英语听书《海底两万里》第219期 第16章 在海底平原散步(10)

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　　As for the exhaustion³ bound to accompany a two-hour stroll in such unfamiliar⁴ trappings-it was nil⁵.Helped by the water, my movements were executed with startling ease. 我穿上自己不习惯的潜水衣，漫游了两小时，本来应该疲倦，可是现在丝毫不感到什么。我由于水力的帮助，行动异常灵便。

　　Arriving at this 300-foot depth, I still detected the sun's rays, but just barely.  到了三百英尺的深度，我还能看见太阳光，不过很微弱。

　　Their intense brilliance⁶ had been followed by a reddish twilight⁷, a midpoint between day and night.  尾接着阳光的强烈光辉，是红色的曙光，白日与黑夜之间的阴暗光线。

　　But we could see well enough to find our way, and it still wasn't necessary to activate⁸ the Ruhmkorff device. 但我们还看得清楚，可以引路，还不需要使用兰可夫灯。

　　Just then Captain Nemo stopped. He waited until I joined him, then he pointed⁹ a finger at some dark masses outlined in the shadows a short distance away. 这时候，尼摩船长停下来。他等着，要我到他面前去，他指点我看那在阴影中不远的地方，渐渐露出来的一堆堆模糊不清的形体。

　　It's the forest of Crespo Island," I thought; and I was not mistaken. 我想，那就是克利斯波森林了。果然，我并没有弄错。

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