英语听书《白鲸记》第1029期

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Starbuck, of late I've felt strangely moved to thee; ever since that hour we both saw — thou know'st what, in one another's eyes. But in this matter of the whale, be the front of thy face to me as the palm of this hand — a lipless, unfeatured blank. Ahab is for ever Ahab, man. This whole act's immutably¹ decreed. 'Twas rehearsed by thee and me a billion years before this ocean rolled. Fool! I am the Fates' lieutenant²; I act under orders. Look thou, underling! that thou obeyest mine. — Stand round men, men. Ye see an old man cut down to the stump³; leaning on a shivered lance; propped⁴ up on a lonely foot. 'Tis Ahab — his body's part; but Ahab's soul's a centipede, that moves upon a hundred legs. I feel strained, half-stranded, as ropes that tow dismasted frigates⁵ in a gale⁶; and I may look so. But ere I break, yell hear me crack; and till ye hear that, know that Ahab's hawser⁷ tows his purpose yet. Believe ye, men, in the things called omens⁸? Then laugh aloud, and cry encore! For ere they drown, drowning things will twice rise to the surface; then rise again, to sink for evermore. So with Moby Dick — two days he's floated — to-morrow will be the third. Aye, men, he'll rise once more, — but only to spout⁹ his last! D'ye feel brave men, brave?

斯达巴克，自从我们俩那回对看了一下后，我近来觉得非常想跟你谈谈——你是知道彼此看来看去有什么意义的。不过，就大鲸这件事说来，你的脸，在我看来，就跟这只手掌一样——一片空白，既无嘴巴，又无面貌特征。亚哈始终是亚哈，朋友。这整幕戏就是既定不易的天意。这是你我在海洋滚动之前的无数年代就已经排练过了的。傻瓜！我就是命运之神的副手；我是受命办事的。你这部下，得注意！你得听从我的命令——。大伙儿都得以我为中心。你们看到一个老人只剩下了这么一个桩头；倚着一根烂枪；撑着孤零零的一条腿。这就是亚哈——他身体给分裂了；可是亚哈的精神却是条靠一百只脚活动的蜈蚣。我感到精疲力竭，半死不活，跟大风里拖着一艘折桅断杆的巡洋舰的绳子一样；我的样子也许就是这样。可是，在我这根绳子断掉以前，你们会听到我的格格声；就是等到你们听到那响声的时候，你们还会知道，亚哈的大缆索还拖着他那个目的物呢。你们都相信那种叫做预兆的东西嘛？那么大笑一阵，再嚷一遍吧！因为任何东西在淹死前，都要浮上来两趟，等它再浮上来后，这才永远沉下去。莫比－迪克就是这样——它已浮上来两天啦——明天将是它第三次上来。唉，你们听着，它还要再浮上来一趟——不过，只是上来喷它最后一口水罢了！你们大伙儿可都有勇气，勇气？

As fearless fire, cried Stubb.

象百无所畏的火神一样，斯塔布嚷道。