英语听书《海底两万里》第507期 第31章 章鱼(14)

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I think the horn-covered mandibles of one of these squid are entangled² in the blades. That's why we aren't moving. 我想是一条枪乌贼的下颚骨绞进了轮叶中，使我们走不动了。”

And what are you going to do? “那您想怎么做呢？” 

Rise to the surface and slaughter³ the vermin. “浮出水面，宰了这些害人虫。” 

A difficult undertaking⁴. “这不好办。”

Correct. Our electric bullets are ineffective against such soft flesh, where they don't meet enough resistance to go off. But we'll attack the beasts with axes. “确实如此。电气弹对于这堆软绵绵的肉来说毫无办法，因为打在上面，没有足够的阻力来引发爆炸。但我们可以用斧子砍它。”

And harpoons⁶, sir, the Canadian said, "if you don't turn down my help." “还有鱼叉，先生，”加拿大人说，“请您别拒绝我的帮助。” 

I accept it, Mr. Land. “我接受您的帮助，兰师傅。” 

We'll go with you, I said. And we followed Captain Nemo, heading to the central companionway. “我们陪你们去，”我说着，跟着尼摩船长走向中央扶梯。 

There some ten men were standing⁷ by for the assault, armed with boarding axes. 在中央扶梯那里，已经有十几个人手里握着斧子，准备出击。

Conseil and I picked up two more axes. Ned Land seized a harpoon⁵. 我和康塞尔也拿了两把斧子，尼德·兰抓着一把鱼叉。 

By then the Nautilus had returned to the surface of the waves. 于是“鹦鹉螺号”浮出水面。

Stationed on the top steps, one of the seamen⁸ undid⁹ the bolts of the hatch. 一个水手站在最上面一级台阶上，他正在把嵌板上的螺丝拧开。

But he had scarcely unscrewed the nuts when the hatch flew up with tremendous violence, obviously pulled open by the suckers on a devilfish's arm. 但螺母刚刚被拧开，嵌板就猛地一下子被掀开了，显然是被章鱼的一只爪子上的吸盘拉开的。

Instantly one of those long arms glided¹⁰ like a snake into the opening, and twenty others were quivering above. 立刻，一条像蛇一样的长爪子从开口处滑了进来，其他二十几只爪子在上面蠕动着。

With a sweep of the ax, Captain Nemo chopped off this fearsome tentacle¹¹, which slid writhing¹² down the steps. 尼摩船长一挥斧子，把这条可怕的触须斩断，被斩断的触须卷成了一团滑在阶梯上。

Just as we were crowding each other to reach the platform, two more arms lashed¹³ the air, 当我们正争先恐后挤上平台时，另外两根须爪从空中打过来，

swooped¹⁴ on the seaman¹⁵ stationed in front of Captain Nemo, and carried the fellow away with irresistible¹⁶ violence. 缠在了尼摩船长面前的水手身上，猛地把他卷走。

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