英语听书《白鲸记》第1029期

Starbuck, of late I've felt strangely moved to thee; ever since that hour we both saw — thou know'st what, in one another's eyes. But in this matter of the whale, be the front of thy face to me as the palm of this hand — a lipless, unfeatured blank. Ahab is for ever Ahab, man. This whole act's immutably¹ decreed. 'Twas rehearsed by thee and me a billion years before this ocean rolled. Fool! I am the Fates' lieutenant²; I act under orders. Look thou, underling! that thou obeyest mine. — Stand round men, men. Ye see an old man cut down to the stump³; leaning on a shivered lance; propped⁴ up on a lonely foot. 'Tis Ahab — his body's part; but Ahab's soul's a centipede, that moves upon a hundred legs. I feel strained, half-stranded, as ropes that tow dismasted frigates⁵ in a gale⁶; and I may look so. But ere I break, yell hear me crack; and till ye hear that, know that Ahab's hawser⁷ tows his purpose yet. Believe ye, men, in the things called omens⁸? Then laugh aloud, and cry encore! For ere they drown, drowning things will twice rise to the surface; then rise again, to sink for evermore. So with Moby Dick — two days he's floated — to-morrow will be the third. Aye, men, he'll rise once more, — but only to spout⁹ his last! D'ye feel brave men, brave?

斯达巴克，自从我们俩那回对看了一下后，我近来觉得非常想跟你谈谈——你是知道彼此看来看去有什么意义的。不过，就大鲸这件事说来，你的脸，在我看来，就跟这只手掌一样——一片空白，既无嘴巴，又无面貌特征。亚哈始终是亚哈，朋友。这整幕戏就是既定不易的天意。这是你我在海洋滚动之前的无数年代就已经排练过了的。傻瓜！我就是命运之神的副手；我是受命办事的。你这部下，得注意！你得听从我的命令——。大伙儿都得以我为中心。你们看到一个老人只剩下了这么一个桩头；倚着一根烂枪；撑着孤零零的一条腿。这就是亚哈——他身体给分裂了；可是亚哈的精神却是条靠一百只脚活动的蜈蚣。我感到精疲力竭，半死不活，跟大风里拖着一艘折桅断杆的巡洋舰的绳子一样；我的样子也许就是这样。可是，在我这根绳子断掉以前，你们会听到我的格格声；就是等到你们听到那响声的时候，你们还会知道，亚哈的大缆索还拖着他那个目的物呢。你们都相信那种叫做预兆的东西嘛？那么大笑一阵，再嚷一遍吧！因为任何东西在淹死前，都要浮上来两趟，等它再浮上来后，这才永远沉下去。莫比－迪克就是这样——它已浮上来两天啦——明天将是它第三次上来。唉，你们听着，它还要再浮上来一趟——不过，只是上来喷它最后一口水罢了！你们大伙儿可都有勇气，勇气？

As fearless fire, cried Stubb.

象百无所畏的火神一样，斯塔布嚷道。

1 immutably   

adv.不变地，永恒地

参考例句：

• Only reefs stand alone immutably on the beach after a typhoon. 台风过后，海滩上只有那些礁石岿然独存。 来自互联网

2 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

3 stump   

n.残株，烟蒂，讲演台；v.砍断，蹒跚而走

参考例句：

• He went on the stump in his home state.他到故乡所在的州去发表演说。
• He used the stump as a table.他把树桩用作桌子。

4 propped   

支撑，支持，维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He sat propped up in the bed by pillows. 他靠着枕头坐在床上。
• This fence should be propped up. 这栅栏该用东西支一支。

5 frigates   

n.快速军舰( frigate的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Frigates are a vital part of any balanced sea-going fleet. 护卫舰是任何一个配置均衡的远洋舰队所必需的。 来自互联网
• These ships are based on the Chinese Jiangwei II class frigates. 这些战舰是基于中国的江卫II型护卫舰。 来自互联网

6 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

7 hawser   

n.大缆；大索

参考例句：

• The fingers were pinched under a hawser.手指被夹在了大缆绳下面。
• There's a new hawser faked down there.有条新铁索盘卷在那里。

8 omens   

n.前兆，预兆( omen的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The omens for the game are still not propitious. 这场比赛仍不被看好。 来自辞典例句
• Such omens betide no good. 这种征兆预示情况不妙。 来自辞典例句

9 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。