英语听书《白鲸记》第882期
英语课
To trail the genealogies 1 of these high mortal miseries 2, carries us at last among the sourceless primogenitures of the gods; 要追溯这种无穷无尽的不幸的渊源,最后就会使我们走进那无源无主的神鬼阵里去,
so that, in the face of all the glad, hay-making suns, and softcymballing, round harvest-moons, 因此,不管那个喜洋洋的伏天的太阳,也不管那个小铙小钹似的、浑圆的仲秋月,
we must needs give in to this: that the gods themselves are not for ever glad. 我们却得承认这一点:神鬼本身也并不是始终愉愉快快的。人类眉头上那颗抹不掉的。
The ineffaceable, sad birth-mark in the brow of man, is but the stamp of sorrow in the signers. 黯淡的黑痣,原来就是那些在独立宣言上签过名的人的愁伤的印记呀。
Unwittingly here a secret has been divulged 3, which perhaps might more properly, in set way, have been disclosed before. 这里,竟无意间泄露出了一个秘密,这些也许是先照老办法把它揭露出来比较妥当些。
With many other particulars concerning Ahab, always had it remained a mystery to some, 在亚哈的许多特点中,总有一点叫人摸不着头脑的,
why it was, that for a certain period, both before and after the sailing of the Pequod, he had hidden himself away with such Grand-Lama-like exclusiveness; 那就是,为什么他有一个时期,即在"裴廓德号"开航之前和之后,竟象个唯我独尊的大喇嘛那样藏了起来;
and, for that one interval 4, sought speechless refuge, as it were, among the marble senate of the dead. 而且,在这段期间里,仿佛象个死人那样躲在大理石的元老院里,一言不发。
Captain Peleg's bruited 5 reason for this thing appeared by no means adequate; 法勒船长原先对此所捏造的理由,显得一点也不充分;
though, indeed, as touching 6 all Ahab's deeper part, every revelation partook more of significant darkness than of explanatory light. 实际上,关于亚哈的内心深处的想法,显露出来的一切总是非常暧昧,而不是正大光明的。
But, in the end, it all came out; this one matter did, at least. 不过,到头来,全都会真相大白;至少,在这件事情上是如此。
That direful mishap 7 was at the bottom of his temporary recluseness. 原来那种悲惨的不幸,暂时都埋藏在他那隐遁的心底里。
And not only this, but to that ever-contracting, dropping circle ashore, who for any reason, possessed the privilege of a less banned approach to him; 而且,不仅如此,连岸上那些日益减少而分散的亲友,不知怎地,也好象都对他怀着敬而远之的态度了;
n.系谱,家系,宗谱( genealogy的名词复数 )
- Tracing back our genealogies, I found he was a kinsman of mine. 转弯抹角算起来——他算是我的一个亲戚。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
- The insertion of these genealogies is the more peculiar and unreasonable. 这些系谱的掺入是更为离奇和无理的。 来自辞典例句
n.痛苦( misery的名词复数 );痛苦的事;穷困;常发牢骚的人
- They forgot all their fears and all their miseries in an instant. 他们马上忘记了一切恐惧和痛苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- I'm suffering the miseries of unemployment. 我正为失业而痛苦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.吐露,泄露( divulge的过去式和过去分词 )
- He divulged nothing to him save the terrible handicap of being young. 他想不出个所以然来,只是想到自己年纪尚幼,极端不利。 来自辞典例句
- The spy divulged the secret plans to the enemy. 那名间谍把秘密计划泄漏给敌人。 来自辞典例句
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
- The interval between the two trees measures 40 feet.这两棵树的间隔是40英尺。
- There was a long interval before he anwsered the telephone.隔了好久他才回了电话。
v.传播(传说或谣言)( bruit的过去式和过去分词 )
- This rumour has been bruited about for years. 这个谣言已传播多年了。
- The news was bruited through the town. 消息已传遍全城。 来自辞典例句
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