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


英语课

   This animal, this monster, this natural phenomenon that had puzzled the whole scientific world,


  这动物,这怪东西,这天然的怪物,它使整个学术界费尽了心血,
  that had muddled 1 and misled the minds of seamen 2 in both hemispheres,
  它使东西两半球的航海家糊里糊涂,
  was, there could be no escaping it, an even more astonishing phenomenon-a phenomenon made by the hand of man.
  现在应当承认,它是一种更惊人的怪东西,它是人工制造的怪东西。
  Even if I had discovered that some fabulous 3, mythological 4 creature really existed, it wouldn't have given me such a terrific mental jolt 5.
  看到最怪诞、最荒唐、甚至神话式的生物,也不会使我惊骇到这种程度。
  It's easy enough to accept that prodigious 6 things can come from our Creator.
  造物者手中造出来的东西怎么出奇,也容易了解。
  But to find, all at once, right before your eyes, that the impossible had been mysteriously achieved by man himself: this staggers the mind!
  现在一下子看到那种不可能的事竟是奥妙地由人的双手实现的,那就不能不使人感到十分惊讶了!
  But there was no question now. We were stretched out on the back of some kind of underwater boat that, as far as I could judge, boasted the shape of an immense steel fish.
  现在不容犹豫了。我们现在是躺在一只潜水船的脊背上,按照我可能的判断,这船似乎有点像一条巨大的钢鱼。

adj.混乱的;糊涂的;头脑昏昏然的v.弄乱,弄糟( muddle的过去式);使糊涂;对付,混日子
  • He gets muddled when the teacher starts shouting. 老师一喊叫他就心烦意乱。
  • I got muddled up and took the wrong turning. 我稀里糊涂地拐错了弯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.海员
  • Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather. 有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
  • In the storm, many seamen wished they were on shore. 在暴风雨中,许多海员想,要是他们在陆地上就好了。
adj.极好的;极为巨大的;寓言中的,传说中的
  • We had a fabulous time at the party.我们在晚会上玩得很痛快。
  • This is a fabulous sum of money.这是一笔巨款。
adj.神话的
  • He is remembered for his historical and mythological works. 他以其带有历史感和神话色彩的作品而著称。
  • But even so, the cumulative process had for most Americans a deep, almost mythological significance. 不过即使如此,移民渐增的过程,对于大部分美国人,还是意味深长的,几乎有不可思议的影响。
v.(使)摇动,(使)震动,(使)颠簸
  • We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
  • They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着,担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。
adj.惊人的,奇妙的;异常的;巨大的;庞大的
  • This business generates cash in prodigious amounts.这种业务收益丰厚。
  • He impressed all who met him with his prodigious memory.他惊人的记忆力让所有见过他的人都印象深刻。