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英语听书《白鲸记》第457期

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（单词翻译）

 A most imperial and archangelical apparition1 of that unfallen, western world, which to the eyes of the old trappers and hunters revived the glories of those primeval times when Adam walked majestic2 as a god, bluff-bowed and fearless as this mighty3 steed.  它是那种不朽的西方世界的最庄严和天使似的幽灵,在古代的设陷阱者和猎手看来,就是原始时代的光荣的再现,当时亚当就象这匹雄伟的骏马一样显赫,昂首无畏。

Whether marching amid his aides and marshals in the van of countless4 cohorts that endlessly streamed it over the plains, like an Ohio;  不论是置身在它的僚属和将领之间,率领着那些一望无垠地布满整个平原(象一个俄亥俄州)的无数部队前进,
or whether with his circumambient subjects browsing5 all around at the horizon, the White Steed gallopingly reviewed them with warm nostrils6 reddening through his cool milkiness7;  还是置身于遍地的臣民之中,这只白驹总是衬着它那冷冷的乳白色吸溜着热得发红的鼻孔,往前驰骋。
in whatever aspect he presented himself, always to the bravest Indians he was the object of trembling reverence9 and awe10.  检阅它们;不管它露出了怎样的相貌,它在最骁勇的印第安人看来,始终是令人敬畏的发颤的对象。
Nor can it be questioned from what stands on legendary11 record of this noble horse, that it was his spiritual whiteness chiefly, which so clothed him with divineness;  根据这匹骏马的传奇性的记载,毫无疑问,这匹马之所以具有如此的神圣性,主要是因为它那神圣的白色;
and that this divineness had that in it which, though commanding worship, at the same time enforced a certain nameless terror. 而且这种神圣性中所含有的白色,虽然博得大家顶礼膜拜,同时也增添一种难以名状的恐怖。
But there are other instances where this whiteness loses all that accessory and strange glory which invests it in the White Steed and Albatross. 但是,也有其它一些不同的情形,这种本来在白驹和信天翁身上,具有一切附带的和奇特的光荣的白色,如果换了一个场合,种种光荣便全都消失了。
What is it that in the Albino man so peculiarly repels12 and often shocks the eye, as that sometimes he is loathed13 by his own kith and kin8!  为什么患天老儿病的人那么令人讨厌而始终叫人看得眼花缭乱,同时又常常遭到他自己的亲友的厌恶呢!
It is that whiteness which invests him, a thing expressed by the name he bears.  那是因为他身上有一种他的名称之所由来的东西白色。
The Albino is as well made as other men-has no substantive14 deformity--and yet this mere15 aspect of all-pervading whiteness makes him more strangely hideous16 than the ugliest abortion17. Why should this be so? 天老儿也跟别人一样生得端端正正...并没有什么本质上的缺陷...然而,只是这种全白的外貌,才使他比之那种最丑陋的畸形人还更特别令人嫌恶。为什么会这样呢?

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1 apparition rM3yR     
n.幽灵，神奇的现象
参考例句：
  • He saw the apparition of his dead wife.他看见了他亡妻的幽灵。
  • But the terror of this new apparition brought me to a stand.这新出现的幽灵吓得我站在那里一动也不敢动。
2 majestic GAZxK     
adj.雄伟的，壮丽的，庄严的，威严的，崇高的
参考例句：
  • In the distance rose the majestic Alps.远处耸立着雄伟的阿尔卑斯山。
  • He looks majestic in uniform.他穿上军装显得很威风。
3 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的；巨大的
参考例句：
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
4 countless 7vqz9L     
adj.无数的，多得不计其数的
参考例句：
  • In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
  • I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
5 browsing 509387f2f01ecf46843ec18c927f7822     
v.吃草( browse的现在分词 )；随意翻阅；（在商店里）随便看看；（在计算机上）浏览信息
参考例句：
  • He sits browsing over[through] a book. 他坐着翻阅书籍。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Cattle is browsing in the field. 牛正在田里吃草。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 nostrils 23a65b62ec4d8a35d85125cdb1b4410e     
鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
  • The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。
7 milkiness db4798bcf7736a7ec090117f4b974251     
乳状； 乳白色； 浑浊； 软弱
参考例句：
  • Through calcareous milkiness liquid deposition, optimum reaction conditions were selected. 通过采用灰乳沉淀法，选取最佳反应条件。
8 kin 22Zxv     
n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的
参考例句：
  • He comes of good kin.他出身好。
  • She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。
9 reverence BByzT     
n.敬畏，尊敬，尊严；Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称；v.尊敬，敬畏，崇敬
参考例句：
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it.我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。
10 awe WNqzC     
n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧
参考例句：
  • The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
  • The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
11 legendary u1Vxg     
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
参考例句：
  • Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
  • Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
12 repels c79624af62761556bec1c2fc744ee1ae     
v.击退( repel的第三人称单数 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开
参考例句：
  • His manner repels me. 他的举止让我厌恶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her callous attitude repels me. 她冷酷无情的态度引起我的反感。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 loathed dbdbbc9cf5c853a4f358a2cd10c12ff2     
v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 )；极不喜欢
参考例句：
  • Baker loathed going to this red-haired young pup for supplies. 面包师傅不喜欢去这个红头发的自负的傻小子那里拿原料。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Therefore, above all things else, he loathed his miserable self! 因此，他厌恶不幸的自我尤胜其它！ 来自英汉文学 - 红字
14 substantive qszws     
adj.表示实在的；本质的、实质性的；独立的；n.实词，实名词；独立存在的实体
参考例句：
  • They plan to meet again in Rome very soon to begin substantive negotiations.他们计划不久在罗马再次会晤以开始实质性的谈判。
  • A president needs substantive advice,but he also requires emotional succor. 一个总统需要实质性的建议，但也需要感情上的支持。
15 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过
参考例句：
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
16 hideous 65KyC     
adj.丑陋的，可憎的，可怕的，恐怖的
参考例句：
  • The whole experience had been like some hideous nightmare.整个经历就像一场可怕的噩梦。
  • They're not like dogs,they're hideous brutes.它们不像狗，是丑陋的畜牲。
17 abortion ZzjzxH     
n.流产，堕胎
参考例句：
  • She had an abortion at the women's health clinic.她在妇女保健医院做了流产手术。
  • A number of considerations have led her to have a wilful abortion.多种考虑使她执意堕胎。

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