英语听书《白鲸记》第392期

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sitting in the lee quarter-boat, has just been taking an observation of the sun; and is now mutely reckoning the latitude³ on the smooth, medallion-shaped tablet, reserved for that daily purpose on the upper part of his ivory leg.  太上皇正坐在那只挂在后甲板背风处的小艇里,刚好观测过了太阳:现在正在那块特地放在他那只牙腿的上截。

From his complete inattention to the tidings, you would think that moody⁴ Ahab had not heard his menial.  供他日常之用的光滑的。象徽章样的平板上默默地计算着纬度。从他那完全没有注意到这声叫喊的情形看来,你准会以为这个忧郁的亚哈没有听到他的下人的声音。

But presently, catching⁵ hold of the mizen shrouds⁶, he swings himself to the deck, and in an even, unexhilarated voice, saying, Dinner, Mr. Starbuck, disappears into the cabin. 但是,他却一下子抓住那根后帆索,晃到甲板上,同时用一种平稳而不很愉快的声调说过吃饭啦,斯达巴克先生后,就消失到船长室里去了。

When the last echo of his sultan's step has died away, and Starbuck, the first Emir, has every reason to suppose that he is seated,  他那君主的脚步的最后回声一消逝,斯达巴克,这位大王子,算准了亚哈已经在船长室里坐定了之后,就猛地跳将起来,在船板上走了几转,

then Starbuck rouses from his quietude, takes a few turns along the planks⁷, and, after a grave peep into the binnacle, says, with some touch of pleasantness, Dinner, Mr. Stubb, and descends⁸ the scuttle.  又在罗盘上庄严地瞄了一眼,接着便一边有点儿高兴地说,吃饭啦,斯塔布先生,一边径自走下小舱口。

The second Emir lounges about the rigging awhile, and then slightly shaking the main brace⁹, to see whether it will be all right with that important rope, he likewise takes up the old burden, and with a rapid Dinner, Mr. Flask¹⁰, follows after his predecessors¹¹. 这位二王子在索具周围走了一会后,轻轻地摇一摇主帆索,看看它是否牢靠,他也同样地接上那句老调,迅速地叫出吃饭啦,弗拉斯克先生后,就跟着他的前辈走了。

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