美国语文第五册 第238期:龟煲汤(2)

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　　and I had the tantalizing¹ misery² of hearing them laughing and talking about their turtle, while I was hungry from want of dry bread and salt meat.  听到那些谈论龟汤的诙谐逗趣不时传来，饥肠辘辘的我，只想弄点面包干夹点咸肉打发肚子。

　　I had resolutely³ kept my thoughts from the cabin during all the passage but once,  那种痛苦难捱实在饱含诱惑，我身在驾驶舱，尽量努力地克制自己，可一晃眼，

　　and now I found my ideas clustering round a tureen of turtle in spite of all my philosophy. 发觉眼前飘动的全是那碗美味的龟煲汤。

　　Confound them, if they had gone out of my hearing with their exulting⁴ smacks⁵, I should not have envied their soup,  倘若能逃离这种过大节的嘈杂热闹，恐怕我不会过多计较这些家伙开心的手足舞蹈，

　　but their hungry glee so excited my imagination  不过，他们坐立不安的等待的确勾起我太多联想。

　　that I could see nothing through the glazing⁶ of the binnacle but a white plate with a slice of lemon on the rim⁷,  当我仔细看着那块镀釉罗盘箱，突然发现里面另有一番天地，白色餐盘上切有一片柠檬摆盘，

　　a loaf of delicate bread, a silver spoon, a napkin, two or three wine glasses of different hues⁸ and shapes,  数片切法精致面包，一枚银汤匙，一方餐巾，三两只不同色彩、形状各异的酒杯，

　　and a water goblet⁹ clustering round it, and a stream of black, thick, and fragrant¹⁰ turtle pouring into the plate.  一只高脚杯，统统逐位摆好，最后，那道黑色浓稠、香味扑鼻的龟煲汤优雅地倒入素白瓷盘。

　　By and by it was four bells: they dined at three.  进餐原定三点开始，时间一分一秒地过去，现在已经四点，

　　And all the gentlemen, with the captain at their head, darted¹¹ below into the cabin,  在船长带领下，一群人一窝蜂冲到舷下餐厅。

　　where their mirth increased when they caught sight of the soup plates.  一看见汤盘，他们戏谑调侃，热闹成团。

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