英语听书《海底两万里》第354期 第23章 珊瑚王国(51)

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But unless the Nautilus navigates² on dry land and crosses over the isthmus³- 除非是它在陆地上行驶，和从地峡上面过去，那…

Or under it, Professor Aronnax. 或从底下穿过去，阿龙纳斯先生。

Under it? 从底下穿过去吗？

Surely, Captain Nemo replied serenely⁴. Under that tongue of land, nature long ago made what man today is making on its surface. 当然，尼摩船长用很安静的语气回答，很久以来，人们在这舌形地面上所做的，大自然早就在它底下做了。

What! There's a passageway? 怎么！原来底下有条通路！

Yes, an underground passageway that I've named the Arabian Tunnel. It starts below Suez and leads to the Bay of Pelusium. 是的、底下有一条地道，我称它为阿拉伯海底地道。地道在苏伊士下面，通到北路斯海湾。

But isn't that isthmus only composed of quicksand? 那么，这地峡只是由松动的沙土形成的吗？

To a certain depth. But at merely fifty meters, one encounters a firm foundation of rock. 由沙上形成的部分达到某种深度。但是到了五十米以下，就有一层很坚固的不可动的岩石。

And it's by luck that you discovered this passageway? I asked, more and more startled. 您发现这地道是由于偶然的机会吗？我愈来愈惊奇地问。

Luck plus logic⁵, professor, and logic even more than luck. 由于偶然的机会，同时也由于推理，教授，甚至推理的：多于偶然的成分。

Captain, I hear you, but I can't believe my ears. 船长，我心里虽然在听您讲，但我的耳朵却抗拒它听到的话。

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