英语听书《海底两万里》第224期 第17章 海底森林(5)

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　　Although my diving suit was heavy enough to protect me from this animal's bites, I couldn't keep back a shudder³ of horror.  虽然我的潜水衣相当厚重，可以保护我不会被它咬伤，但我也不能不害怕，不能不颤抖。

　　Just then Conseil woke up, together with the Nautilus's sailor.  康塞尔和诺第留斯号的水手就在这个时候醒来。

　　Captain Nemo alerted his companion to this hideous⁴ crustacean⁵, which a swing of the rifle butt⁶ quickly brought down,  尼摩船长把这个怕人的甲壳类动物指给他的同伴看，他的同伴一枪托打死了它，

　　and I watched the monster's horrible legs writhing⁷ in dreadful convulsions. 我看见这个怪物的丑陋脚爪作怕人的抽搐，拼命挣扎。

　　This encounter reminded me that other, more daunting⁸ animals must be lurking⁹ in these dark reaches,  这次碰见这个怪物就使我想到一定还有其他更可怕的动物时常到这黑沉沉的海底下来，

　　and my diving suit might not be adequate protection against their attacks.  我的潜水衣可能无力保护我，无法抵抗它们的袭击。

　　Such thoughts hadn't previously¹⁰ crossed my mind, and I was determined¹¹ to keep on my guard.  我起先没有想到这事，现在我决心要时刻警惕。

　　Meanwhile I had assumed this rest period would be the turning point in our stroll,  此外，我又以为这次休息是我们这次旅行的结束，

　　but I was mistaken; and instead of heading back to the Nautilus, Captain Nemo continued his daring excursion. 但我错了，尼摩船长并不让我们回到船上去，仍然继续他的大胆的旅行。

　　The seafloor kept sinking, and its significantly steeper slope took us to greater depths.  地面总是往下陷，斜度更是明显，把我们拉到最深的海底。

　　It must have been nearly three o'clock when we reached a narrow valley gouged¹² between high, vertical¹³ walls and located 150 meters down.  这时候，想是快要到三点了，我们到了一座狭小的山谷中，这山谷在峭壁间，在一百五十米深的海底下。

　　Thanks to the perfection of our equipment, we had thus gone ninety meters below the limit that nature had,until then, set on man's underwater excursions. 由于我们使用的器械极完善，我们可以超越好像大自然拿来限制人的在海底旅行不得超过丸十米的深度。

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