英语听书《白鲸记》第883期

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　　invested itself with terrors, not entirely² underived from the land of spirits and of wails³. 本身之所以富有恐怖性，是因为变故完全是来自神号鬼泣之乡。

　　So that, through their zeal⁴ for him, they had all conspired⁵, so far as in them lay, to muffle⁶ up the knowledge of this thing from others; 因此，他们出自对他的一片热忱，他们都尽力之所及，同心协力地把这事情的真相给隐瞒了，不让别人知道；

　　and hence it was, that not till a considerable interval⁷ had elapsed, did it transpire⁸ upon the Pequod's decks. 于是，得等到好久以后，这事情才会在"裴廓德号"上泄漏出来。

　　But be all this as it may; let the unseen, ambiguous synod in the air, or the vindictive⁹ princes and potentates¹⁰ of fire, have to do or not with earthly Ahab, 但是，如果这一切都是如此的话，那么，就随天上那眼不能见的暧昧的密谋者，或者是复仇心切的大小火神，去跟人间的亚哈打交道也好，不打交道也好，

　　yet, in this present matter of his leg, he took plain practical procedures;— he called the carpenter. 在他现在这只脚的问题上，他却已采取明确切实的步骤了；——他把木匠找来了。

　　And when that functionary¹¹ appeared before him, he bade him without delay set about making a new leg, 当那个木匠师傅来到他跟前的时候，他吩咐木匠刻不容缓地动手做出一只新腿来，

　　and directed the mates to see him supplied with all the studs and joists of jaw-ivory (Sperm Whale) which had thus far been accumulated on the voyage, 还指示大二三副照料一下木匠，把航行以来所积集起来的种种大小牙骨（抹香鲸）材料都拿出来，

　　in order that a careful selection of the stoutest¹², clearest-grained stuff might be secured. 让木匠仔细地挑选最硬牢的、磨得最光堂的材料。

　　This done, the carpenter received orders to have the leg completed that night; 材料挑好后，他限令木匠要在当天晚上把腿完工；

　　and to provide all the fittings for it, independent of those pertaining¹³ to the distrusted one in use. 并且要配好一切附件，不得重用原来那只靠不住的腿的一切配件。

　　Moreover, the ship's forge was ordered to be hoisted¹⁴ out of its temporary idleness in the hold; 他还命令把船上那只暂时空搁在舱里的熔炉给吊出来；

　　and, to accelerate the affair, the blacksmith was commanded to proceed at once to the forging of whatever iron contrivances might be needed. 同时，为了加速进行，还要铁匠立刻着手打出各种随时需用的小铁器来。

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