英语听书《白鲸记》第236期
英语课
Nor was the pulpit itself without a trace of the same sea-taste that had achieved the ladder and the picture. 而且,讲坛本身除了那张梯子和那幅油画以外,并不就毫无海上情调的痕迹。
Its panelled front was in the likeness 1 of a ship's bluff 2 bows, and the Holy Bible rested on a projecting piece of scroll 3 work, fashioned after a ship's fiddle-headed beak 4. 它那嵌板的前沿就很象船只的扁平的船头,那本放在突出的斜板上的《圣经》,就是模仿船只的提琴头似铁嘴的式样。
What could be more full of meaning? 还有比这更富有意义的吗?
For the pulpit is ever this earth's foremost part; all the rest comes in its rear; the pulpit leads the world. 因为讲坛从来就是人间的为首的部分,其余的一切都是跟着它走的。
From thence it is the storm of God's quick wrath 5 is first descried 6, and the bow must bear the earliest brunt. 讲坛领导整个尘世.特别叫人讨厌的暴风雨就正是从这里被首先发现的,船头必须具有首当其冲的能耐。
From thence it is the God of breezes fair or foul 7 is first invoked 8 for favorable winds. 上帝的清风或逆风就正是从这里被首先变成顺风的。
Yes, the world's a ship on its passage out, and not a voyage complete; and the pulpit is its prow 9. 不错,世界就是一只向前驶出的大船,而且没有一次完整的航程;这只讲坛就是它的船头。
n.相像，相似（之处）
- I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
- She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。
v.虚张声势，用假象骗人；n.虚张声势，欺骗
- His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
- John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。
n.卷轴，纸卷；(石刻上的)漩涡
- As I opened the scroll,a panorama of the Yellow River unfolded.我打开卷轴时，黄河的景象展现在眼前。
- He was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievements.他被授予一幅卷轴，以表彰其所做出的成就。
n.鸟嘴，茶壶嘴，钩形鼻
- The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
- This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒
- His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
- The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
adj.被注意到的，被发现的，被看到的
- He descried an island far away on the horizon. 他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- At length we descried a light and a roof. 终于，我们远远看见了一点灯光，一所孤舍。 来自辞典例句
adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规
- Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
- What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！
v.援引( invoke的过去式和过去分词 )；行使（权利等）；祈求救助；恳求
- It is unlikely that libel laws will be invoked. 不大可能诉诸诽谤法。
- She had invoked the law in her own defence. 她援引法律为自己辩护。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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