英语听书《海底两万里》第134期 第10章 水中人(5)

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　　现在我不想告诉您，人们为了解释那唯有您才知道其中奥妙的神秘现象所做的无数假设。

　　But please understand that the Abraham Lincoln chased you over the Pacific high seas in the belief it was hunting some powerful marine² monster, which had to be purged³ from the ocean at all cost.

　　但您要知道，林肯号一直追逐您到太平洋北部海面。仍然认为是追打一种海怪，非把它从海洋中清除掉不可呢。

　　A half smile curled the commander's lips; then, in a calmer tone:

　　船长的唇上浮现出微笑，

　　Professor Aronnax, he replied

　　然后语气比较温和地回答：

　　do you dare claim that your frigate⁴ wouldn't have chased and cannonaded an underwater boat as readily as a monster?

　　阿龙纳斯先生，您敢肯定你们的战舰不是去追击潜水艇而只是追击海怪吗？

　　This question baffled me, since Commander Farragut would certainly have shown no such hesitation⁵.

　　这个问题使我很难回答，因为，法拉古舰长肯定是不会迟疑的，

　　He would have seen it as his sworn duty to destroy a contrivance of this kind just as promptly⁶ as a gigantic narwhale.

　　他一定相信，消灭这类潜水艇和打击巨大的独角鲸，同样是他的职责。

　　So you understand, sir, the stranger went on, that I have a right to treat you as my enemy.

　　先生，您要知道，这个人又说，我是有权利把你们当作敌人看待的。

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