英语听书《白鲸记》第766期

 　　A whale wounded (as we afterwards learned) in this part, but not effectually, as it seemed, had broken away from the boat, carrying along with him half of the harpoon¹ line; and in the extraordinary agony of the wound, he was now dashing among the revolving² circles like the lone³ mounted desperado Arnold, at the battle of Saratoga, carrying dismay wherever he went.

　　在这种部位受了伤的鲸（这我们后来才知道），好象实际上并没有跟小艇脱离关系，它拖着半截标枪绳游去；而且由于格外伤痛，这时，它便在那些旋来转去的圈圈里冲来冲去，有如那个在萨拉托加战役中单枪匹马、奋不顾身、仓惶狼狈、不知要逃往何方的阿诺德（本尼提克特·阿诺德（1741-1801）——美国独立战争中的将军，参加过萨拉托加之战（1777年），后来投降了英国。）。

　　But agonizing⁴ as was the wound of this whale, and an appalling⁵ spectacle enough, any way; yet the peculiar⁶ horror with which he seemed to inspire the rest of the herd⁷, was owing to a cause which at first the intervening distance obscured from us. But at length we perceived that by one of the unimaginable accidents of the fishery, this whale had become entangled⁸ in the harpoon-line that he towed; he had also run away with the cutting-spade in him; and while the free end of the rope attached to that weapon, had permanently⁹ caught in the coils of the harpoon-line round his tail, the cutting-spade itself had worked loose from his flesh. So that tormented¹⁰ to madness, he was now churning through the water, violently flailing¹¹ with his flexible tail, and tossing the keen spade about him, wounding and murdering his own comrades.

　　不过，这条鲸的负伤虽是这般苦痛，那番情景看来真够骇人；然而，由于起先我们隔得太远，看不清楚，所以没有看到它似乎是要用这种特别恐怖来激动整个鲸群的意图。最后，我们这才看到了可说是捕鱼业中的一种不可想象的事件，原来这条鲸不只是跟它所拖着标枪绳子纠缠在一起，还拖着那只砍鲸铲一起奔走；而那根缚在砍鲸铲上的绳尾，也跟那缠在它尾巴上的标枪绳搅在一起，因此，那支砍鲸铲给扯松了，从它身上脱落下来。所以，因为它痛得发狂，现在就在水里翻腾，猛烈挥舞柔软的尾巴，把那支锐利的铲子在它四周乱甩乱滚，杀伤起它自己的同伴来了。

　　This terrific object seemed to recall the whole herd from their stationary¹² fright. First, the whales forming the margin¹³ of our lake began to crowd a little, and tumble against each other, as if lifted by half spent billows from afar; then the lake itself began faintly to heave and swell¹⁴; the submarine bridal-chambers and nurseries vanished;

　　这个可怕的家伙，似乎要把整个鲸群从它们那吓得一动不动的状态中给唤醒过来。于是，那些成为我们的湖边的鲸便开始挤拢了一点，彼此碰来撞去，仿佛让远方冲来的、已近尾声的波涛撞了一撞；接着这大湖本身也开始有气无力地晃荡一阵，水底里的新房和育儿室便消逝了；

1 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。

2 revolving   

adj.旋转的，轮转式的；循环的v.（使）旋转( revolve的现在分词 )；细想

参考例句：

• The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
• The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。

3 lone   

adj.孤寂的，单独的；唯一的

参考例句：

• A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
• She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。

4 agonizing   

adj.痛苦难忍的；使人苦恼的v.使极度痛苦；折磨(agonize的ing形式)

参考例句：

• I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not. 我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
• his father's agonizing death 他父亲极度痛苦的死

5 appalling   

adj.骇人听闻的，令人震惊的，可怕的

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。

6 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

7 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。

8 entangled   

adj.卷入的；陷入的；被缠住的；缠在一起的v.使某人（某物/自己）缠绕，纠缠于（某物中），使某人（自己）陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）( entangle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The bird had become entangled in the wire netting. 那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• Some military observers fear the US could get entangled in another war. 一些军事观察家担心美国会卷入另一场战争。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

10 tormented   

饱受折磨的

参考例句：

• The knowledge of his guilt tormented him. 知道了自己的罪责使他非常痛苦。
• He had lain awake all night, tormented by jealousy. 他彻夜未眠，深受嫉妒的折磨。

11 flailing   

v.鞭打( flail的现在分词 )；用连枷脱粒；（臂或腿）无法控制地乱动；扫雷坦克

参考例句：

• He became moody and unreasonable, flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse. 他变得喜怒无常、不可理喻，为点鸡毛蒜皮的小事就殴打凯瑟琳。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His arms were flailing in all directions. 他的手臂胡乱挥舞着。 来自辞典例句

12 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

13 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

14 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。