英语听书《白鲸记》第945期

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Come in thy lowest form of love, and I will kneel and kiss thee; but at thy highest, come as mere² supernal³ power; 如果你哪怕以最起码的爱的形式来对待我，我就会跪倒下来吻着你；可是，如果你只是以至高的权力来压我；

and though thou launchest navies of full-freighted worlds, there's that in here that still remains⁴ indifferent. 尽管你出动全部装备充足的海军，我们这里还是不为所动。

Oh, thou clear spirit, of thy fire thou madest me, and like a true child of fire, I breathe it back to thee. 你这个真神呵，你用火把我造了出来，我就要象火神的真正的孩子一样，把火给你吹回去。

(Sudden, repeated flashes of lightning; the nine flames leap lengthwise to thrice their previous height; （火光突然一再闪烁；那九股火焰直往上冲，比原先高了三倍；

Ahab, with the rest, closes his eyes, his right hand pressed hard upon them.) 亚哈和其余的人们，都紧闭眼睛，他右手紧蒙着双眼。）

I own thy speechless, placeless power; said I not so? 我承认你具有说不出的。摸不准的权力，我刚才不是这样说过嘛？

Nor was it wrung⁵ from me; nor do I now drop these links. 这可不是我硬挤出来的话；我这会儿也不放下这些链环了。

Thou canst blind; but I can then grope. 你能够使人瞎眼；我只能摸索着走。

Thou canst consume; but I can then be ashes. 你能够烧尽烧光，我只能化成灰。

Take the homage⁶ of these poor eyes, and shutter-hands. 请接受这双可怜的手和遮掩着的眼睛的敬意吧。

I would not take it. 我决不僭越。

The lightning flashes through my skull⁷; mine eyeballs ache and ache; 火光照穿了我的脑壳；我的眼球痛得难耐；

my whole beaten brain seems as beheaded, and rolling on some stunning⁸ ground. 我整个受伤的脑袋直象被砍了下来，在一种使人立不住脚的地上滚来滚去。

Oh, oh! Yet blindfold⁹, yet will I talk to thee. 啊，啊，尽管我眼睛看不清楚，我还是要跟你说话。

Light though thou be, thou leapest out of darkness; but I am darkness leaping out of light, leaping out of thee! 虽然你是火光，是从黑暗中跳出来的；我却是从火光中跳出来的黑暗，是从你那里面跳出来的黑暗！

 

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