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英语听书《白鲸记》第1006期

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Like noiseless nautilus shells, their light prows1 sped through the sea; but only slowly they neared the foe2. As they neared him, the ocean grew still more smooth; seemed drawing a carpet over its waves; seemed a noon-meadow, so serenely3 it spread. At length the breathless hunter came so nigh his seemingly unsuspecting prey4, that his entire dazzling hump was distinctly visible, sliding along the sea as if an isolated5 thing, and continually set in a revolving6 ring of finest, fleecy, greenish foam7. He saw the vast, involved wrinkles of the slightly projecting head beyond. Before it, far out on the soft Turkish-rugged waters, went the glistening8 white shadow from his broad, milky9 forehead, a musical rippling10 playfully accompanying the shade; and behind, the blue waters interchangeably flowed over into the moving valley of his steady wake; and on either hand bright bubbles arose and danced by his side. But these were broken again by the light toes of hundreds of gay fowls11 softly feathering the sea, alternate with their fitful flight; and like to some flag-staff rising from the painted hull12 of an argosy, the tall but shattered pole of a recent lance projected from the white whale's back; and at intervals13 one of the cloud of soft-toed fowls hovering14, and to and fro skimming like a canopy15 over the fish, silently perched and rocked on this pole, the long tail feathers streaming like pennons.

三只小艇的轻快的艇头,象无声无息的鹦鹉螺壳般穿过海面疾驰而去;只有等到接近仇敌时,这才放缓下来。到他们划近它的时候,洋面显得更其光滑,好象浪潮上面铺了张地毡;好象午刻时分的草原,一片静穆。最后,这个屏声弃息的猎人已非常迫近他那似乎是无可置疑的猎物了,连它那光闪辉煌的整个背峰也清晰可见,仿佛是件孤寂的东西,一面在海洋上悄悄荡去,一面不断地喷出一圈圈最精致的、羊毛似的、碧绿色的泡沫来。猎人看到了远处有只稍微突出的头,非常大、皱纹百结。在那只头前面,远在那片柔滑如土耳其地毡的海上,映照出它那阔大、乳白色额头的闪闪发光的白影,一阵乐声回旋似的涟漪正伴着那影子在嬉戏着;在后边,蔚蓝的海水交替地流过来,流进了它那滚动的溪谷般的稳定的裂尾里;璀璨的水泡在它两旁腾起跳跃。可是,这些水泡又被点缀在海上的许多偶尔惊惶起飞的灰鸟的细爪搅散了;而且,象只金碧辉煌的大商船上升起一支旗杆似的,这只白鲸背上矗立有一支新近插进的捕鲸枪,枪杆子高高地晃来晃去;时不时地,白云密布似的一群软爪野鸟,一会儿在展翅高飞,象是顶在这条鲸身上的华盖一般,掠过来又掠过去,一会儿又悄悄地栖止在这根杆子上,长尾巴象枪旗般飘扬不息。


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1 prows aa81e15f784cd48184d11b82561cd6d2     
n.船首( prow的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The prows of the UNSC ships flared as their magnetic accelerator cannons fired. UNSC战舰的舰首展开,磁力大炮开火了。 来自互联网
2 foe ygczK     
n.敌人,仇敌
参考例句:
  • He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
  • A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌,友是友,必须分清界限。
3 serenely Bi5zpo     
adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地
参考例句:
  • The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
  • It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。
4 prey g1czH     
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
参考例句:
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
5 isolated bqmzTd     
adj.与世隔绝的
参考例句:
  • His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
  • Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。
6 revolving 3jbzvd     
adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想
参考例句:
  • The theatre has a revolving stage. 剧院有一个旋转舞台。
  • The company became a revolving-door workplace. 这家公司成了工作的中转站。
7 foam LjOxI     
v./n.泡沫,起泡沫
参考例句:
  • The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
  • The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。
8 glistening glistening     
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼里闪着晶莹的泪花。
  • Her eyes were glistening with tears. 她眼睛中的泪水闪着柔和的光。 来自《用法词典》
9 milky JD0xg     
adj.牛奶的,多奶的;乳白色的
参考例句:
  • Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
  • I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。
10 rippling b84b2d05914b2749622963c1ef058ed5     
起涟漪的,潺潺流水般声音的
参考例句:
  • I could see the dawn breeze rippling the shining water. 我能看见黎明的微风在波光粼粼的水面上吹出道道涟漪。
  • The pool rippling was caused by the waving of the reeds. 池塘里的潺潺声是芦苇摇动时引起的。
11 fowls 4f8db97816f2d0cad386a79bb5c17ea4     
鸟( fowl的名词复数 ); 禽肉; 既不是这; 非驴非马
参考例句:
  • A great number of water fowls dwell on the island. 许多水鸟在岛上栖息。
  • We keep a few fowls and some goats. 我们养了几只鸡和一些山羊。
12 hull 8c8xO     
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳
参考例句:
  • The outer surface of ship's hull is very hard.船体的外表面非常坚硬。
  • The boat's hull has been staved in by the tremendous seas.小船壳让巨浪打穿了。
13 intervals f46c9d8b430e8c86dea610ec56b7cbef     
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息
参考例句:
  • The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴,有阵雨。
  • Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。
14 hovering 99fdb695db3c202536060470c79b067f     
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
参考例句:
  • The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
  • I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
15 canopy Rczya     
n.天篷,遮篷
参考例句:
  • The trees formed a leafy canopy above their heads.树木在他们头顶上空形成了一个枝叶茂盛的遮篷。
  • They lay down under a canopy of stars.他们躺在繁星点点的天幕下。

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