英语听书《白鲸记》第538期

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　　And in this way the two went once slowly round the windlass; 这样，这两个人又慢慢地绕着绞车走去；

　　when, resolved at last no longer to retreat, bethinking him that he had now forborne as much as comported¹ with his humor, 最后到他决定再也不后退了，想着他的忍耐功夫和无言的表示已都差不多了，

　　the Lakeman paused on the hatches and thus spoke² to the officer: 这个湖上人便在舱口上停下来，对这个头目这样说:

　　"Mr. Radney, I will not obey you.  “拉德尼先生，我决不服从你的命令。

　　Take that hammer away, or look to yourself.  把那把榔头拿开，否则，你自己当心。

　　But the predestinated mate coming still closer to him, where the Lakeman stood fixed³, now shook the heavy hammer within an inch of his teeth;   可是，这个该死的大副还在朝他走拢去，走到湖上人已站定了的那个地方，把那把沉重的头晃得差不多要碰着对方的牙齿；

　　meanwhile repeating a string of insufferable maledictions. 嘴里则念叨着一连串难听的咒诅。

　　Retreating not the thousandth part of an inch; 斯蒂尔基尔特分毫也不后退了；

　　stabbing him in the eye with the unflinching poniard of his glance, Steelkilt, clenching⁴ his right hand behind him and creepingly drawing it back, 他一边用他那匕首似的不畏缩的眼色直戳进那大副的眼睛，右手放在背后捏得紧紧的，又悄悄地放松；

　　told his persecutor⁵ that if the hammer but grazed his cheek he (Steelkilt) would murder him. 一边告诉他的迫害者说，那把榔头只消碰一碰他的脸颊，那他(斯蒂尔基尔特)就要揍死他。

　　But, gentlemen, the fool had been branded for the slaughter⁶ by the gods. 但是，诸位先生，这个傻瓜已给煞神盖上烙印啦。

　　Immediately the hammer touched the cheek; the next instant the lower jaw⁷ of the mate was stove in his head; 说时迟，那时快，那头蓦地一碰上脸颊；那个大副的下巴颏立刻就给打瘪了；

　　he fell on the hatch spouting⁸ blood like a whale. 他倒在舱口上，嘴里象条鲸一般喷出血来。

　　"Ere the cry could go aft Steelkilt was shaking one of the backstays leading far aloft to where two of his comrades were standing⁹ their mastheads. “叫喊声还没有传到船尾，斯蒂尔基尔特已在摇着引向桅顶的后支索，他的两个伙伴就高高地站在那上面。

　　They were both Canallers. 他们都是运河船的水手。

　　"Canallers! cried Don Pedro.  “运河船的水手！佩德罗叫道。

　　We have seen many whaleships in our harbors, but never heard of your Canallers. 在我们港埠上，我们见过了许多捕鲸船，可从来没有听到说过你所说的那些运河船的水手。

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