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 He called it the Sleet1's crow's-nest, in honor of himself; he being the original inventor and patentee, and free from all ridiculous false delicacy2, and holding that if we call our own children after our own names (we fathers being the original inventors and patentees),  他为了纪念自己的发明,管它叫斯立特守望处;因为他是原始的发明者和专利者,因此,他毫不荒谬可笑地宣称,如果我们可以把我们自己的儿女都姓我们自己的名姓(我们做父亲的本来就是原始前发明者和专利者),

so likewise should we denominate after ourselves any other apparatus3 we may beget4. 那么同样地,我们也可以拿我们的名姓来命名我们所发明的其它任何东西。
In shape, the Sleet's crow's-nest is something like a large tierce or pipe; it is open above, however, where it is furnished with a movable sidescreen to keep to windward of your head in a hard gale5.  在形式上,斯立特守望处倒有点象大酒桶或者大管子;不过,它是朝上开的,那里还装有一只活动的侧屏,使得在猛烈的飓风里,脑袋仍然可以顶着风。
Being fixed6 on the summit of the mast, you ascend7 into it through a little trap-hatch in the bottom.  因为守望处是装在桅顶上,你得从底里的一个小小的活动升降口爬进去。
On the after side, or side next the stern of the ship, is a comfortable seat, with a locker8 underneath9 for umbrellas, comforters, and coats.  在后边,也就是在靠近船尾的一边,有个舒服的座位,座位下面还有个可以置放雨伞。棉被和衣服的小橱。
In front is a leather rack, in which to keep your speaking trumpet10, pipe, telescope, and other nautical11 conveniences.  座位前面有只皮架子,可以把你的话筒,烟斗,望远镜,以及水手的其它一些小玩意都放在那上头。
When Captain Sleet in person stood his mast-head in this crow's-nest of his, he tells us that he always had a rifle with him (also fixed in the rack), together with a powder flask12 and shot,  当斯立特船长本人坐在他那守望处的桅顶上的时候,据他说,他始终随身带有一支来福枪(也是固定放在皮架子上的),还有一只火药筒和子弹,
for the purpose of popping off the stray narwhales, or vagrant13 sea unicorns14 infesting15 those waters; for you cannot successfully shoot at them from the deck owing to the resistance of the water, but to shoot down upon them is a very different thing.  以备碰到一些离了群的独角鲸,或者是在那一带海里出没无定的独角兽时,可以一下子把它们打死;因为这些东西在甲板上打,由于水面的阻力,往往无法打得准,而居高临下的发射,却完全是另一回事。
Now, it was plainly a labor16 of love for Captain Sleet to describe, as he does, all the little detailed17 conveniences of his crow's-nest;  这里,象斯立特船长这样把他那个守望处的细枝末节都描摹出来,显然是他认为这是他喜爱的工作;
but though he so enlarges upon many of these, and though he treats us to a very scientific account of his experiments in this crow's-nest, with a small compass he kept there for the purpose of counteracting18 the errors resulting from what is called the local attraction of all binnacle magnets; 不过,虽然他把这许多东西都描述无遗,虽然他还把他在守望处里所作的非常科学的实验情形都详告我们,说他在守望处还装有一只小小的罗盘,以便解决一切由于罗盘的磁石所谓局部引力而引起的误差;
an error ascribable to the horizontal vicinity of the iron in the ship's planks19, and in the Glacier's case, perhaps, to there having been so many broken-down blacksmiths among her crew;  而这种误差,却应该说是由于船板附近装有铁器的缘故,但就格拉西尔号的情形看来,也许是在船上的水手中有太多累坏了的铁匠的缘故;
I say, that though the Captain is very discreet20 and scientific here, yet, for all his learned binnacle deviations21, azimuth compass observations, and approximate errors, he knows very well, Captain Sleet,  所以我认为,虽然这位船长在这方面考虑十分周详和富有科学头脑,然而,
that he was not so much immersed in those profound magnetic meditations22, as to fail being attracted occasionally towards that well replenished23 little case-bottle, so nicely tucked in on one side of his crow's nest, within easy reach of his hand.  尽管他对于那些罗盘的偏差,船用罗盘的观测法和近似的误差都很有研究,但对于磁性,却又好象不很贯注全神加以深思熟虑似的,以致时不常地没有注意到那只很巧致地装在守望处的一边,伸手就拿得到的装足了东西的小套瓶。

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1 sleet wxlw6     
n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹
参考例句：
  • There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
  • When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。
2 delicacy mxuxS     
n.精致，细微，微妙，精良；美味，佳肴
参考例句：
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
3 apparatus ivTzx     
n.装置，器械；器具，设备
参考例句：
  • The school's audio apparatus includes films and records.学校的视听设备包括放映机和录音机。
  • They had a very refined apparatus.他们有一套非常精良的设备。
4 beget LuVzW     
v.引起；产生
参考例句：
  • Dragons beget dragons,phoenixes beget phoenixes.龙生龙，凤生凤。
  • Economic tensions beget political ones.经济紧张导致政治紧张。
5 gale Xf3zD     
n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）
参考例句：
  • We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
  • According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。
6 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的
参考例句：
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。
7 ascend avnzD     
vi.渐渐上升，升高；vt.攀登，登上
参考例句：
  • We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.我们看着飞机逐渐升高。
  • We ascend in the order of time and of development.我们按时间和发展顺序向上溯。
8 locker 8pzzYm     
n.更衣箱，储物柜，冷藏室，上锁的人
参考例句：
  • At the swimming pool I put my clothes in a locker.在游泳池我把衣服锁在小柜里。
  • He moved into the locker room and began to slip out of his scrub suit.他走进更衣室把手术服脱下来。
9 underneath VKRz2     
adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面
参考例句：
  • Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
  • She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。
10 trumpet AUczL     
n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘
参考例句：
  • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
  • The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
11 nautical q5azx     
adj.海上的，航海的，船员的
参考例句：
  • A nautical mile is 1,852 meters.一海里等于1852米。
  • It is 206 nautical miles from our present location.距离我们现在的位置有206海里。
12 flask Egxz8     
n.瓶，火药筒，砂箱
参考例句：
  • There is some deposit in the bottom of the flask.这只烧杯的底部有些沉淀物。
  • He took out a metal flask from a canvas bag.他从帆布包里拿出一个金属瓶子。
13 vagrant xKOzP     
n.流浪者，游民；adj.流浪的，漂泊不定的
参考例句：
  • A vagrant is everywhere at home.流浪者四海为家。
  • He lived on the street as a vagrant.他以在大街上乞讨为生。
14 unicorns 02d8c4ac323c5df679077f020f170453     
n.（传说中身体似马的）独角兽( unicorn的名词复数 )；一角鲸；独角兽标记
参考例句：
  • Unicorns are legendary beasts. 独角兽是传说里的野兽。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Assemble50 Elder Druids, 30 Silver Unicorns and10 Green Dragons do defend it. 募集50个德鲁伊长老，30只银色独角兽和10条绿龙用于防御。 来自互联网
15 infesting 528ab9bf44d227960f1bc5e4c6bf8e03     
v.害虫、野兽大批出没于( infest的现在分词 )；遍布于
参考例句：
  • Crime and drugs are infesting the inner cities. 市中心充斥着犯罪与毒品。 来自辞典例句
  • They are mainly forest scavengers infesting damp, rotted wood. 它们主要是些森林食腐动物，多侵害潮湿腐朽的木材。 来自辞典例句
16 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
17 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
18 counteracting 5c99b70b8018c41ba8de9c512f4d61e1     
对抗，抵消( counteract的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • The turmoil, he said, was "counteracting the course of global civilization. " 这次骚乱，他指出，“阻碍了世界文明的进程”。
  • But he notes that there are counteracting forces as well. 但是他也指出还有一些抵消因素。
19 planks 534a8a63823ed0880db6e2c2bc03ee4a     
（厚）木板( plank的名词复数 )； 政纲条目，政策要点
参考例句：
  • The house was built solidly of rough wooden planks. 这房子是用粗木板牢固地建造的。
  • We sawed the log into planks. 我们把木头锯成了木板。
20 discreet xZezn     
adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的
参考例句：
  • He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
  • It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。
21 deviations 02ee50408d4c28684c509a0539908669     
背离，偏离( deviation的名词复数 )； 离经叛道的行为
参考例句：
  • Local deviations depend strongly on the local geometry of the solid matrix. 局部偏离严格地依赖于固体矩阵的局部几何形状。
  • They were a series of tactical day-to-day deviations from White House policy. 它们是一系列策略上一天天摆脱白宫政策的偏向。
22 meditations f4b300324e129a004479aa8f4c41e44a     
默想( meditation的名词复数 )； 默念； 沉思； 冥想
参考例句：
  • Each sentence seems a quarry of rich meditations. 每一句话似乎都给人以许多冥思默想。
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditations. 我很抱歉，打断你思考问题了。
23 replenished 9f0ecb49d62f04f91bf08c0cab1081e5     
补充( replenish的过去式和过去分词 )； 重新装满
参考例句：
  • She replenished her wardrobe. 她添置了衣服。
  • She has replenished a leather [fur] coat recently. 她最近添置了一件皮袄。

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