英语听书《白鲸记》第892期

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　　then, chest modelled after the Thames Tunnel then, legs with roots to 'em, to stay in one place; then, arms three feet through the wrist; 还有，胸膛得仿照泰晤士河隧道的式样；还有，双腿连根，固定在一个地方；还有，臂膀连肘腕得三英尺长；

　　no heart at all, brass¹ forehead, and about a quarter of an acre of fine brains; and let me see—shall I order eyes to see outwards²? 心却可以不要，前额是铜打的，脑壳得有四分之一英亩的面积；让我想想看——要不要让他有一对可以向外观看的眼睛？

　　No, but put a sky-light on top of his head to illuminate³ inwards. 不，只消在他头顶上开个天窗，让亮光往里头照就行啦。

　　There, take the order, and away. 那么，快给我传令去。

　　Now, what's he speaking about, and who's he speaking to, I should like to know? Shall I keep standing⁴ here? (aside.) 唷，他在说些什么呀，他在跟谁说话？我倒要弄明白来。我可以老呆在这里嘛？（旁白）

　　Tis but indifferent architecture to make a blind dome⁵; here's one. No, no, no; I must have a lantern. 只有蹩脚的建筑师才搞得出黑古隆冬的顶盖（为建筑物的顶盖，这里用以指头。）；这里就是这么一只顶盖。不，不，不，我必须要有一只灯笼。"

　　Ho, ho! That's it, hey? Here are two, sir; one will serve my turn. 啊，嗬！要这东西么？先生，我这里倒有两只；我一只就够啦。

　　What art thou thrusting that thief-catcher into my face for, man? Thrusted light is worse than presented pistols. 喂，你干吗把这支捉贼用的东西直塞到我脸上来？把灯光照着人家比用手枪指着人家还要不对头呀。

　　I thought, sir, that you spoke⁶ to carpenter. 先生，我想你是在对木匠说话吧。

　　Carpenter? why that's—but no;—a very tidy, and, I may say, an extremely gentlemanlike sort of business thou art in here, carpenter; 木匠？这就是——啊，不；——是一种十分整齐的，哼，我得说，你在这里干的是一种非常文雅的营生，木匠；

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