英语听书《白鲸记》第1034期

Steering¹ as she had done, the wind had been somewhat on the Pequod's quarter, so that now being pointed² in the reverse direction, the braced⁴ ship sailed hard upon the breeze as she rechurned the cream in her own white wake.

船一转了向，风也好象在“裴廓德号”的船尾了，所以，这会儿，一掉了向，这艘迅速作好追击准备的船便重新搅泼起原先在船尾的白浪，吃力地顶风前进了。

Against the wind he now steers⁵ for the open jaw⁶, murmured Starbuck to himself, as he coiled the new-hauled main-brace³ upon the rail. "God keep us, but already my bones feel damp within me, and from the inside wet my flesh. I misdoubt me that I disobey my God in obeying him!"

他现在正顶着风，要驶到那大张着的嘴巴那儿去，斯达巴克一边把刚拉过来的转帆索绕在栏杆上，一边暗自嘟哝着。"愿上帝保佑我们，可是，我已经感到浑身的骨头都发潮了，而且还打里头直湿到了我的肌肉。我担心我听从了亚哈，就是违反上帝的意旨！"

Stand by to sway me up! cried Ahab, advancing to the hempen⁷ basket. "We should meet him soon."

来把我晃上去呀！亚哈一边向着那只麻绳篮走去，一边嚷道。"我们不一会就要跟它会面了。"

Aye, aye, sir, and straightway Starbuck did Ahab's bidding, and once more Ahab swung on high.

是，是，先生，斯达巴克立即遵命照办，又把亚哈晃了上去。

A whole hour now passed; gold-beaten out to ages. Time itself now held long breaths with keen suspense⁸. But at last, some three points off the weather bow, Ahab descried⁹ the spout¹⁰ again, and instantly from the three mast-heads three shrieks¹¹ went up as if the tongues of fire had voiced it.

现在已整整过了一个钟头，金光灿烂的太阳已经偏斜了。时间老人本身现在也提心吊胆地屏息了好久。不过，最后，亚哈在距上风舷三个方位的地方，又看到了喷水，三支桅顶也立刻象火舌似的发出了三声尖叫。

Forehead to forehead I meet thee, this third time, Moby Dick! On deck there! — brace sharper up; crowd her into the wind's eye. He's too far off to lower yet, Mr. Starbuck. The sails shake!

莫比－迪克，这第三趟，我可跟你面面相对了！赶快准备起来！——转帆索再扯高来！把船完全顶着风。斯达巴克先生，它还隔得太远，无法放艇。风帆在晃喽！

1 steering   

n.操舵装置

参考例句：

• He beat his hands on the steering wheel in frustration. 他沮丧地用手打了几下方向盘。
• Steering according to the wind, he also framed his words more amicably. 他真会看风使舵，口吻也马上变得温和了。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 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。

4 braced   

adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 steers   

n.阉公牛，肉用公牛( steer的名词复数 )v.驾驶( steer的第三人称单数 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• This car steers easily. 这部车子易于驾驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Good fodder fleshed the steers up. 优质饲料使菜牛长肉。 来自辞典例句

6 jaw   

n.颚，颌，说教，流言蜚语；v.喋喋不休，教训

参考例句：

• He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
• A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。

7 hempen   

adj. 大麻制的, 大麻的

参考例句：

• The net destined to support the car was made of very solid hempen cord. 承受着吊篮的网子是用非常结实的麻绳编的。
• Plant the crop such as wheaten, corn, potato, horsebean, hempen, cole aptly, a year one ripe. 适宜种植小麦、玉米、马铃薯、蚕豆、大麻、油菜等作物，一年一熟。

8 suspense   

n.（对可能发生的事）紧张感，担心，挂虑

参考例句：

• The suspense was unbearable.这样提心吊胆的状况实在叫人受不了。
• The director used ingenious devices to keep the audience in suspense.导演用巧妙手法引起观众的悬念。

9 descried   

adj.被注意到的，被发现的，被看到的

参考例句：

• He descried an island far away on the horizon. 他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• At length we descried a light and a roof. 终于，我们远远看见了一点灯光，一所孤舍。 来自辞典例句

10 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。

11 shrieks   

n.尖叫声( shriek的名词复数 )v.尖叫( shriek的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• shrieks of fiendish laughter 恶魔般的尖笑声
• For years, from newspapers, broadcasts, the stages and at meetings, we had heard nothing but grandiloquent rhetoric delivered with shouts and shrieks that deafened the ears. 多少年来， 报纸上， 广播里， 舞台上， 会场上的声嘶力竭，装腔做态的高调搞得我们震耳欲聋。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》