英语听书《白鲸记》第145期
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"Aye, aye," said Stubb, the second mate, "Starbuck, there, is as careful a man as you'll find anywhere in this fishery." “啊，像斯达巴克这样的细心人，在捕鲸业中可以说是屡见不鲜的。”这是二副斯塔布的评论。
But we shall ere long see what that word "careful" precisely 1 means when used by a man like Stubb, or almost any other whale hunter. 很快，我们就可以看到发表这样的评论的人和他所谓“细心”在捕鲸业中的真面目了。
Starbuck was no crusader after perils 2; in him courage was not a sentiment; but a thing simply useful to him, and always at hand upon all mortally practical occasions. 斯达巴克并非莽撞的十字军骑士，他认为勇敢主要的不是一种感情色彩，而只是在迫不得已的情况下，他从自己的身上召唤而来的一种行动的力量。
Besides, he thought, perhaps, that in this business of whaling, courage was one of the great staple 3 outfits 4 of the ship, like her beef and her bread, and not to be foolishly wasted. 和船上的淡水、面包之类的东西一样，勇敢也是一种必备品，不可随意浪费。
Wherefore he had no fancy for lowering for whales after sun-down; nor for persisting in fighting a fish that too much persisted in fighting him. 落日西沉以后，他从不下海、打鲸鱼和普通的鱼他都不干，他认为没有任何必要做无谓的牺牲。
For, thought Starbuck, I am here in this critical ocean to kill whales for my living, and not to be killed by them for theirs; and that hundreds of men had been so killed Starbuck well knew. 人们打鲸鱼是为了自己的生活，如果让鲸鱼给“打”了，岂不是反而成了满足鲸鱼的生活要求的食物了吗？
What doom 5 was his own father's? Where, in the bottomless deeps, could he find the torn limbs of his brother? 他父亲和他兄弟在冰冷黑暗的大洋中的命运是他永远不能忘记的。
adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地
- It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
- The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
极大危险( peril的名词复数 )； 危险的事（或环境）
- The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
- With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难？
n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类
- Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
- Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。
n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )
- He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
- Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句
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