英语听书《白鲸记》第831期

 Yet, oh, the great sun is no fixture¹; and if, at midnight, we would fain snatch some sweet solace² from him, we gaze for him in vain! 然而，啊，伟大的太阳可不是始终屹立不动的；如果在午夜时分，我们真想从它那里获取一点温存的安慰的话，那就是望穿了眼，也是徒劳的！

This coin speaks wisely, mildly, truly, but still sadly to me. 这块金币表现得真聪明、柔顺、忠实，可是在我看来，还是有点忧伤。

I will quit it, lest Truth shake me falsely." 我得赶紧离开它，否则，真理倒要变成谎言了。"

There now's the old Mogul, soliloquized Stubb by the try-works, "he's been twigging it; 瞧那老蒙兀儿，斯塔布在炼油间旁边自言自语道，"他刚才已经看明白了；

and there goes Starbuck from the same, and both with faces which I should say might be somewhere within nine fathoms³ long. 斯达巴克也是为了这才去的，可是，他们两个人的脸儿呀，我敢说，都大约拉得有三十六英尺长。

And all from looking at a piece of gold, which did I have it now on Negro Hill or in Corlaer's Hook, I'd not look at it very long ere spending it. 这都是因为看了那块金币的缘故，如果我在黑人山或者在柯尔拉尔岬找到这块东西的话，我准不会瞧它好久，马上把它拿去花掉。

Humph! in my poor, insignificant⁴ opinion, I regard this as queer. 哼！照我的微不足道的鄙见看来，这就是一种怪事。

I have seen doubloons before now in my voyagings; your doubloons of old Spain, your doubloons of Peru, your doubloons of Chili⁵, your doubloons of Bolivia,  我在以前的多次航行中，早就看到过好些种杜柏仑；你们那些古西班牙的杜柏仑，秘鲁的杜柏仑，智利的杜柏仑，玻利维亚的杜柏仑，

your doubloons of Popayan; with plenty of gold moidores and pistoles, and joes, and half joes, and quarter joes. 波巴扬（南美哥伦比亚的一个城市。）的杜柏仑，还看到许多金蒙伊多尔（葡萄牙旧金币名。），比斯多（西班牙的旧金币名。），约伊（英国对于值四个便士的银元的称呼。），半个约伊，四分之一的约伊。

What then should there be in this doubloon of the Equator that is so killing⁶ wonderful? 那么，这种厄瓜多尔的杜柏仑居然有这么了不起？

By Golconda! let me read it once. Halloa! here's signs and wonders truly! 乖乖！让我也去看它一看吧。啊！这倒真是奇迹！

That, now, is what old Bowditch in his Epitome⁷ calls the zodiac, and what my almanack below calls ditto. 那么，这大概就是波狄奇老头在他那本《概论》里管它叫黄道的东西，也就是我放在下面那本历书上同样管它叫黄道的东西吧。

1 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

2 solace   

n.安慰；v.使快乐；vt.安慰(物)，缓和

参考例句：

• They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.他们日常生活很艰难，就在宗教中寻求安慰。
• His acting career took a nosedive and he turned to drink for solace.演艺事业突然一落千丈，他便借酒浇愁。

3 fathoms   

英寻( fathom的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The harbour is four fathoms deep. 港深为四英寻。
• One bait was down forty fathoms. 有个鱼饵下沉到四十英寻的深处。

4 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

5 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 epitome   

n.典型，梗概

参考例句：

• He is the epitome of goodness.他是善良的典范。
• This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。