英语听书《海底两万里》第551期 第34章 大屠杀(12)
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物
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The Nautilus wasn't going to strike the double-decker where it was clad in impenetrable iron armor, 它不想攻打双层装甲战舰那难以穿透的装甲板，
but below its waterline, where the metal carapace 1 no longer protected its planking. 而是想攻打它的浮标线下那金属装甲层保护不到的部位。
We were prisoners once more, unwilling 2 spectators at the performance of this gruesome drama. 我们被重新囚禁了，被迫充当准备发生的悲剧海难的见证人。
But we barely had time to think. 再说，我们几乎没有时间思考。
Taking refuge in my stateroom, we stared at each other without pronouncing a word. 我们躲进我的房间，大家面面相觑，说不出一句话来。
My mind was in a total daze 3. 我精神恍惚，
My mental processes came to a dead stop. 思维停止活动，
I hovered 4 in that painful state that predominates during the period of anticipation 5 before some frightful 6 explosion. 处在一种等待可怕的爆炸来临的艰难状况之中。
I waited, I listened, I lived only through my sense of hearing! 我等待着，倾听着，我只能靠听觉来生活！
Meanwhile the Nautilus's speed had increased appreciably 7. 然而，“鹦鹉螺号”船只的速度明显加快：
So it was gathering 8 momentum 9. 它就这样冲过去。
Its entire hull 10 was vibrating. 整个船壳都在颤动。
Suddenly I let out a yell. 突然，我大叫一声。
There had been a collision, but it was comparatively mild. 撞击发生了，但相对来说比我想象的撞得还算轻。
I could feel the penetrating 11 force of the steel spur. 我感觉到钢铁冲角穿透的力量，
I could hear scratchings and scrapings. 我听到划破声和刮扯声。
Carried away with its driving power, the Nautilus had passed through the vessel's mass like a sailmaker's needle through canvas! “鹦鹉螺号”在强大的推动力作用下，像帆船的尖杆穿过帆布一样横穿过这艘大战舰！
I couldn't hold still. 我再也控制不住自己。
Frantic 12, going insane, I leaped out of my stateroom and rushed into the lounge. 我发疯了，神经失常了，我跑出房间，冲进客厅里。
Captain Nemo was there. Mute, gloomy, implacable, he was staring through the port panel. 尼摩船长在那里。他神情阴沉，默不作声，冷酷无情地透过左舷嵌板看着外面。
n.（蟹或龟的）甲壳
- The tortoise pulled its head into his carapace.乌龟把头缩进它的壳里。
- He tickled gently at its glossy carapace,but the stubborn beetle would not budge.他轻轻地搔着甲虫光滑的壳，但这只固执的甲虫就是不动。
adj.不情愿的
- The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
- His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
v.(使)茫然，(使)发昏
- The blow on the head dazed him for a moment.他头上受了一击后就昏眩了片刻。
- I like dazing to sit in the cafe by myself on Sunday.星期日爱独坐人少的咖啡室发呆。
鸟( hover的过去式和过去分词 )； 靠近（某事物）； （人）徘徊； 犹豫
- A hawk hovered over the hill. 一只鹰在小山的上空翱翔。
- A hawk hovered in the blue sky. 一只老鹰在蓝色的天空中翱翔。
n.预期，预料，期望
- We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
- The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。
adj.可怕的；讨厌的
- How frightful to have a husband who snores!有一个发鼾声的丈夫多讨厌啊！
- We're having frightful weather these days.这几天天气坏极了。
adv.相当大地
- The index adds appreciably to the usefulness of the book. 索引明显地增加了这本书的实用价值。
- Otherwise the daily mean is perturbed appreciably by the lunar constituents. 否则，日平均值就会明显地受到太阳分潮的干扰。
n.集会，聚会，聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
n.船身；(果、实等的)外壳；vt.去(谷物等)壳
- 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。
adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的
- He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
- He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
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