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英语听书《白鲸记》第237期

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 Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered1 people to condense.  梅普尔神甫站了起来,以一种谦逊的长者的柔和声气,命令四散的人群聚拢来。

Star board gangway, there! side away to larboard-larboard gangway to starboard! Midships! midships! 右舷走道的,喂!靠向左舷...左舷走道的靠向右舷!靠中间来,靠中间来!
There was a low rumbling2 of heavy sea-boots among the benches, and a still slighter shuffling3 of women's shoes, and all was quiet again, and every eye on the preacher. 凳子间顿时发出一阵笨重的靴子的低沉的隆隆声,和一阵更轻的女鞋的声音,接着又是一片鸦静,每只眼睛都望着那个传道者。
He paused a little; then kneeling in the pulpit's bows, folded his large brown hands across his chest, uplifted his closed eyes, and offered a prayer so deeply devout4 that he seemed kneeling and praying at the bottom of the sea. 他歇了一忽;然后跪在讲坛前头,拦胸交叉起他那双棕色的大手,抬起他那闭着的眼睛,那么深怀诚意地作起祷告,好象跪在海底作祷告。
This ended, in prolonged solemn tones, like the continual tolling5 of a bell in a ship that is foundering6 at sea in a fog-in such tones he commenced reading the following hymn7; but changing his manner towards the concluding stanzas8, burst forth9 with a pealing10 exultation11 and joy. 祷告过后,他以曳长而庄严的声调,有如一只陷在迷雾的海上的船只那种不断敲击的钟声...他就以这种声调朗诵起如下的圣诗来;但是,行将结束的时候,他却态度一变,突然迸发出一阵兴高采烈的狂欢声来...
The ribs12 and terrors in the whale, Arched over me a dismal13 gloom, While all God's sun-lit waves rolled by, And lift me deepening down to doom14. 大鲸的恐怖和肋骨,困我在阴森可怕中,神光普照的浪涛滚滚而过,把我高高举起,重重抛进毁灭之都。
I saw the opening maw of hell, With endless pains and sorrows there; Which none but they that feel can tell-Oh, I was plunging15 to despair. 我见地狱大张着口,那儿有无边苦痛愁伤;只有经受过的人才会知道...啊,我正陷进绝望深渊。
In black distress16, I called my God, When I could scarce believe him mine, He bowed his ear to my complaints-No more the whale did me confine. 在凶险的灾殃里,当我几乎对

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1 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的
参考例句：
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。
2 rumbling 85a55a2bf439684a14a81139f0b36eb1     
n. 隆隆声, 辘辘声 adj. 隆隆响的 动词rumble的现在分词
参考例句：
  • The earthquake began with a deep [low] rumbling sound. 地震开始时发出低沉的隆隆声。
  • The crane made rumbling sound. 吊车发出隆隆的响声。
3 shuffling 03b785186d0322e5a1a31c105fc534ee     
adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式
参考例句：
  • Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
4 devout Qlozt     
adj.虔诚的，虔敬的，衷心的 (n.devoutness)
参考例句：
  • His devout Catholicism appeals to ordinary people.他对天主教的虔诚信仰感染了普通民众。
  • The devout man prayed daily.那位虔诚的男士每天都祈祷。
5 tolling ddf676bac84cf3172f0ec2a459fe3e76     
[财]来料加工
参考例句：
  • A remote bell is tolling. 远处的钟声响了。
  • Indeed, the bells were tolling, the people were trooping into the handsome church. 真的，钟声响了，人们成群结队走进富丽堂皇的教堂。
6 foundering 24c44e010d11eb56379454a2ad20f2fd     
v.创始人( founder的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The lifeboat soon got abreast of the foundering ship. 救生艇很快就赶到了那艘正在下沉的船旁。 来自互联网
  • With global climate-change negotiations foundering, the prospects of raising cash for REDD that way look poor. 由于就全球气候变化的谈判破裂，通过这种方式来为REDD集资前景堪忧。 来自互联网
7 hymn m4Wyw     
n.赞美诗，圣歌，颂歌
参考例句：
  • They sang a hymn of praise to God.他们唱着圣歌，赞美上帝。
  • The choir has sung only two verses of the last hymn.合唱团只唱了最后一首赞美诗的两个段落。
8 stanzas 1e39fe34fae422643886648813bd6ab1     
节，段( stanza的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The poem has six stanzas. 这首诗有六小节。
  • Stanzas are different from each other in one poem. 诗中节与节差异颇大。
9 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
10 pealing a30c30e9cb056cec10397fd3f7069c71     
v.（使）（钟等）鸣响，（雷等）发出隆隆声( peal的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The bell began pealing. 钟声开始鸣响了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The church bells are pealing the message of Christmas joy. 教堂的钟声洪亮地传颂着圣诞快乐的信息。 来自辞典例句
11 exultation wzeyn     
n.狂喜，得意
参考例句：
  • It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
  • He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。
12 ribs 24fc137444401001077773555802b280     
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹
参考例句：
  • He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
  • Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。
13 dismal wtwxa     
adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的
参考例句：
  • That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
  • My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
14 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定
参考例句：
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
15 plunging 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074     
adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
16 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛
参考例句：
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

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