英语听书《白鲸记》第974期

 I'll have me — let's see — how many in the ship's company, all told? But I've forgotten. 我——让我想想看——船上一共有多少人呀？唉，我忘掉了。

Any way, I'll have me thirty separate, Turk's-headed life-lines, each three feet long hanging all round to the coffin¹. 总之，我得弄三十根打着土耳其头巾结的救命绳，每根三英尺长，吊在这只棺材四周。

Then, if the hull² go down, there'll be thirty lively fellows all fighting for one coffin, a sight not seen very often beneath the sun! 万一这艘船沉下去了，那么，就有三十个活人要来争夺这只棺材了，这番景致，倒是走遍天下也不大看得到的！

Come hammer, caulking³-iron, pitch-pot, and marling-spike! Let's to it. 锤子，补缝家伙，沥青罐，穿索针，统统来吧！咱们这就干起来吧！

Chapter 127 The Deck 第一百二十七章 甲板上

The coffin laid upon two line-tubs, between the vice-bench and the open hatchway; the Carpenter caulking its seams; 在虎钳条凳和敞开的舱口间，那只棺材搁在两只索桶上；木匠正在填塞缝缝隙隙；

the string of twisted oakum slowly unwinding from a large roll of it placed in the bosom⁴ of his frock. 扭曲的麻絮线从他衣兜里的大麻絮线团慢慢地抖出来——。

Ahab comes slowly from the cabin-gangway, and hears Pip following him. 亚哈缓悠悠地从舱室门口走过来，听到比普跟在他后边。

Back lad; I will be with ye again presently. He goes! 回去吧，孩子；我马上就再来陪你。他在干啦！

Not this hand complies with my humor more genially⁵ than that boy. — Middle aisle⁶ of a church! What's here?" 这木匠还不如那孩子更合我脾胃呢——。啊，教堂里的中间大过道！这是什么？

Life-buoy, sir. Mr. Starbuck's orders. Oh, look, sir! Beware the hatchway! 救生圈，先生。斯达巴克先生叫做的。啊，留心，先生！当心这舱口！

Thank ye, man. Thy coffin lies handy to the vault⁷. 谢谢你，老朋友。你这只棺材竟放在地洞附近。

Sir? The hatchway? oh! So it does, sir, so it does. 先生，是舱口吗？呵！是这样，先生，是这样。

Art not thou the leg-maker? Look, did not this stump⁸ come from thy shop? 你不就是那个做腿的人吗？你瞧，这条腿可不就是你作坊里的出品嘛？

 

1 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

2 hull   

n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳

参考例句：

• The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
• The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。

3 caulking   

n.堵缝；敛缝；捻缝；压紧v.堵（船的）缝( caulk的现在分词 )；泥…的缝；填塞；使不漏水

参考例句：

• Plumbers caulk joints in pipe with lead,string or a caulking compound. 管子工用铅、绳子或专用填隙材料使管子的接头不漏水。 来自辞典例句
• Older windows and doors require maintenance -- scraping, painting and caulking. 旧门窗需要一系列维护，诸如，刮磨，上漆，勾缝。 来自互联网

4 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

5 genially   

adv.亲切地，和蔼地；快活地

参考例句：

• The white church peeps out genially from behind the huts scattered on the river bank. 一座白色教堂从散布在岸上的那些小木房后面殷勤地探出头来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Well, It'seems strange to see you way up here,'said Mr. Kenny genially. “咳，真没想到会在这么远的地方见到你，"肯尼先生亲切地说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

6 aisle   

n.（教堂、教室、戏院等里的）过道，通道

参考例句：

• The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
• The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。

7 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。

8 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。