英语听书《白鲸记》第828期

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whence, east and west, over golden sands, the head-waters of many a Pactolus flows. 而源流纷纷的帕克托拉斯河（古吕底亚国的小河，以产金沙著名。），正打那里的东边西边流过金沙地。

And though now nailed amidst all the rustiness² of iron bolts and the verdigris³ of copper⁴ spikes⁵, 它现在虽然被钉在锈得一塌糊涂的铁螺钉和发铜绿的铜长钉中，

yet, untouchable and immaculate to any foulness⁶, it still preserved its Quito glow. 却仍一尘未染，依然保持它那基多的光辉。

Nor, though placed amongst a ruthless crew and every hour passed by ruthless hands, 这块金币虽说置身在一群残酷的水手中间，每一小时都有这种残酷的人走过，

and through the livelong nights shrouded⁷ with thick darkness which might cover any pilfering⁸ approach, 也历经许多漆黑的漫长的夜晚，随时有被偷窃的可能，

nevertheless every sunrise found the doubloon where the sunset last left it last. 然而，每天早晨，那块金币还是象昨晚那样钉在那里。

For it was set apart and sanctified to one awe-striking end; 因为，它是被留下来作为达到那令人肃然起敬的目的的圣物；

and however wanton in their sailor ways, one and all, the mariners⁹ revered¹⁰ it as the white whale's talisman¹¹. 因此，不管水手们的生活多么放纵，他们人人都尊敬它，把它看做是治白鲸的护符。

Sometimes they talked it over in the weary watch by night, wondering whose it was to be at last, and whether he would ever live to spend it. 有时候，他们在疲累的值夜时光，也谈过它，不知这东西最后归谁所有，那个人是否有花它的命。

Now those noble golden coins of South America are as medals of the sun and tropic token-pieces. 这种贵重的南美洲的金币都是太阳和回归线的表征的勋章。

Here palms, alpacas, and volcanoes; sun's disks and stars, ecliptics, horns-of-plenty, and rich banners waving, are in luxuriant profusion¹² stamped; 那些棕榈树、羊驼和火山；太阳的表面和星星、黄道、丰饶角和色泽鲜艳的飞展的旗帜（以上指的都是南美各地的钱币上的花饰），都被绚烂多彩地镌刻在那上面；

so that the precious gold seems almost to derive¹³ an added preciousness and enhancing glories, by passing through those fancy mints, so Spanishly poetic¹⁴. 所以，这块珍贵的金币，经过了这么富有西班牙的诗意，这么费尽心机铸造出来后，简直就是身价百倍、显显赫赫了。

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