英语听书《白鲸记》第1031期

Moby Dick

——By Herman Melville

Chapter 135 The Chase — Third Day

第一百三十五章追击——第三天

The morning of the third day dawned fair and fresh, and once more the solitary¹ night-man at the fore-mast-head was relieved by crowds of the daylight look-outs, who dotted every mast and almost every spar.

第三天的清晨晴朗地来临了，前桅顶上那个孤寂的守夜人再次由一群日夜的望者接了班，每根桅杆，几乎每根圆木都布满了人。

D'ye see him? cried Ahab; but the whale was not yet in sight.

你们可看到它吗？亚哈叫道；可是，大鲸却还没有看到。

In his infallible wake, though; but follow that wake, that's all. Helm there; steady, as thou goest, and hast been going. What a lovely day again! were it a new-made world, and made for a summer-house to the angels, and this morning the first of its throwing open to them, a fairer day could not dawn upon that world. Here's food for thought, had Ahab time to think; but Ahab never thinks; he only feels, feels, feels; that's tingling² enough for mortal man! to think's audacity³. God only has that right and privilege. Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb⁴, and our poor brains beat too much for that.

没错，我们还是尾随着它；只要钉着它，就行啦。转舵向风；留心，照常驶去。又是个多可爱的天气呀！如果说这是个新创造的世界，是专为天使们造出来的一个夏宫，今天早晨就是第一次为天使们而敞开的话，那样的世界也不会有比这更好的天气吧。亚哈要是有时间思考的话，这倒是可以思考的材料，可是，亚哈从来就不思考：他只是感觉，感觉，感觉；对人类说来，这也就真够了！思考是种放肆的行为。只有上帝才有这种权利和特权。思考就是，也应该是桩冷静。镇定的事儿；可是，我们的可怜的心跳得这般厉害，我们的可怜的脑子又跳得如此急剧，哪能思考呢？

1 solitary   

adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士

参考例句：

• I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
• The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。

2 tingling   

v.有刺痛感( tingle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• My ears are tingling [humming; ringing; singing]. 我耳鸣。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• My tongue is tingling. 舌头发麻。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 audacity   

n.大胆，卤莽，无礼

参考例句：

• He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
• He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

4 throb   

v.震颤，颤动；(急速强烈地)跳动，搏动

参考例句：

• She felt her heart give a great throb.她感到自己的心怦地跳了一下。
• The drums seemed to throb in his ears.阵阵鼓声彷佛在他耳边震响。