英语听书《白鲸记》第532期

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　　the probability would be that he and his shipmates would never again remember it, on account of all hands gently subsiding¹ to the bottom. 也可能是他跟那些水手从此再也不会记起这件事了，因为大家都慢慢地沉到海底去了。

　　Nor in the solitary² and savage³ seas far from you to the westward⁴, gentlemen, 就是在隔开你们很远的那些西部的荒僻的海洋上，诸位先生，

　　is it altogether unusual for ships to keep clanging at their pump-handles in full chorus even for a voyage of considerable length!  甚至那些航程相当长的船只，他们的帮浦柄也不完全会经常一起克朗克朗响！

　　that is, if it lie along a tolerably accessible coast, or if any other reasonable retreat is afforded them.  就是说，如果船只是搁在一个相当过得去的海上，或者是有其他适当的避难所的话。

　　It is only when a leaky vessel⁵ is in some very out of the way part of those waters, some really landless latitude⁶, 一艘漏船只有确实是在前不靠山，后不着陆的那种海面上，

　　that her captain begins to feel a little anxious. 它的船长才会开始感到有点焦急。

　　"Much this way had it been with the Town-Ho;  "‘大鲸出来了号’当时就是这般情况。

　　so when her leak was found gaining once more, there was in truth some small concern manifested by several of her company; especially by Radney the mate. 因此，等到它发现那漏洞又大起来了的时候，有几个船员确实有点担心起来了，尤其是那位大副拉德尼。

　　He commanded the upper sails to be well hoisted⁷, sheeted home anew, and every way expanded to the breeze.  他命令好好扯起上帆，重新用帆脚索扣住风帆，使它们尽量吃住风。

　　Now this Radney, I suppose, was as little of a coward,  且说这个拉德尼，我认为就他本人说来，他一点也不是个懦夫，

　　and as little inclined to any sort of nervous apprehensiveness⁸ touching⁹ his own person  一点也不是那种谨小慎微患得患失的人物，

　　as any fearless, unthinking creature on land or on sea that you can conveniently imagine, gentlemen.  正如各位可想而知的那种陆上或者海上的无所畏惧、不动脑筋的人物一样。

　　Therefore when he betrayed this imagine, solicitude¹⁰ about the safety of the ship, 因此，在他对这艘船的安全表现得很关心的时候，

　　some of the seamen¹¹ declared that it was only on account of his being a part owner in her.  有些水手就说，这只是因为他也是这艘船的股东老板之一的缘故。

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