英语听书《白鲸记》第710期-英语课

时间：2019-03-10 作者：英语课 分类：白鲸记

英语课

Hurrah 1! this is the way to sail now. Every keel a sunbeam! Hurrah! 乌拉！这才是我们要驶的航路。每条小艇都是钱！乌拉！

Here we go like three tin kettles at the tail of a mad cougar 2! 我们真象拖在一只疯豹尾巴上的三只铁锅子！
This puts me in mind of fastening to an elephant in a tilbury on a plain— makes the wheelspokes fly, boys, when you fasten to him that way; 这倒叫我想起了在平原上坐着一只大象拖的双轮马车来——伙伴们，你一把大象缚上去的时候，那轮盘就吱吱响地飞驶出去了；
and there's danger of being pitched out too, when you strike a hill. 不过，到你下山的时候，却有给摔出去的危险。
Hurrah! this is the way a fellow feels when he's going to Davy Jones—all a rush down an endless inclined plane! 乌拉！这就是人们去见海神时的感觉——七慌八忙地顺着一个无止的斜坡滚了下去！
Hurrah! this whale carries the everlasting 3 mail!" 乌拉！这条鲸带的是万世不易的信件！"
But the monster's run was a brief one. 可是，这只巨兽过一会就停止了奔跑。
Giving a sudden gasp 4, he tumultuously sounded. 它突然喘了一阵气后，便狂乱地沉到海底去。
With a grating rush, the three lines flew round the loggerheads with such a force as to gouge 5 deep grooves 6 in them; 嘎嘎作响地一阵慌乱，三根捕鲸索就飞快地绕在卷绳索的圆柱上，劲道足得象是要把这三根圆柱给刻下了沟痕似的，
while so fearful were the harpooneers that this rapid sounding would soon exhaust the lines, that using all their dexterous 7 might, 可是教标枪手们担心的是，这样迅速地放下绳索，一下子就会撒光，因此他们使用全副熟练的道行，
they caught repeated smoking turns with the rope to hold on; 大家轮番抓住绳子；
till at last—owing to the perpendicular 8 strain from the lead-lined chocks of the boats, whence the three ropes went straight down into the blue, 最后——由于三根绳索直放下了海里，加上小艇上的链条定盘向下垂直的牵引力，
the gunwales of the bows were almost even with the water, while the three sterns tilted 9 high in the air. 艇头的舷边差不多已跟水面相平了，而艇梢都对空高高翘起。
And the whale soon ceasing to sound, for some time they remained in that attitude, fearful of expending 10 more line, though the position was a little ticklish 11. 这时，那条鲸立刻停止向下潜，于是这三只小艇就这样的停住了一会，虽然这种姿势多少有点难耐，但是，他们都不敢再把绳索撒下去。
But though boats have been taken down and lost in this way, 这样做法，尽管会连小艇本身也给扯了下去，完了蛋，

1 hurrah

int.好哇，万岁，乌拉

We hurrah when we see the soldiers go by.我们看到士兵经过时向他们欢呼。
The assistants raised a formidable hurrah.助手们发出了一片震天的欢呼声。

2 cougar

n.美洲狮；美洲豹

I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物。
I have never seen a cougar.我从未见过美洲豹。

3 everlasting

adj.永恒的，持久的，无止境的

These tyres are advertised as being everlasting.广告上说轮胎持久耐用。
He believes in everlasting life after death.他相信死后有不朽的生命。

4 gasp

n.喘息，气喘；v.喘息；气吁吁他说

She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。

5 gouge

v.凿；挖出；n.半圆凿；凿孔；欺诈

To make a Halloween lantern,you first have to gouge out the inside of the pumpkin.要做一个万圣节灯笼，你先得挖空这个南瓜。
In the Middle Ages,a favourite punishment was to gouge out a prisoner's eyes.在中世纪，惩罚犯人最常用的办法是剜眼睛。

6 grooves

n.沟( groove的名词复数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏v.沟( groove的第三人称单数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏