sleek,shiny hair with little decoration.女士们更喜欢略加修饰的光滑闪亮型秀发。
• The horse's coat was sleek and glossy.这匹马全身润泽有光。

16 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。

17 lurks   

n.潜在，潜伏；（lurk的复数形式）vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Behind his cool exterior lurks a reckless and frustrated person. 在冷酷的外表背后，他是一个鲁莽又不得志的人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Good fortune lies within Bad, Bad fortune lurks within good. 福兮祸所倚，祸兮福所伏。 来自互联网