英语听书《白鲸记》第130期
英语课
As Queequeg and I are now fairly embarked 1 in this business of whaling; 捕鲸这个行业似乎并不大为人们所理解，
and as this business of whaling has somehow come to be regarded among landsmen as a rather unpoetical and disreputable pursuit; 陆地上的人们天生地就认为这是一个乏味的名声不太好的职业。
therefore, I am all anxiety to convince ye, ye landsmen, of the injustice 2 hereby done to us hunters of whales. 陆地上的人们天生地就认为这是一个乏味的名声不太好的职业。
In the first place, it may be deemed almost superfluous 3 to establish the fact, that among people at large, 也许有人认为我的解释纯属多余，
the business of whaling is not accounted on a level with what are called the liberal professions. 用为捕鲸业根本不可以与陆地上的那些职业同日而语。
If a stranger were introduced into any miscellaneous metropolitan 4 society, 人们认为我们属于屠宰业中的一支，双手沾满了鲜血，
it would but slightly advance the general opinion of his merits, were he presented to the company as a harpooneer, say; 身上有屠戮者的污秽和腥臭。
and if in emulation 5 of the naval 6 officers he should append the initials S.W.F. to his visiting card, 想想吧，如果你在一个社交场合郑重其事地把一位名片儿上印着SWF的标枪手介绍给别人，
such a procedure would be deemed pre-eminently presuming and ridiculous. 那别人一定认你的脑子多少有点毛病。
乘船( embark的过去式和过去分词 )； 装载； 从事
- We stood on the pier and watched as they embarked. 我们站在突码头上目送他们登船。
- She embarked on a discourse about the town's origins. 她开始讲本市的起源。
n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利
- They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
- All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
adj.过多的，过剩的，多余的
- She fined away superfluous matter in the design. 她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
- That request seemed superfluous when I wrote it.我这样写的时候觉得这个请求似乎是多此一举。
adj.大城市的，大都会的
- Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
- Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
n.竞争；仿效
- The young man worked hard in emulation of his famous father.这位年轻人努力工作，要迎头赶上他出名的父亲。
- His spirit of assiduous study is worthy of emulation.他刻苦钻研的精神，值得效法。
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