时间:2019-02-17 作者:英语课 分类:《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物


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   ON JANUARY 28, in latitude 1 9 degrees 4' north, when the Nautilus returned at noon to the surface of the sea, it lay in sight of land some eight miles to the west.  1月28日正午,当诺第留斯号浮上水面来的时候,它在北纬9度4分,望见西边八海里远有一块陆地。


  Right off, I observed a cluster of mountains about 2,000 feet high, whose shapes were very whimsically sculpted 2.  我首先注意一群山岭,这群山岭约二千英尺高,山形起伏,很不整齐。
  After our position fix, I reentered the lounge, and when our bearings were reported on the chart,  测定了这陆地的方位后,我回到客厅中,把测好的经纬度跟地图一对时,
  I saw that we were off the island of Ceylon, that pearl dangling 3 from the lower lobe 4 of the Indian peninsula. 我发现我们是在锡兰岛面前了,它是挂在印度半岛下端的一颗宝珠。
  I went looking in the library for a book about this island, one of the most fertile in the world.  我到图书室去找一部关于这座岛的著作,它是地球上的岛屿中最富饶的一个岛。
  Sure enough, I found a volume entitled Ceylon and the Singhalese by H. C. Sirr, Esq.  我正好找到西尔所写、题名为《锡兰和锡兰人》的一部书。
  Reentering the lounge, I first noted 5 the bearings of Ceylon, on which antiquity 6 lavished 7 so many different names.  回到客厅中来,我首先记下锡兰的方位,并且知道古时候这岛有各种不同的名称。
  It was located between latitude 5 degrees 55' and 9 degrees 49' north, and between longitude 8 79 degrees 42' and 82 degrees 4' east of the meridian 9 of Greenwich;  它的位置是在北纬5度55分和9度49分2red,东经79度42分和82度4分之间,
  its length is 275 miles; its maximum width, 150 miles; its circumference 10, 900 miles;  “岛长二百七十五英里,最宽的地方一瓦五十英里,周围900英里,
  its surface area, 24,448 square miles, in other words, a little smaller than that of Ireland. 面积二万四千四百四十八平方英里,就是说,比爱尔兰岛面积小一些尼摩船长和他的副手这时候进来了。

n.纬度,行动或言论的自由(范围),(pl.)地区
  • The latitude of the island is 20 degrees south.该岛的纬度是南纬20度。
  • The two cities are at approximately the same latitude.这两个城市差不多位于同一纬度上。
adj.经雕塑的
  • a display of animals sculpted in ice 冰雕动物展
  • The ladies had their hair sculpted by the leading coiffeur of the day. 女士们的发型都是当代有名的理发师做的。
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
  • The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果,那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
  • The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上,摇晃着他们的双腿。
n.耳垂,(肺,肝等的)叶
  • Tiny electrical sensors are placed on your scalp and on each ear lobe.小电器传感器放置在您的头皮和对每个耳垂。
  • The frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for controlling movement.大脑前叶的功能是控制行动。
adj.著名的,知名的
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹
  • The museum contains the remains of Chinese antiquity.博物馆藏有中国古代的遗物。
  • There are many legends about the heroes of antiquity.有许多关于古代英雄的传说。
v.过分给予,滥施( lavish的过去式和过去分词 )
  • I lavished all the warmth of my pent-up passion. 我把憋在心里那一股热烈的情感尽量地倾吐出来。 来自辞典例句
  • An enormous amount of attention has been lavished on these problems. 在这些问题上,我们已经花费了大量的注意力。 来自辞典例句
n.经线,经度
  • The city is at longitude 21°east.这个城市位于东经21度。
  • He noted the latitude and longitude,then made a mark on the admiralty chart.他记下纬度和经度,然后在航海图上做了个标记。
adj.子午线的;全盛期的
  • All places on the same meridian have the same longitude.在同一子午线上的地方都有相同的经度。
  • He is now at the meridian of his intellectual power.他现在正值智力全盛期。
n.圆周,周长,圆周线
  • It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
  • The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。
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