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英语听书《白鲸记》第145期

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 "Aye, aye," said Stubb, the second mate, "Starbuck, there, is as careful a man as you'll find anywhere in this fishery."  “啊，像斯达巴克这样的细心人，在捕鲸业中可以说是屡见不鲜的。”这是二副斯塔布的评论。 

But we shall ere long see what that word "careful" precisely1 means when used by a man like Stubb, or almost any other whale hunter. 很快，我们就可以看到发表这样的评论的人和他所谓“细心”在捕鲸业中的真面目了。 
Starbuck was no crusader after perils2; in him courage was not a sentiment; but a thing simply useful to him, and always at hand upon all mortally practical occasions.  斯达巴克并非莽撞的十字军骑士，他认为勇敢主要的不是一种感情色彩，而只是在迫不得已的情况下，他从自己的身上召唤而来的一种行动的力量。 
Besides, he thought, perhaps, that in this business of whaling, courage was one of the great staple3 outfits4 of the ship, like her beef and her bread, and not to be foolishly wasted.  和船上的淡水、面包之类的东西一样，勇敢也是一种必备品，不可随意浪费。
Wherefore he had no fancy for lowering for whales after sun-down; nor for persisting in fighting a fish that too much persisted in fighting him.  落日西沉以后，他从不下海、打鲸鱼和普通的鱼他都不干，他认为没有任何必要做无谓的牺牲。 
For, thought Starbuck, I am here in this critical ocean to kill whales for my living, and not to be killed by them for theirs; and that hundreds of men had been so killed Starbuck well knew.  人们打鲸鱼是为了自己的生活，如果让鲸鱼给“打”了，岂不是反而成了满足鲸鱼的生活要求的食物了吗？
What doom5 was his own father's? Where, in the bottomless deeps, could he find the torn limbs of his brother? 他父亲和他兄弟在冰冷黑暗的大洋中的命运是他永远不能忘记的。 

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1 precisely zlWzUb     
adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地
参考例句：
  • It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
  • The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。
2 perils 3c233786f6fe7aad593bf1198cc33cbe     
极大危险( peril的名词复数 )； 危险的事（或环境）
参考例句：
  • The commander bade his men be undaunted in the face of perils. 指挥员命令他的战士要临危不惧。
  • With how many more perils and disasters would he load himself? 他还要再冒多少风险和遭受多少灾难？
3 staple fGkze     
n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类
参考例句：
  • Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
  • Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。
4 outfits ed01b85fb10ede2eb7d337e0ea2d0bb3     
n.全套装备( outfit的名词复数 )；一套服装；集体；组织v.装备，配置设备，供给服装( outfit的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. 他把承包工程分包给许多小单位。 来自辞典例句
  • Some cyclists carry repair outfits because they may have a puncture. 有些骑自行车的人带修理工具，因为他们车胎可能小孔。 来自辞典例句
5 doom gsexJ     
n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定
参考例句：
  • The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
  • The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。

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