英语听书《海底两万里》第496期 第31章 章鱼(4)

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feather-shaped gobies that were long and plump with yellow fins² and jutting³ jaws⁴, sixteen-decimeter mackerel with short, 一些长16公分、鳍部黄色、颌部突出、身长肉丰的、

sharp teeth, covered with small scales, and related to the albacore species. 牙齿尖短、覆盖着小鳞片的鲭鱼，它们属于白脂鲭的一种。

Next came swarms⁵ of red mullet corseted in gold stripes from head to tail, their shining fins all aquiver, genuine masterpieces of jewelry⁶, 此外，还出现了成群结队的羊鱼，它们从头部到尾部缠着一条条金带，摇动着闪亮的鳍，

formerly⁷ sacred to the goddess Diana, much in demand by rich Romans,  真像以前珠宝店奉给狄安娜的精品，罗马的贵族们对其尤为热衷，

and about which the old saying goes: "He who catches them doesn't eat them!" 曾有一句谚语说：“捉到了就别吃了！”

Finally, adorned⁸ with emerald ribbons and dressed in velvet⁹ and silk, golden angelfish  最后是披着翠绿色带纹的金黄色苹果鳍鱼，它们披着丝绸外衣

passed before our eyes like courtiers in the paintings of Veronese; 像维罗尼德斯笔下的老爷们一样从我们眼前掠过；

spurred gilthead stole by with their swift thoracic fins; 还有迅速摆动胸鳍匆匆而过的多刺鲷鱼；

thread herring fifteen inches long were wrapped in their phosphorescent glimmers;  长15英寸，被自己发出的磷光包，围着的磷光鱼东鱼；

gray mullet thrashed the sea with their big fleshy tails; 用多肉的大尾巴拍打青海水的鳐鱼；

red salmon¹⁰ seemed to mow¹¹ the waves with their slicing pectorals; 好像在用尖利的胸鳍把水波切开的红色鲑鱼；

and silver moonfish, worthy¹² of their name, rose on the horizon of the waters like the whitish reflections of many moons. 和名副其实的银白色月亮鱼，它们从海平面上跃出来，宛如一弯射出淡白色月光的月芽。

How many other marvelous new specimens¹³ I still could have observed if, little by little, the Nautilus hadn't settled to the lower strata¹⁴! 如果不是“鹦鹉螺号”船只慢慢地潜入深海层中，我还能观察到无数其他新异的鱼类呢！

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