英语听书《白鲸记》第55期

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Queequeg seeing his favourite fishing food before him,  魁格看到他最钟爱的海味食物摆在他面前,

and the chowder being surpassingly excellent, we despatched it with great expedition:  而且杂烩汤格外美味,于是我们带着伟大的探险之心三下五除二就一扫而光:

when leaning back a moment and bet hinking me of Mrs. Hussey's clam¹ and cod² announcement, I thought I would try a little experiment.  而这时我想起那时看到的公告,于是想做一个小试验。

Stepping to the kitchen door, I uttered the word "cod" with great emphasis, and resumed my seat.  步进厨房,我强调说出“鳕鱼”这个词,之后返回我的座位。

In a few moments the savoury steam came forth³ again, but with a different flavor, and in good time a fine cod-chowder was placed before us.  几分钟后诱人的蒸汽冒出来,但带有不同的风味,鳕鱼杂烩汤就这样呈现在我们面前。

We resumed business; and while plying⁴ our spoons in the bowl, thinks I to myself, I wonder now if this here has any effect on the head?  我们恢复了大快朵颐,我们的勺子在碗里翻搅时,我自己想,是否这里有任何影响?

What's that stultifying⁵ saying about chowder-headed people? "But look, Queequeg, ain't that a live eel⁶ in your bowl? Where's your harpoon⁷?"  我用勺子在碗里舀了舀，对我的伙计说:哈，魁格，你看，有一条活鳝鱼！你的标枪呢？ 

Fishiest of all fishy⁸ places was the Try Pots, which well deserved its name; for the pots there were always boiling chowders.  炼锅客店可以说到处都充满了鱼的味道。厨房的锅里永远在煮着鱼杂烩，

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