英语听书《白鲸记》第983期

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then brace¹ forward again, and let the ship sail as before." 然后就再转起帆桁向前，让船象刚才一样驶去。"

Hurriedly turning, with averted² face, he descended³ into his cabin, 他连忙别过脸来，转身走到下面他舱室里去，

leaving the strange captain transfixed at this unconditional⁴ and utter rejection⁵ of his so earnest suit. 撇下那个陌生船长，让他听到亚哈对他这么诚恳的要求，竟是如此无条件的、绝对的拒绝，不禁木然不知所措。

But starting from his enchantment⁶, Gardiner silently hurried to the side; more fell than stepped into his boat, and returned to his ship. 加迪纳好象从魔境里猛醒过来，不声不响地匆匆走到船边，不是跨下去而是滚下到他的小艇里，回到自己的大船上去。

Soon the two ships diverged⁷ their wakes; 不久，两只船就各朝相反的方向驶去；

and long as the strange vessel⁸ was in view, she was seen to yaw hither and thither⁹ at every dark spot, however small, on the sea. 在这艘陌生船还在望的时候，还可以隐约看到它在海面上，象个黑小点子那样闯来闯去。

This way and that her yards were swung around; starboard and larboard, she continued to tack¹⁰; 它的帆桁就那么摇来摇去，左舷，右舷，不断地调来转去；

now she beat against a head sea; and again it pushed her before it; 一会儿冲上了一阵迎头的大浪，一会儿浪涛又把它推在前边；

while all the while, her masts and yards were thickly clustered with men, 而它的桅杆和帆桁上却始终是密集着许多水手，

as three tall cherry trees, when the boys are cherrying among the boughs¹¹. 有如三株高大的樱桃树，正有一群小孩在枝桠间采樱桃。

But by her still halting course and winding¹², woeful way, you plainly saw that this ship that so wept with spray, still remained without comfort. 但是，从它那还是踌躇不决，弯来曲去，叫人看了悲伤的航驶情形看来，叫人清清楚楚地看出这艘船已给溅泼得十分痛苦，它还是一点也得不到安慰。

She was Rachel, weeping for her children, because they were not. 它就是拉吉在哭她儿女，因为他们都不在了。

 

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