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英语听书《海底两万里》第285期 第21章 在陆地上的两天(16)

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 　　During this whole time of low tide, the islanders lurked1 near the Nautilus, but they weren't boisterous2.  在整个低潮期间，这些土人在诺第留斯号周围转来转去；但他们并不大声喧闹。

　　I often heard them repeat the word assai, and from their gestures I understood they were inviting3 me to go ashore4, an invitation I felt obliged to decline. 我常常听到他们一再说阿洗这句话，从他们的手势来看，我懂得他们是要我到岛上去，但我想对他们这个邀请还是谢绝的好。
　　So the skiff didn't leave shipside that day, much to the displeasure of Mr.Land who couldn't complete his provisions.  所以这一天小艇不能离大船了，使得尼德·兰师傅很是失望，他不可能补足他所要的食物了。
　　The adroit5 Canadian spent his time preparing the meat and flour products he had brought from Gueboroa Island.  这个手巧的加拿大人于是利用他的时间，来准备他从格波罗尔岛上带回来舶肉类和面粉。
　　As for the savages6, they went back to shore near eleven o'clock in the morning, when the heads of coral began to disappear under the waves of the rising tide.  至于那些土人，在早晨十一点左右，当珊瑚石尖顶开始在上涨的潮水下隐没不见时，都回到岸上去了。
　　But I saw their numbers swell7 considerably8 on the beach.  但我看见他们在海滩上的人数大量增加了。
　　It was likely that they had come from neighboring islands or from the mainland of Papua proper. However, I didn't see one local dugout canoe. 大约他们是从邻近小岛来的，或者就是从巴布亚本岛来的。不过我还没有看到一只上人的独木舟。
　　Having nothing better to do, I decided9 to dredge these beautiful, clear waters, which exhibited a profusion10 of shells, zoophytes, and open-sea plants.  我因为目前没有什么可做的，就想到要在这些清澈的海水中去捞捞看，好像水里面有丰富的贝壳类、植虫类和海产植物。
　　Besides, it was the last day the Nautilus would spend in these waterways, if, tomorrow, it still floated off to the open sea as Captain Nemo had promised. 并且今天又是诺第留斯号在这一带海面停留的最后一天了，因为照尼摩船长的诺言，在明天潮涨的时候，船就要浮出去了。
　　So I summoned Conseil, who brought me a small, light dragnet similar to those used in oyster11 fishing. 因此我叫康塞尔，他给我拿了一个轻便的小捞器，就像拿来打牡蛎的捞器一般的网。
　　What about these savages? Conseil asked me. With all due respect to master, they don't strike me as very wicked! 那些野蛮人呢？康塞尔问我，不怕先生见怪，我觉得他们并不十分凶恶！
　　They're cannibals even so, my boy. 可是他们要吃人的，老实人。
　　A person can be both a cannibal and a decent man, Conseil replied, just as a person can be both gluttonous12 and honorable.  一个人同时可以是吃人肉的又是老实的，康塞尔回答就像一个人同时可以是贪食的又是诚实的一样，
　　The one doesn't exclude the other. 彼此中不对立。

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1 lurked 99c07b25739e85120035a70192a2ec98     
vi.潜伏，埋伏（lurk的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • The murderers lurked behind the trees. 谋杀者埋伏在树后。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Treachery lurked behind his smooth manners. 他圆滑姿态的后面潜伏着奸计。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2 boisterous it0zJ     
adj.喧闹的，欢闹的
参考例句：
  • I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
  • The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起，不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。
3 inviting CqIzNp     
adj.诱人的，引人注目的
参考例句：
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。
4 ashore tNQyT     
adv.在(向)岸上，上岸
参考例句：
  • The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
  • He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
5 adroit zxszv     
adj.熟练的，灵巧的
参考例句：
  • Jamie was adroit at flattering others.杰米很会拍马屁。
  • His adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers.他对质问者的机敏应答使他赢得了很多追随者。
6 savages 2ea43ddb53dad99ea1c80de05d21d1e5     
未开化的人，野蛮人( savage的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • There're some savages living in the forest. 森林里居住着一些野人。
  • That's an island inhabited by savages. 那是一个野蛮人居住的岛屿。
7 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强
参考例句：
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
8 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上
参考例句：
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
9 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
10 profusion e1JzW     
n.挥霍；丰富
参考例句：
  • He is liberal to profusion.他挥霍无度。
  • The leaves are falling in profusion.落叶纷纷。
11 oyster w44z6     
n.牡蛎；沉默寡言的人
参考例句：
  • I enjoy eating oyster; it's really delicious.我喜欢吃牡蛎，它味道真美。
  • I find I fairly like eating when he finally persuades me to taste the oyster.当他最后说服我尝尝牡蛎时，我发现我相当喜欢吃。
12 gluttonous Leazj     
adj.贪吃的，贪婪的
参考例句：
  • He is a gluttonous and lazy guy.他是个好吃懒做之徒。
  • He is a selfish, gluttonous and lazy person.他是一个自私、贪婪又懒惰的人。

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