英语听书《白鲸记》第836期

 　　He too has been watching all of these interpreters myself included— and look now, he comes to read, with that unearthly idiot¹ face. 他也在看着所有这些解释天书的人——包括我在内——唔，瞧着，他在念起来了，那张天下无比的蠢脸。

　　Stand away again and hear him. Hark! 那么，再站开些，听听他吧。听着！

　　I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look. 我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我们瞧，你们瞧，他们瞧。

　　Upon my soul, he's been studying Murray's Grammar! Improving his mind, poor fellow! But what's that he says now—hist! 我保准，他一直在研究默里（美国语法家）的《语法》呢！可怜的家伙，他正在增进他的知识——但是，他这会儿在说些什么呀——嘘！

　　I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look. 我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我们瞧，你们瞧，他们瞧。

　　Why, he's getting it by heart—hist! again. 唔，他在死背呢——嘘！又在念啦。

　　I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look. Well, that's funny. 我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我们瞧，你们瞧，他们瞧。噫，这倒是怪。

　　And I, you, and he; and we, ye, and they, are all bats; and I'm a crow, especially when I stand a'top of this pine tree here. 我，你，他；我们，你们，他们，大家都是蝙蝠；我是只乌鸦，尤其是当我高高地蹲到这棵松树冠上时。

　　Caw! caw! caw! caw! caw! caw! Ain't I a crow? And where's the scare-crow? 哇！哇！哇！哇！哇！哇！难道我不是乌鸦么？可稻草人在哪儿？

　　There he stands; two bones stuck into a pair of old trowsers, and two more poked² into the sleeves of an old jacket. 啊，原来他就在那儿；两根骨头插在两只破裤脚管里，还有两根装在两只破袖筒里。

　　Wonder if he means me?—complimentary—poor lad!—I could go hang myself. 不知道他是不是指我说的？——真会说话！——可怜的伙伴！——我倒要去上吊了。

1 idiot   

n.白痴，傻子，笨蛋

参考例句：

• Only an idiot would make such a thoughtless remark.只有草包才会说出这样没有头脑的话来。
• You are behaving like a perfect idiot.你表现得像个十足的白痴。

2 poked   

v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 )；戳出；拨弄；与（某人）性交

参考例句：

• She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
• His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》