英语听书《白鲸记》第356期

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though by all their minutest gestures and expressions, they plainly showed the uneasy, if not painful, consciousness of being under a troubled master-eye.  不过,从他们各种最细小的动作和表情上,却教人明显地看出,因为知道有一种使人缭乱的眼色控制他们,而现出一种虽然不是痛苦,却是不安的神态。

And not only that, but moody² stricken Ahab stood before them with a crucifixion in his face;  不仅如此,而且在他们面前的这个满腔抑郁的亚哈的脸上,还有一种苦恼的神色;隐含在那种无法形容的。

in all the nameless regal overbearing dignity of some mighty³ woe⁴. 凛然不可侵犯的尊严中,还有着无上的悲痛之概。

Ere long, from his first visit in the air, he withdrew into his cabin.  他第一次在甲板上露了一会儿面后,便退到他的舱房里去。

But after that morning, he was every day visible to the crew; either standing⁵ in his pivot-hole, or seated upon an ivory stool he had; or heavily walking the deck.  不过,打从那个早晨后,水手们每天都看到他了;他不是站在那个镟孔里,就是坐在他那只牙凳上;或者是脚步沉重地在甲板上走来走去。

As the sky grew less gloomy; indeed, began to grow a little genial⁶, he became still less and less a recluse⁷;  随着天气日趋晴朗;而且确已开始变得有点儿温暖,他就越来越不象个隐士了;

as if, when the ship had sailed from home, nothing but the dead wintry bleakness⁸ of the sea had then kept him so secluded⁹.  仿佛船开航后,只是因为海上那种冬季的肃杀凄凉的景象,才使他那么深居简出。

And, by and by, it came to pass, that he was almost continually in the air;  于是,慢慢地竟发现他几乎是不断地留在露天里了;

but, as yet, for all that he said, or perceptibly did, on the at last sunny deck, he seemed as unnecessary there as another mast.  不过,到现在为止,虽然他终于在暖洋洋的甲板上说过话,或者人们察觉出他说过了话,可他在那里却象另一根备用桅杆一样是多余的。

But the Pequod was only making a passage now; not regularly cruising;  好在"裴廓德号"现在只在赶路,并不是在做正规的巡弋;

nearly all whaling preparatives needing supervision¹⁰ the mates were fully¹¹ competent to, so that there was little or nothing, out of himself, to employ or excite Ahab, now;  差不多各种需要督促的捕鲸准备工作,大二三副都还能够胜任愉快,因此,现在可说是很少或竟没有什么要亚哈亲自处理,或者需得打扰他的事情。

and thus chase away, for that one interval¹², the clouds that layer upon layer were piled upon his brow, as ever all clouds choose the loftiest peaks to pile themselves upon. 船只就这么向前奔赶,在这当儿,他额头上的云彩,也一层层地堆了起来,好象所有的云彩都看中了这个可以歇脚的。最高的绝巅似的。

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