英语听书《白鲸记》第83期
英语课
CHAPTER 17.The Ramadan. 第17章 斋戒
As Queequeg's Ramadan, or Fasting and Humiliation 1, was to continue all day, I did not choose to disturb him till towards night-fall; 魁魁格的“斋戒”大概要做一天，所以我不急于回旅店。
for I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, never mind how comical, 我尊重每一个人的宗教信仰，
and could not find it in my heart to undervalue even a congregation of ants worshipping a toad-stool; 哪怕他的信仰有点像蚂蚁向毒蘑菇行礼似的可笑。
or those other creatures in certain parts of our earth, who with a degree of footmanism quite unprecedented 2 in other planets, 其实，我们的星球上不是还有那些以一种其他星球所未见
bow down before the torso of a deceased landed proprietor 3 merely on account of the inordinate 4 possessions yet owned and rented in his name. 的卑躬屈膝匍匐在一具尸体前的景象吗？只因为那具尸体活着的时候有大片的土地，死后的遗产中也有大片土地。
I say, we good Presbyterian Christians 5 should be charitable in these things, and not fancy ourselves so vastly superior to other mortals, pagans and what not, because of their half-crazy conceits 6 on these subjects. 即使如此，我也找不到蔑视他们的理由。 善良的基督徒们啊，我们应该慈悲为怀，不要因为人类成员中的一些人有些别的什么想法，我们就自以为高人一等。
There was Queequeg, now, certainly entertaining the most absurd notions about Yojo and his Ramadan;but what of that? 魁魁格对约约的斋戒也许在你看来不乏可笑之处，可那又有什么呢？
Queequeg thought he knew what he was about, I suppose; he seemed to be content; and there let him rest. 只要他本人做得自然和谐、心安理得，那就够了！
n.羞辱
- He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
- He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。
adj.无前例的，新奇的
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
n.所有人；业主；经营者
- The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his.业主是他的一位旧相识。
- The proprietor of the corner grocery was a strange thing in my life.拐角杂货店店主是我生活中的一个怪物。
adj.无节制的；过度的
- The idea of this gave me inordinate pleasure.我想到这一点感到非常高兴。
- James hints that his heroine's demands on life are inordinate.詹姆斯暗示他的女主人公对于人生过于苛求。
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
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