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英语听书《白鲸记》第696期

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 Few are the foreheads which like Shakespeare's or Melancthon's rise so high, and descend1 so low, 有着象莎士比亚或者是梅朗克吞那样高高隆起、低低下降的额头的终究是为数不多。

that the eyes themselves seem clear, eternal, tideless mountain lakes; 他们的眼睛始终象是清澈无浪的湖面，
and all above them in the forehead's wrinkles, you seem to track the antlered thoughts descending2 there to drink, 而且在他们的额头上的皱纹中，似乎使人可以找到那些正从额头上滑下来饮水的长有鹿角似的思想，
as the Highland3 hunters track the snow prints of the deer. 一如高地的猎户找到雪地里的鹿脚印那样的。
But in the great Sperm4 Whale, this high and mighty5 god-like dignity inherent in the brow is so immensely amplified6, 可是，就大抹香鲸说来，它额头上这种又高耸又威严，一如神灵的仪表却是不胜缕述的，
that gazing on it, in that full front view, you feel the Deity7 and the dread8 powers more forcibly than in beholding9 any other object in living nature. 所以朝它一望，就使人从它那整个面貌中，感到有一种比之看到其它任何生物的额头更具有非常恐怖的神力。
For you see no one point precisely10; 因为任何一点都教人看不真切，
not one distinct feature is revealed; no nose, eyes, ears, or mouth; no face; he has none, proper; 一点也看不到那明显的面貌；它既没有鼻子，眼睛，耳朵，也没有嘴巴，面孔；总之，从严格的意义上说，它什么都没有；
nothing but that one broad firmament11 of a forehead, pleated with riddles12; dumbly lowering with the doom13 of boats, and ships, and men. 它什么都没有，只有一个有如辽阔的苍穹的前额，莫名其妙地打着褶裥，不声不响地一折下去就叫小艇、大船和人都送了终。
Nor, in profile, does this wondrous14 brow diminish; though that way viewed its grandeur15 does not domineer upon you so. 而且从侧面看去，这个额头的怪相也毫不减色；虽然就那样看来，它那壮丽的神气好象不大教人觉得咄咄可怕。
In profile, you plainly perceive that horizontal, semi-crescentic depression in the forehead's middle, which, in a man, is Lavater's mark of genius. 不过，从侧面看去，人们却可以清晰地看到它前额正中那种横式的。半弯形的凹状，这个，就人类说来，就是拉瓦特的所谓天才的表征。
But how? Genius in the Sperm Whale? 可是，这怎么啦？抹香鲸也有天才？
Has the Sperm Whale ever written a book, spoken a speech? 难道抹香鲸曾著过一本书，发表过一篇演讲么？
No, his great genius is declared in his doing nothing particular to prove it. 不，它的伟大的天才是表现在它那一点也没有特别可加证实的行为上。

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1 descend descend     
vt./vi.传下来，下来，下降
参考例句：
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
  • We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
2 descending descending     
n. 下行 adj. 下降的
参考例句：
  • The results are expressed in descending numerical order . 结果按数字降序列出。
  • The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain. 登山者先停下来确定所在的位置，然后再下山。
3 highland sdpxR     
n.(pl.)高地，山地
参考例句：
  • The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
  • The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。
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 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。
6 amplified d305c65f3ed83c07379c830f9ade119d     
放大，扩大( amplify的过去式和过去分词 )； 增强； 详述
参考例句：
  • He amplified on his remarks with drawings and figures. 他用图表详细地解释了他的话。
  • He amplified the whole course of the incident. 他详述了事件的全过程。
7 deity UmRzp     
n.神，神性；被奉若神明的人(或物)
参考例句：
  • Many animals were seen as the manifestation of a deity.许多动物被看作神的化身。
  • The deity was hidden in the deepest recesses of the temple.神藏在庙宇壁龛的最深处。
8 dread Ekpz8     
vt.担忧，忧虑；惧怕，不敢；n.担忧，畏惧
参考例句：
  • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
9 beholding 05d0ea730b39c90ee12d6e6b8c193935     
v.看，注视( behold的现在分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟
参考例句：
  • Beholding, besides love, the end of love,/Hearing oblivion beyond memory! 我看见了爱，还看到了爱的结局，／听到了记忆外层的哪一片寂寥！ 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
  • Hence people who began by beholding him ended by perusing him. 所以人们从随便看一看他开始的，都要以仔细捉摸他而终结。 来自辞典例句
10 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。
11 firmament h71yN     
n.苍穹；最高层
参考例句：
  • There are no stars in the firmament.天空没有一颗星星。
  • He was rich,and a rising star in the political firmament.他十分富有，并且是政治高层一颗冉冉升起的新星。
12 riddles 77f3ceed32609b0d80430e545f553e31     
n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜
参考例句：
  • Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
  • But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句
13 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定
参考例句：
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。
14 wondrous pfIyt     
adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地
参考例句：
  • The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
  • We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。
15 grandeur hejz9     
n.伟大，崇高，宏伟，庄严，豪华
参考例句：
  • The grandeur of the Great Wall is unmatched.长城的壮观是独一无二的。
  • These ruins sufficiently attest the former grandeur of the place.这些遗迹充分证明此处昔日的宏伟。

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