英语听书《白鲸记》第893期
英语课
Sir?—Clay? clay, sir? That's mud; we leave clay to ditchers, sir. 先生？泥？泥，先生？那是烂泥呀；我们还是让挖阴沟的人去弄泥吧，先生。
The fellow's impious! What art thou sneezing about? 这家伙真邪恶！你干啥不断地打喷嚏？
Bone is rather dusty, sir. 骨头总是灰蒙蒙的，先生。
Take the hint, then; and when thou art dead, never bury thyself under living people's noses. 那么，记住，等你死的时候，可千万别当着活人的脸下土呀。
Sir?—oh! ah!—I guess so; so;—yes, yes—oh dear! 先生？——啊！呀！——我想是这样；不错——啊，天哪！
Look ye, carpenter, I dare say thou callest thyself a right good workmanlike workman, eh? 听着，木匠，也许你自称是个规规矩矩、正正派派的、有本领的匠人吧？
Well, then, will it speak thoroughly 1 well for thy work, if, when I come to mount this leg thou makest, 唔，那么，如果我一跨上你给我做的这条腿，是不是就可以充分表现出你的能耐，
I shall nevertheless feel another leg in the same identical place with it; 使我觉得在这个地方又长上了一条腿呢；
that is, carpenter, my old lost leg; the flesh and blood one, I mean. 嗳，木匠师傅，我说的是我先前失掉的那条腿，那条有血有肉的腿呀。
Canst thou not drive that old Adam away? 你难道不能把那个老亚当撵走吗？
Truly, sir, I begin to understand somewhat now. 啊，真的，先生，我这下可开始有点弄明白啦。
Yes, I have heard something curious on that score, sir; 不错，在这方面，我已经听到过一些希奇的说法；
how that a dismasted man never entirely 2 loses the feeling of his old spar, but it will be still pricking 3 him at times. 折桅断杆的人总是永远忘不了他的旧材，还时常刺痛着他的心呢。
May I humbly 4 ask if it be really so, sir? It is, man. 请问是不是真的这样，先生？是这样，老朋友。
Look, put thy live leg here in the place where mine once was; so, now, here is only one distinct leg to the eye, yet two to the soul. 喂，试把你那条活腿安到我从前也有一条腿的地方上看；所以么，虽然现在看来明明只有一条腿，心里记着的却是一双。
1 thoroughly
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
- The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
- The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
2 entirely
ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地
- The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
- His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
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