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英语听书《海底两万里》第53期 第5章 冒险活动(8)

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 　　For three months, during which each day seemed like a century, the Abraham Lincoln plowed1 all the northerly seas of the Pacific,

　　三个月来，林肯号跑遍了太平洋北部所有的海面，
　　racing2 after whales sighted, abruptly3 veering4 off course, swerving5 sharply from one tack6 to another, stopping suddenly,
　　有时向着看到的鲸鱼冲去，有时忽然离开航线，有时突然掉转船头，有时一下子停住…
　　putting on steam and reversing engines in quick succession, at the risk of stripping its gears,
　　它不惜弄坏机器，不惜浪费动力，
　　and it didn't leave a single point unexplored from the beaches of Japan to the coasts of America.
　　从日本海岸到美洲海岸，没有一处不曾搜索过。
　　And we found nothing! Nothing except an immenseness of deserted7 waves!
　　但是，什么也没有看见！看见的只是那浩瀚无边的大海！
　　Nothing remotely resembling a gigantic narwhale, or an underwater islet, or a derelict shipwreck8, or a runaway9 reef, or anything the least bit unearthly!
　　至于什么巨大的独角鲸、潜在水中的海岛，沉没的破船、飞走的暗礁，以及什么神秘的东西，却都没有看见！
　　So the reaction set in.
　　因此，反响发生了。
　　At first, discouragement took hold of people's minds, opening the door to disbelief.
　　首先是人心失望，给怀疑的心理打开一个缺口。
　　A new feeling appeared on board, made up of three-tenths shame and seven-tenths fury.
　　船上产生了另一种情绪，造成这情绪的因素是三分羞愧，七分恼怒。
　　The crew called themselves out-and-out fools for being hoodwinked by a fairy tale, then grew steadily10 more furious!
　　死盯住一个空想，自然是愚蠢,但更多的是恼怒！

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1 plowed 2de363079730210858ae5f5b15e702cf     
v.耕( plow的过去式和过去分词 )；犁耕；费力穿过
参考例句：
  • They plowed nearly 100,000 acres of virgin moorland. 他们犁了将近10万英亩未开垦的高沼地。 来自辞典例句
  • He plowed the land and then sowed the seeds. 他先翻土，然后播种。 来自辞典例句
2 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的
参考例句：
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
3 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地，出其不意地
参考例句：
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
4 veering 7f532fbe9455c2b9628ab61aa01fbced     
n.改变的；犹豫的；顺时针方向转向；特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.（尤指交通工具）改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 )；（指谈话内容、人的行为或观点）突然改变；（指风） （在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向）逐渐转向；风向顺时针转
参考例句：
  • Anyone veering too close to the convoys risks being shot. 任何人改变方向，过于接近车队就有遭枪击的风险。 来自互联网
  • The little boat kept veering from its course in such a turbulent river. 小船在这湍急的河中总是改变方向。 来自互联网
5 swerving 2985a28465f4fed001065d9efe723271     
v.（使）改变方向，改变目的( swerve的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • It may stand as an example of the fitful swerving of his passion. 这是一个例子，说明他的情绪往往变化不定，忽冷忽热。 来自辞典例句
  • Mrs Merkel would be foolish to placate her base by swerving right. 默克尔夫人如果为了安抚她的根基所在而转到右翼就太愚蠢了。 来自互联网
6 tack Jq1yb     
n.大头钉；假缝，粗缝
参考例句：
  • He is hammering a tack into the wall to hang a picture.他正往墙上钉一枚平头钉用来挂画。
  • We are going to tack the map on the wall.我们打算把这张地图钉在墙上。
7 deserted GukzoL     
adj.荒芜的，荒废的，无人的，被遗弃的
参考例句：
  • The deserted village was filled with a deathly silence.这个荒废的村庄死一般的寂静。
  • The enemy chieftain was opposed and deserted by his followers.敌人头目众叛亲离。
8 shipwreck eypwo     
n.船舶失事，海难
参考例句：
  • He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
  • The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。
9 runaway jD4y5     
n.逃走的人，逃亡，亡命者；adj.逃亡的，逃走的
参考例句：
  • The police have not found the runaway to date.警察迄今没抓到逃犯。
  • He was praised for bringing up the runaway horse.他勒住了脱缰之马受到了表扬。
10 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地
参考例句：
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

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