英语听书《白鲸记》第983期

 Mr. Starbuck, look at the binnacle watch, and in three minutes from this present instant warn off all strangers; 斯达巴克先生，看着罗盘盒上的钟，打此刻起，在三分钟内，劝走所有的客人。

then brace¹ forward again, and let the ship sail as before." 然后就再转起帆桁向前，让船象刚才一样驶去。"

Hurriedly turning, with averted² face, he descended³ into his cabin, 他连忙别过脸来，转身走到下面他舱室里去，

leaving the strange captain transfixed at this unconditional⁴ and utter rejection⁵ of his so earnest suit. 撇下那个陌生船长，让他听到亚哈对他这么诚恳的要求，竟是如此无条件的、绝对的拒绝，不禁木然不知所措。

But starting from his enchantment⁶, Gardiner silently hurried to the side; more fell than stepped into his boat, and returned to his ship. 加迪纳好象从魔境里猛醒过来，不声不响地匆匆走到船边，不是跨下去而是滚下到他的小艇里，回到自己的大船上去。

Soon the two ships diverged⁷ their wakes; 不久，两只船就各朝相反的方向驶去；

and long as the strange vessel⁸ was in view, she was seen to yaw hither and thither⁹ at every dark spot, however small, on the sea. 在这艘陌生船还在望的时候，还可以隐约看到它在海面上，象个黑小点子那样闯来闯去。

This way and that her yards were swung around; starboard and larboard, she continued to tack¹⁰; 它的帆桁就那么摇来摇去，左舷，右舷，不断地调来转去；

now she beat against a head sea; and again it pushed her before it; 一会儿冲上了一阵迎头的大浪，一会儿浪涛又把它推在前边；

while all the while, her masts and yards were thickly clustered with men, 而它的桅杆和帆桁上却始终是密集着许多水手，

as three tall cherry trees, when the boys are cherrying among the boughs¹¹. 有如三株高大的樱桃树，正有一群小孩在枝桠间采樱桃。

But by her still halting course and winding¹², woeful way, you plainly saw that this ship that so wept with spray, still remained without comfort. 但是，从它那还是踌躇不决，弯来曲去，叫人看了悲伤的航驶情形看来，叫人清清楚楚地看出这艘船已给溅泼得十分痛苦，它还是一点也得不到安慰。

She was Rachel, weeping for her children, because they were not. 它就是拉吉在哭她儿女，因为他们都不在了。

 

1 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

2 averted   

防止，避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 )； 转移

参考例句：

• A disaster was narrowly averted. 及时防止了一场灾难。
• Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted. 多亏她对事情处理得巧妙，才避免了麻烦。

3 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

4 unconditional   

adj.无条件的，无限制的，绝对的

参考例句：

• The victorious army demanded unconditional surrender.胜方要求敌人无条件投降。
• My love for all my children is unconditional.我对自己所有孩子的爱都是无条件的。

5 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

6 enchantment   

n.迷惑，妖术，魅力

参考例句：

• The beauty of the scene filled us with enchantment.风景的秀丽令我们陶醉。
• The countryside lay as under some dread enchantment.乡村好像躺在某种可怖的魔法之下。

7 diverged   

分开( diverge的过去式和过去分词 )； 偏离； 分歧； 分道扬镳

参考例句：

• Who knows when we'll meet again? 不知几时咱们能再见面！
• At what time do you get up? 你几时起床？

8 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

9 thither   

adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的

参考例句：

• He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
• He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。

10 tack   

n.大头钉；假缝，粗缝

参考例句：

• He is hammering a tack into the wall to hang a picture.他正往墙上钉一枚平头钉用来挂画。
• We are going to tack the map on the wall.我们打算把这张地图钉在墙上。

11 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

12 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。