英语听书《海底两万里》第38期 第4章 尼德兰(7)

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　　尼德。兰跟我一同坐在尾楼甲板上，一边看着这神秘的大海—它的深处到今天为止人们还无法到达：

　　Quite naturally, I led our conversation around to the giant unicorn¹, and I weighed our expedition's various chances for success or failure.

　　一边谈谈这个，说说那个，这时候，很自然地，我把话头转到巨大的海麒麟上面了，我又谈到我们这次远征成功或失败的各种可能。

　　Then, seeing that Ned just let me talk without saying much himself, I pressed him more closely.

　　后来，我看见尼德.兰一声不响，只让我说，就直截了当地要他发言。

　　Ned, I asked him, how can you still doubt the reality of this cetacean we're after? Do you have any particular reasons for being so skeptical²?

　　尼德。兰，我问他您怎么能怀疑我们追逐着的鲸鱼类动物的存在呢？您这样怀疑，有什么特别理由吗？

　　The harpooner³ stared at me awhile before replying, slapped his broad forehead in one of his standard gestures, closed his eyes as if to collect himself, and finally said:Just maybe, Professor Aronnax.

　　这位鱼叉手在回答之前，看了我一会儿，照他惯常的姿势，拿手拍拍他宽大的前额，闭闭眼睛，好像在沉思。他说：阿龙纳斯先生，我有理由。

　　But Ned, you're a professional whaler, a man familiar with all the great marine⁴ mammals-your mind should easily accept this hypothesis of an enormous cetacean, and you ought to be the last one to doubt it under these circumstances!

　　尼德·兰，您是一位职业的捕鲸专家，您很熟悉海中的巨大哺乳类动物，照理您应当容易承认这个巨大的鲸鱼类动物的存在，可是您竟要来做最后一个怀疑这事的人！

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