英语听书《白鲸记》第764期

so now, Starbuck saw long coils of the umbilical cord of Madame Leviathan, by which the young cub seemed still tethered to its dam. 这时，斯达巴克所看到的，就是这般情况。原来是一条鲸太太的一大卷脐带，而那条小鲸似

英语听书《白鲸记》第775期

Perhaps the only formal whaling code authorized by legislative enactment, was that of Holland. 由立法手续制订出来的唯一正式的捕鲸法典，也许应该算是荷兰那部法典。 It was decreed by the States-General in A.D. 1695. 这部

英语听书《白鲸记》第776期

Likewise a fish is technically fast when it bears a waif, or any other recognized symbol of possession; so long as the party wailing it plainly evince their ability at any time to take it alongside, as well as their intention so to do. 同样地，顾名

英语听书《白鲸记》第777期

And when those defendants were remonstrated with, their captain snapped his fingers in the plaintiffs' teeth, and assured them that by way of doxology to the deed he had done, he would now retain their line, harpoons, and boat, which had remained att

英语听书《白鲸记》第778期

These pleadings, and the counter pleadings, being duly heard, the very learned Judge in set terms decided, to wit, That as for the boat, he awarded it to the plaintiffs, because they had merely abandoned it to save their lives; but that with regard t

英语听书《白鲸记》第779期

But often possession is the whole of the law. 不过，有了所有权往往就有全部的法律。 What are the sinews and souls of Russian serfs and Republican slaves but Fast-Fish, whereof possession is the whole of the law? 俄罗斯的农奴和共

英语听书《白鲸记》第771期

As ashore, the ladies often cause the most terrible duels among their rival admirers; just so with the whales, who sometimes come to deadly battle, and all for love. They fence with their long lower jaws, sometimes locking them together, and so striv

英语听书《白鲸记》第774期

Another point of difference between the male and female schools is still more characteristic of the sexes. 雄鲸队与雌鲸队还有一种更具有性别特征的不同之处。 Say you strike a Forty-barrel-bullpoor devil! all his comrades quit hi

英语听书《白鲸记》第773期

The same secludedness and isolation to which the schoolmaster whale betakes himself in his advancing years, is true of all aged Sperm Whales. 这个校长在晚年的这种隐退。孤独的生活，倒确是一切上了年纪的抹香鲸的生活。

英语听书《白鲸记》第772期

In good time, nevertheless, as the ardor of youth declines; as years and dumps increase; as reflection lends her solemn pauses; 然而，到了相当的时候，随着青春活力的衰退，随着年事日长，烦恼增加，随着反射作用的真正

英语听书《白鲸记》第770期

They are comparatively delicate, indeed; I dare say, not to exceed half a dozen yards round the waist. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied, that upon the whole they are hereditarily entitled to en bon point. 她们真可说是相当细巧，我敢说，她

英语听书《白鲸记》第769期

Chapter 88 Schools and Schoolmasters 第八十八章 鲸队和队长（原文有学校与校长的意思，作者在本章中即以其双关意义随意讽喻。） The previous chapter gave account of an immense body or herd of Sperm Whales, and the

英语听书《白鲸记》第768期

This lucky salvation was cheaply purchased by the loss of Queequeg's hat, who, while standing in the bows to prick the fugitive whales, 这一个庆幸生还的代价真便宜，只损失了魁魁格的一顶帽子，当时，他正站在艇头戳那些

英语听书《白鲸记》第767期

in more and more contracting orbits the whales in the more central circles began to swim in thickening clusters. Yes, the long calm was departing. A low advancing hum was soon heard; and then like to the tumultuous masses of block-ice when the great

英语听书《白鲸记》第766期

A whale wounded (as we afterwards learned) in this part, but not effectually, as it seemed, had broken away from the boat, carrying along with him half of the harpoon line; and in the extraordinary agony of the wound, he was now dashing among the rev

英语听书《白鲸记》第765期

And thus, though surrounded by circle upon circle of consternations and affrights, 这样，这些置身在中央的不可思议的动物，尽管四下是一层一层的惊惶恐惧， did these inscrutable creatures at the centre freely and fearles

英语听书《白鲸记》第780期

What was America in 1492 but a Loose-Fish, 美洲在一四九二年不就是一条无主鲸， in which Columbus struck the Spanish standard by way of wailing it for his royal master and mistress? 后来经过哥伦布把西班牙旗降了下来，为他

英语听书《白鲸记》第781期

A division which, in the whale, is much like halving an apple; there is no intermediate remainder. 鲸的这种分法，倒很象是把一只苹果对半剖开来，中间一点也没有剩留。 Now as this law, under a modified form, is to this day

英语听书《白鲸记》第782期

Now when these poor sun-burnt mariners, bare-footed, and with their trowsers rolled high up on their eely legs, had wearily hauled their fat fish high and dry, promising themselves a good 150 pounds from the precious oil and bone; and in fantasy sipp

英语听书《白鲸记》第783期

Is the Duke so very poor as to be forced to this desperate mode of getting a livelihood? 那个公爵真穷得非干起这种不择手段的谋生方法不可吗？ It is his. 鲸是他的。 I thought to relieve my old bed-ridden mother by part of m