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英语听书《白鲸记》第469期

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 Now, to any one not fully1 acquainted with the ways of the leviathans, it might seem an absurdly hopeless task thus to seek out one solitary2 creature in the unhooped oceans of this planet.  任何一个不十分熟悉大海兽的情况的人也许会以为,要在这样茫茫的大海里发现一只孤零零的生物,是一种荒诞而无望的工作。

But not so did it seem to Ahab, who knew the sets of all tides and currents;  可是,亚哈却不是这样看法,他熟悉一切大小潮流的形势,
and thereby3 calculating the driftings of the sperm4 whale's food;  可以从中预测抹香鲸的食料的漂流情况;
and, also calling to mind the regular, ascertained5 seasons for hunting him in particular latitudes6;  也想得出在特定的地方猎击它的正常而肯定的季节;
could arrive at reasonable surmises7, almost approaching to certainties, concerning the timeliest day to be upon this or that ground in search of his prey8. 因而对于该在这里还是那里去搜索他的猎物的最适当的日子,也就能够得到合理的。差不多是近乎正确的推算了。
So assured, indeed, is the fact concerning the periodicalness of the sperm whale's resorting to given waters, that many hunters believe that, could he be closely observed and studied throughout the world;  事实上,关于抹香鲸常常到特定的海洋去的定期性,倒是非常有事实根据的,因此许多捕鲸者都认为,如果全世界都能对大鲸加以仔细研究和观察;
were the logs for one voyage of the entire whale fleet carefully collated9, then the migrations10 of the sperm whale would be found to correspond in invariability to those of the herring-shoals or the flights of swallows.  如果把整个捕鲸队的每个航次的航海日志都仔细的核对整理一番,那么,就可以发现抹香鲸的移栖,在不变性上说来,是跟青鱼群或者燕群之类的移栖相一致的。
On this hint, attempts have been made to construct elaborate migratory11 charts of the sperm whale. 基于这种提示,有许多人竭尽心力,企图制出抹香鲸的移栖图。 
Since the above was written, the statement is happily borne out by an official circular, issued by Lieutenant12 Maury, of the National Observatory13, Washington, April 16th, 1851.  一八五一年四月十六日,华盛顿国立测候所的莫里上尉马修芳登莫里所发表的一件官方通报,荣幸地证实我以上的陈述。
By that circular, it appears that precisely14 such a chart is in course of completion. 就那份通报看来,似乎表明类似的移栖图已将告成。

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1 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地
参考例句：
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
2 solitary 7FUyx     
adj.孤独的，独立的，荒凉的；n.隐士
参考例句：
  • I am rather fond of a solitary stroll in the country.我颇喜欢在乡间独自徜徉。
  • The castle rises in solitary splendour on the fringe of the desert.这座城堡巍然耸立在沙漠的边际，显得十分壮美。
3 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此，从而
参考例句：
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市，因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民，因而得到了投票权。
4 sperm jFOzO     
n.精子，精液
参考例句：
  • Only one sperm fertilises an egg.只有一个精子使卵子受精。
  • In human reproduction,one female egg is usually fertilized by one sperm.在人体生殖过程中，一个精子使一个卵子受精。
5 ascertained e6de5c3a87917771a9555db9cf4de019     
v.弄清，确定，查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 latitudes 90df39afd31b3508eb257043703bc0f3     
纬度
参考例句：
  • Latitudes are the lines that go from east to west. 纬线是从东到西的线。
  • It was the brief Indian Summer of the high latitudes. 这是高纬度地方的那种短暂的晚秋。
7 surmises 0de4d975cd99d9759cc345e7fb0890b6     
v.臆测，推断( surmise的第三人称单数 )；揣测；猜想
参考例句：
  • The detective is completely correct in his surmises. 这个侦探所推测的完全正确。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • As the reader probably surmises, a variety of interest tables exists. 正如读者可能推测的那样，存在着各种各样的利息表。 来自辞典例句
8 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨
参考例句：
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
9 collated 36df79bfd7bdf62b3b44f1a6f476ea69     
v.校对( collate的过去式和过去分词 )；整理；核对；整理（文件或书等）
参考例句：
  • When both versions of the story were collated,major discrepancies were found. 在将这个故事的两个版本对照后，找出了主要的不符之处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Information was collated from several data centers around the country. 信息从城市四周的几个数据中心得到校对。 来自互联网
10 migrations 2d162e07be0cf65cc1054b2128c60258     
n.迁移，移居( migration的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • It foundered during the turmoils accompanying the Great Migrations. 它在随着民族大迁徙而出现的混乱中崩溃。 来自辞典例句
  • Birds also have built-in timepieces which send them off on fall and spring migrations. 鸟类也有天生的时间感应器指导它们秋春迁移。 来自互联网
11 migratory jwQyB     
n.候鸟，迁移
参考例句：
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念。
12 lieutenant X3GyG     
n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员
参考例句：
  • He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
  • He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
13 observatory hRgzP     
n.天文台，气象台，瞭望台，观测台
参考例句：
  • Guy's house was close to the observatory.盖伊的房子离天文台很近。
  • Officials from Greenwich Observatory have the clock checked twice a day.格林威治天文台的职员们每天对大钟检查两次。
14 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地
参考例句：
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

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