英语听书《白鲸记》第892期
英语课
Imprimis, fifty feet high in his socks; 首先，要高五十英尺；
then, chest modelled after the Thames Tunnel then, legs with roots to 'em, to stay in one place; then, arms three feet through the wrist; 还有，胸膛得仿照泰晤士河隧道的式样；还有，双腿连根，固定在一个地方；还有，臂膀连肘腕得三英尺长；
no heart at all, brass 1 forehead, and about a quarter of an acre of fine brains; and let me see—shall I order eyes to see outwards 2? 心却可以不要，前额是铜打的，脑壳得有四分之一英亩的面积；让我想想看——要不要让他有一对可以向外观看的眼睛？
No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate 3 inwards. 不，只消在他头顶上开个天窗，让亮光往里头照就行啦。
There, take the order, and away. 那么，快给我传令去。
Now, what's he speaking about, and who's he speaking to, I should like to know? Shall I keep standing 4 here? (aside.) 唷，他在说些什么呀，他在跟谁说话？我倒要弄明白来。我可以老呆在这里嘛？（旁白）
Tis but indifferent architecture to make a blind dome 5; here's one. No, no, no; I must have a lantern. 只有蹩脚的建筑师才搞得出黑古隆冬的顶盖（为建筑物的顶盖，这里用以指头。）；这里就是这么一只顶盖。不，不，不，我必须要有一只灯笼。"
Ho, ho! That's it, hey? Here are two, sir; one will serve my turn. 啊，嗬！要这东西么？先生，我这里倒有两只；我一只就够啦。
What art thou thrusting that thief-catcher into my face for, man? Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols. 喂，你干吗把这支捉贼用的东西直塞到我脸上来？把灯光照着人家比用手枪指着人家还要不对头呀。
I thought, sir, that you spoke 6 to carpenter. 先生，我想你是在对木匠说话吧。
Carpenter? why that's—but no;—a very tidy, and, I may say, an extremely gentlemanlike sort of business thou art in here, carpenter; 木匠？这就是——啊，不；——是一种十分整齐的，哼，我得说，你在这里干的是一种非常文雅的营生，木匠；
疯狂练习吧！
1 brass
n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器
- Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
- Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。
2 outwards
adj.外面的，公开的，向外的；adv.向外；n.外形
- Does this door open inwards or outwards?这门朝里开还是朝外开？
- In lapping up a fur,they always put the inner side outwards.卷毛皮时，他们总是让内层朝外。
3 illuminate
vt.照亮，照明；用灯光装饰；说明，阐释
- Dreams kindle a flame to illuminate our dark roads.梦想点燃火炬照亮我们黑暗的道路。
- They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。
4 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
- After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
- They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
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