英语听书《白鲸记》第885期

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　　repairing stove boats, sprung spars, reforming the shape of clumsy-bladed oars², 修理破艇，烂桁，改进笨拙的桨叶的式样，

　　inserting bull's eyes in the deck, or new tree-nails in the side planks³, and other miscellaneous matters more directly pertaining⁴ to his special business; 嵌装甲板上的牛眼窗，或者在舷板上安上新木钉以及其它许多比较跟他本行有关的零碎事务；

　　he was moreover unhesitatingly expert in all manner of conflicting aptitudes⁵, both useful and capricious. 而且，他还善于迅捷处理各种南辕北辙的事务，不论是日常事务还是突发事件。

　　The one grand stage where he enacted⁶ all his various parts so manifold, was his vice⁷-bench; 他处理这些形形式式的事务的唯一大场所，就是他那只虎钳条凳；

　　a long rude ponderous⁸ table furnished with several vices⁹, of different sizes, and both of iron and of wood. 这是一只粗笨的长凳，上面有几只大小不同的虎钳，有铁铸的，也有木制的。

　　At all times except when whales were alongside, this bench was securely lashed¹⁰ athwartships against the rear of the Try-works. 除了船旁拖有大鲸，这只条凳总是横缚在炼油间后边。

　　A belaying pin is found too large to be easily inserted into its hole: 人们发觉一只索栓子太大了，不容易插进栓洞里；

　　the carpenter claps it into one of his ever ready vices, and straightway files it smaller. 这个木匠就把它压进他那常备的虎钳里，当即把它锉小。

　　A lost landbird of strange plumage strays on board, and is made a captive: 一只羽毛奇特的迷路的陆上鸟禽偶然飞到船上来，被捉住了；

　　out of clean shaved rods of right-whale bone, and cross-beams of sperm¹¹ whale ivory, the carpenter makes a pagoda-looking cage for it. 这个木匠就用刨得光光的细露脊鲸骨，和大梁似的抹香鲸骨，给它做出一只样子象鸽棚的笼子来。

　　An oarsman sprains¹² his wrist: the carpenter concocts¹³ a soothing¹⁴ lotion¹⁵. 有个桨手扭伤了手腕；这个木匠就给配出一种外擦的药水来。

　　Stubb longed for vermillion stars to be painted upon the blade of his every oar¹; 斯塔布想给他所有的桨叶上都漆上朱红色的五角星；

　　screwing each oar in his big vice of wood, the carpenter symmetrically supplies the constellation¹⁶. 这个木匠就把每一支桨都镟在他那只木头的大虎钳里后，匀称地漆上了星星。

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