英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)書(shū)《白鯨記》第792期

By this time their destined victim appeared from his cabin. He was a small and dark, but rather delicate looking man for a sea-captain, with large whiskers and moustache, however; and wore a red cotton velvet vest with watch-seals at his side. To this gentleman, Stubb was now politely introduced by the Guernsey-man, who at once ostentatiously put on the aspect of interpreting between them.

就在這時(shí)，那個(gè)注定要入他們彀中的人從船長(zhǎng)室里出來(lái)了。這人身材細(xì)小，皮膚黝黑，不邊，作為一個(gè)船長(zhǎng)說(shuō)來(lái)，倒有幾分討人喜歡的相貌，既有短髭，又有胡須，他穿著一件絨布的紅背心，腰間還蕩著一副表墜。那個(gè)革恩齊人現(xiàn)在很客氣地把斯塔布介紹給這位仁兄后，立刻就洋洋得意，裝起一副給他們當(dāng)翻譯的神氣。

What shall I say to him first? said he.

我應(yīng)該先對(duì)他說(shuō)些什么呢？他說(shuō)道。

Why, said Stubb, eyeing the velvet vest and the watch and seals, "you may as well begin by telling him that he looks a sort of babyish to me, though I don't pretend to be a judge."

唔，斯塔布望著那件絨背心。表和表墜后，說(shuō)道，"你不妨先這樣跟他說(shuō)，在我看來(lái)，他就象是個(gè)毛頭娃兒，雖然我并不想裝得象個(gè)法官。"

He says, Monsieur, said the Guernsey-man, in French, turning to his captain, "that only yesterday his ship spoke a vessel, whose captain and chief-mate, with six sailors, had all died of a fever caught from a blasted whale they had brought alongside."

他說(shuō)，Monsieur（法文：先生。），那個(gè)革恩齊人用法國(guó)話(huà)對(duì)他的船長(zhǎng)說(shuō)，"他那只船昨天才說(shuō)起過(guò)，有一只小船，由于船旁拖著一條瘟鯨，弄得船長(zhǎng)、大副和六個(gè)水手都死于熱病。"

Upon this the captain started, and eagerly desired to know more.

船長(zhǎng)聽(tīng)到了這番話(huà)，嚇了一跳，急切地想再多知道一點(diǎn)情況。

What now? said the Guernsey-man to Stubb.

現(xiàn)在又該說(shuō)些什么呢？革恩齊人對(duì)斯塔布說(shuō)。

Why, since he takes it so easy, tell him that now I have eyed him carefully, I'm quite certain that he's no more fit to command a whale-ship than a St. Jago monkey. In fact, tell him from me he's a baboon.

唔，既然他一下子就上鉤，那么，就對(duì)他說(shuō)，我已把他看得一清二楚了，我肯定他再也不配當(dāng)捕鯨船的船長(zhǎng)，他不過(guò)是只圣·雅哥（圣·雅哥——北大西洋味爾第角群島中一個(gè)島名，圣第亞哥的別名。）的猴子而已。事實(shí)上，就對(duì)他說(shuō)，我說(shuō)他是只狒狒。

He vows and declares, Monsieur, that the other whale, the dried one, is far more deadly than the blasted one; in fine, Monsieur, he conjures us, as we value our lives, to cut loose from these fish.

他發(fā)誓說(shuō)，先生，另外那一條鯨，就是那條干了的鯨，比那條瘟的還更不行；總之，先生，他千勸萬(wàn)勸我們，如果我們愛(ài)惜我們的生命，就得把這兩條鯨都給放掉。

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