英语听书《海底两万里》第556期 第35章 尼摩船长的最后几句话(3)

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As happens in the polar regions, it seemed that night and day no longer followed their normal sequence. 我们好像是处在两极地区一样，黑夜和白天不再按正常的规律运转了。

I felt myself being drawn² into that strange domain³ where the overwrought imagination of Edgar Allan Poe was at home. 我感到自己被拖进了一个奇异的境界中，在那里爱德加·坡那种过分的想象力可以任意地驰骋。

Like his fabled⁴ Arthur Gordon Pym,  每时每刻，我像虚构的戈登·宾（爱德加·坡小说中的人物。）一样，

I expected any moment to see that"shrouded human figure, very far larger in its proportions than any dweller⁵ among men," 期望着看到“那个蒙面的人，他的身体比例比地球上任何一个都要大，

thrown across the cataract⁶ that protects the outskirts⁷ of the pole! 纵身穿过那片守护着极圈的瀑布！”

I estimate--but perhaps I'm mistaken--that the Nautilus's haphazard⁸ course continued for fifteen or twenty days, 我估计——可我有可能弄错——“鹦鹉螺号”船只这次冒险的航行持续了15或20天，

and I'm not sure how long this would have gone on without the catastrophe⁹ that ended our voyage. 如果不是出现了使这次海底旅行结束的灾难，我真不知道这次旅行还得持续多久。

As for Captain Nemo, he was no longer in the picture. 尼摩船长自那时起就再没露面，

As for his chief officer, the same applied¹⁰. 他的副手也一样，

Not one crewman was visible for a single instant. 船上的人也没出现过一分钟。

The Nautilus cruised beneath the waters almost continuously. 而“鹦鹉螺号”船只几乎不停地浮出水面。

When it rose briefly¹¹ to the surface to renew our air, the hatches opened and closed as if automated¹². 当它浮出水面更换空气时，嵌板就自动打开和关上。

No more positions were reported on the world map. 平面球图上也不再标记方位了。

I didn't know where we were. 我再也不知道我们在哪里。

I'll also mention that the Canadian, at the end of his strength and patience, made no further appearances.  我还得说，加拿大人由于颓丧至极，也不再露面了。

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