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英语听书《白鲸记》第169期

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 And there they stand--miles of them--leagues.  他们就站在那里...一连几英里,一连十几英里都是。

Inlanders all, they come from lanes and alleys1, streets and avenues,north, east, south, and west.  他们都是来自大街小巷......来自东西南北的内地人。
Yet here they all unite. Tell me, does the magnetic virtue2 of the needles of the compasses of all those ships attract them thither3? 然而他们都汇合到这里来了.你说吧,是不是那些船只的罗盘指针的磁力把他们吸引来的?
Once more. Say you are in the country; in some high land of lakes. 再说吧,比如说,你是在乡下,是在有许多湖沼的高原上吧。
Take almost any path you please, and ten to one it carries you down in a dale, and leaves you there by a pool in the stream.  那么,随您走哪一条路,十九都会把你引向一个溪谷,叫你站在一条溪流的深潭边。
There is magic in it.  这可真有不可思议的魔力。
Let the most absent-minded of men be plunged4 in his deepest reveries--stand that man on his legs, set his feet a-going, and he will infallibly lead you to water, if water there be in all that region.  不妨找个极其心不在焉的人,让他沉醉在深思里...让这个人站起来,叫他两脚走动,他准会把你带到有水的地方去,如果那一带是有水的话。
Should you ever be athirst in the great American desert, try this experiment, if your caravan5 happen to be supplied with a metaphysical professor.  要是你在美洲大沙漠中感到口渴,而你的商队里恰巧又有个形而上学教授的话,你来做做这个试验看。
Yes, as every one knows, meditation6 and water are wedded7 for ever. 不错,大家都知道,沉思和水是始终结合在一起的.

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1 alleys ed7f32602655381e85de6beb51238b46     
胡同，小巷( alley的名词复数 )； 小径
参考例句：
  • I followed him through a maze of narrow alleys. 我紧随他穿过一条条迂迴曲折的窄巷。
  • The children lead me through the maze of alleys to the edge of the city. 孩子们领我穿过迷宫一般的街巷，来到城边。
2 virtue BpqyH     
n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力
参考例句：
  • He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
  • You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。
3 thither cgRz1o     
adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的
参考例句：
  • He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
  • He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。
4 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降
参考例句：
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
5 caravan OrVzu     
n.大蓬车；活动房屋
参考例句：
  • The community adviser gave us a caravan to live in.社区顾问给了我们一间活动住房栖身。
  • Geoff connected the caravan to the car.杰弗把旅行用的住屋拖车挂在汽车上。
6 meditation yjXyr     
n.熟虑，（尤指宗教的）默想，沉思，（pl.）冥想录
参考例句：
  • This peaceful garden lends itself to meditation.这个恬静的花园适于冥想。
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your meditation.很抱歉，我打断了你的沉思。
7 wedded 2e49e14ebbd413bed0222654f3595c6a     
adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
  • I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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