英语听书《海底两万里》第506期 第31章 章鱼(13)

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These monsters kept pace in our waters with such precision, 这些怪物非常准确地保持在船的水域中，

they seemed to be standing² still, and I could have traced their outlines in miniature on the window. 以致于它们看上，去好像是一动不动地，我简直可以在玻璃窗上把它们缩小临摹下来。

But we were moving at a moderate speed. 再说，船是中速行驶的。

All at once the Nautilus stopped. A jolt³ made it tremble through its entire framework.  突然，“鹦鹉螺号”停了下来。一阵撞击使整个船体都颤动了。 

"Did we strike bottom?" I asked.  “我们触礁了吗？”我问。 

"In any event we're already clear," the Canadian replied, "because we're afloat." “总之，”加拿大人回答说，“船是浮在水面的，我们已经脱身。 

The Nautilus was certainly afloat, but it was no longer in motion.  “鹦鹉螺号”船只可能是浮在水面，但它走不动了。

The blades of its propeller⁴ weren't churning the waters. 它的推进器轮叶没有拍打出水花。

A minute passed. Followed by his chief officer, Captain Nemo entered the lounge. 一分钟后，尼摩船长走进客厅，大副跟在他身后。

I hadn't seen him for a good while. He looked gloomy to me. 我已经有一段时间没见到船长了，他看起来神色黯淡。

Without speaking to us, without even seeing us perhaps, 船长没跟我们说话，可能是没看到我们。

he went to the panel, stared at the devilfish, and said a few words to his chief officer. 他径直地走到嵌板前，看了一下章鱼，然后对他的，大副说了几句话。

The latter went out. 大副走出去。

Soon the panels closed. The ceiling lit up. 过了一会儿，嵌板关上了，天花板的灯亮了。

I went over to the captain.  我朝船长走过去。

"An unusual assortment⁵ of devilfish," I told him, as carefree as a collector in front of an aquarium⁶. “一群好奇的章鱼，”我口气轻松地对他说，就像一个鱼类爱好者站在一个透明的鱼缸前说话一样。

Correct, Mr. Naturalist⁷, he answered me, "and we're going to fight them at close quarters." “没错，博物学家先生，”他回答我说，“不过，我们要跟它们进行肉搏。”

I gaped⁸ at the captain. 我看了看船长。

I thought my hearing had gone bad. 我想我没听明白他说什么。

"At close quarters?" I repeated. “肉搏？”我重复说。

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