英语听书《白鲸记》第595期

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　　Again: as the profound calm which only apparently¹ precedes and prophesies² of the storm, is perhaps more awful than the storm itself; 再说，因为一种深沉的静寂，虽然是暴风雨的明显的前奏和预兆，却也许比暴风雨本身更为令人可畏；

　　for, indeed, the calm is but the wrapper and envelope of the storm; and contains it in itself, 因为，事实上，静寂就正是暴风雨的外表和表皮，把暴风雨包藏在它本身中，

　　as the seemingly harmless rifle holds the fatal powder, and the ball, and the explosion; 正如那看似并无大害的来福枪，却装着致命的火药。弹丸和炸药一样；

　　so the graceful³ repose⁴ of the line, as it silently serpentines⁵ about the oarsmen before being brought into actual play, 因此，当捕鲸索在没有实际发生作用之前，悄悄地盘绕在桨手的身上时，它那种优雅自若的架势，

　　this is a thing which carries more of true terror than any other aspect of this dangerous affair. 就是远比这种危险事件的任何方面都更具有真正恐怖的东西。

　　But why say more? 但是，为什么还要多噜苏呢？

　　All men live enveloped⁶ in whale-lines. 人类都是生活在捕鲸索的包围里。

　　All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, 人类都是天生就在脖子上套着绞索的；只不过等到突然让死神倏地捉住了，

　　that mortals realize the silent, subtle, everpresent perils⁷ of life. 人类这才体会到了生命那种悄然而来的、难以索解的却又永远存在的危险。

　　And if you be a philosopher, though seated in the whale-boat, 如果你是个哲学家，那么，尽管你是坐在捕鲸小艇上，

　　you would not at heart feel one whit⁸ more of terror, than though seated before your evening fire with a poker⁹, 你还是会象晚上坐在炉前，旁边搁着一支火钳，

　　and not a harpoon¹⁰, by your side. 而不是一支标枪那样，心中毫无畏惧的。

　　Chapter 61 Stubb Kills a Whale 第六十一章斯塔布杀死一条鲸

　　If to Starbuck the apparition¹¹ of the Squid was a thing of portents¹², to Queequeg it was quite a different object. 如果说，在斯达巴克看来，那只幽灵似的大乌贼是种不祥之物，那么，在魁魁格看来，它可完全是另外一种东西了。

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1 apparently
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。 He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 prophesies
v.预告，预言( prophesy的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The Frate neither rails nor prophesies against any man. 这里修士对任何人既不斥骂，也不预言。来自辞典例句 Whoever speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but whoever prophesies builds up the church. 那说语言的，是建立自己；那讲先知话的，却是建立教会。来自互联网

3 graceful
adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的
参考例句：
His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了! The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。

4 repose
v.(使)休息；n.安息
参考例句：
Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。 Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

5 serpentines
n.像蛇般蜷曲的，蜿蜒的( serpentine的名词复数 )v.像蛇般蜷曲的，蜿蜒的( serpentine的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
These fearsome beasts have small cannons, comparable to serpentines, mounted on their backs. 这些恐怖巨兽背负著类似蛇炮的小型加农炮。来自互联网 The Serpentine: Serpentines make excellent exercises for suppling the sides on the horse. 蛇形型路线，是很好的练习，帮助马匹柔软。来自互联网

6 enveloped
v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。 Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 perils
极大危险( peril的名词复数 )；危险的事（或环境）
参考例句：
The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。 With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难？

8 whit
n.一点，丝毫
参考例句：
There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。 He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。

9 poker
n.扑克；vt.烙制
参考例句：
He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。 I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

10 harpoon
n.鱼叉；vt.用鱼叉叉，用鱼叉捕获
参考例句：
The harpoon drove deep into the body of the whale.渔叉深深地扎进鲸鱼体内。 The fisherman transfixed the shark with a harpoon.渔夫用鱼叉刺住鲨鱼。

11 apparition
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。

12 portents
n.预兆( portent的名词复数 )；征兆；怪事；奇物
参考例句：
But even with this extra support, labour-market portents still look grim. 但是即使采取了额外支持措施，劳动力市场依然阴霾密布。来自互联网 So the hiccups are worth noting as portents. 因此这些问题作为不好的征兆而值得关注。来自互联网

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