英语听书《海底两万里》第167期 第11章 诺第留斯号(18)
时间：2019-02-25 作者：英语课 分类：《海底两万里》中英双语有声读物
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SIR, CAPTAIN NEMO SAID, showing me the instruments hanging on the walls of his stateroom,
先生，尼摩船长指着挂在他房中墙壁上的仪表说，
these are the devices needed to navigate 1 the Nautilus.
这些就是诺第留斯号航行所必需的仪表。
Here, as in the lounge, I always have them before my eyes, and they indicate my position and exact heading in the midst of the ocean.
在这里跟在客厅里一样，我总是注意着它们，这些仪表给我指出我在海洋中间的实际位置和准确方向。
You're familiar with some of them, such as the thermometer, which gives the temperature inside the Nautilus;
其中有些仪表您是知道的，例如温度表，指出诺第留斯号内的温度，
the barometer 2, which measures the heaviness of the outside air and forecasts changes in the weather;
风雨表，测出空气的重量和预告天气的变化，温度表，指示空气干温度数；
the humidistat, which indicates the degree of dryness in the atmosphere; the storm glass, whose mixture decomposes 3 to foretell 4 the arrival of tempests;
暴风镜，一当镜中的混合物分解时，便预告暴风雨就将来到；罗盘，指引我的航路；
the compass, which steers 5 my course; the sextant, which takes the sun's altitude and tells me my latitude 6;
六分仪，测太阳的高低，使我知道船所在的纬度，
chronometers 7, which allow me to calculate my longitude 8;
经线仪，使我可以算出船的经度；
and finally, spyglasses for both day and night, enabling me to scrutinize 9 every point of the horizon once the Nautilus has risen to the surface of the waves.
最后是日间用的望远镜和夜间用的望远镜，当诺第留斯号浮上水面时，我可以侦察天际四周。
v.航行，飞行；导航，领航
- He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
- Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。
n.气压表，睛雨表，反应指标
- The barometer marked a continuing fall in atmospheric pressure.气压表表明气压在继续下降。
- The arrow on the barometer was pointing to"stormy".气压计上的箭头指向“有暴风雨”。
腐烂( decompose的第三人称单数 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）
- The debris slowly decomposes into compost. 这些垃圾慢慢地分解成了堆肥。
- Plastic is a substance that hardly decomposes in the nature. 塑料是一种在自然中极难降解的物质。
v.预言，预告，预示
- Willow trees breaking out into buds foretell the coming of spring.柳枝绽青报春来。
- The outcome of the war is hard to foretell.战争胜负难以预卜。
n.阉公牛，肉用公牛( steer的名词复数 )v.驾驶( steer的第三人称单数 )；操纵；控制；引导
- This car steers easily. 这部车子易于驾驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Good fodder fleshed the steers up. 优质饲料使菜牛长肉。 来自辞典例句
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。
n.精密计时器，航行表( chronometer的名词复数 )
- Chronometers have been adjusted to the correct time. 天文钟已经调整到正确时间。 来自互联网
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。
n.详细检查，细读
- Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.她的目的是通过仔细观察他的相貌以判断他是否诚实。
- She leaned forward to scrutinize their faces.她探身向前，端详他们的面容。