Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 3

English → Chinese CHAPTER 135. The Chase.—Third Day. Level 9/10

But gulp down your tears and hie aloft to the royal-mast with your hearts; for your friends who have gone before are clearing out the seven-storied heavens, and making refugees of long-pampered Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael, against your coming.

但请吞下你们的泪水，鼓起勇气，攀上那高高的桅顶；因为那些先你们而去的朋友，正在清扫七重天宇，将那久享安逸的加百列、米迦勒和拉斐尔驱离，以迎接你们的到来。

Here ye strike but splintered hearts together—there, ye shall strike unsplinterable glasses!

在这里，你们碰触的不过是破碎的心——在那里，你们将碰触那永不破碎的酒杯！

EXTRACTS.

摘录。

"And God created great whales." —_Genesis_.

「神就造出大鱼。」——《创世记》

"Leviathan maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary." —_Job_.

「利维坦行过之处，留下光明的踪迹；人以为深渊白发苍苍。」——《约伯记》

"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah." —_Jonah_.

「耶和华安排一条大鱼吞了约拿。」——《约拿书》

"There go the ships; there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to play therein." —_Psalms_.

「那里有船行走，有你所造的鳄鱼游泳在其中。」——《诗篇》

"In that day, the Lord with his sore, and great, and strong sword, shall punish Leviathan the piercing serpent, even Leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea." —_Isaiah_.

「到那日，耶和华必用他刚硬有力的大刀，刑罚鳄鱼，就是那快行的蛇；刑罚鳄鱼，就是那曲行的蛇；并杀海中的大龙。」——《以赛亚书》

"And what thing soever besides cometh within the chaos of this monster's mouth, be it beast, boat, or stone, down it goes all incontinently that foul great swallow of his, and perisheth in the bottomless gulf of his paunch." —_Holland's Plutarch's Morals_.

「凡是落入这怪兽口中混沌之境的任何东西，无论是野兽、船只还是石块，皆被它那污秽巨大的喉咙吞噬而下，消亡于其腹中无底的深渊。」——荷兰译《普鲁塔克道德论》

"The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest fishes that are: among which the Whales and Whirlpooles called Balaene, take up as much in length as four acres or arpens of land." —_Holland's Pliny_.

「印度洋所繁育的鱼类，数量最多，体型最巨：其中鲸鱼与被称为巴拉纳的漩涡鱼，其体长可达四英亩或阿庞之地。」——荷兰译《普林尼博物志》

"Scarcely had we proceeded two days on the sea, when about sunrise a great many Whales and other monsters of the sea, appeared.

「我们在海上航行不过两日，约在日出时分，大批鲸鱼及其他海中怪兽便出现了。

Vocabulary

但: dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause.
请: qǐng — Please; to invite or request politely.
吞下: tūn xià — To swallow down; to gulp something whole.
你们: nǐmen — You (plural); second person plural pronoun.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
泪水: lèishuǐ — Tears; water from one's eyes when crying.
鼓起: gǔ qǐ — To summon up; to muster courage or energy.
勇气: yǒngqì — Courage; bravery; boldness of spirit.
攀上: pān shàng — To climb up; to ascend by gripping.
那: nà — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant.
高高: gāogāo — High up; very tall or elevated.
因为: yīnwèi — Because; for the reason that.
那些: nàxiē — Those; plural demonstrative referring to distant things.
先: xiān — First; before others; in advance.
朋友: péngyou — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.
正在: zhèngzài — Currently; in the process of doing something now.
清扫: qīngsǎo — To sweep clean; to tidy up thoroughly.
将: jiāng — Will; about to (future tense marker in literary Chinese).
安逸: ānyì — Comfort and ease; a relaxed and pleasant life.
和: hé — And; connects words or phrases together.
驱离: qūlí — To drive away; to expel or remove forcibly.
以: yǐ — In order to; so as to (literary purpose marker).
迎接: yíngjiē — To welcome; to greet someone upon their arrival.
到来: dàolái — Arrival; the coming of someone or something.
在: zài — At, in, on; indicates location or ongoing action.
这里: zhèlǐ — Here; this place nearby.
碰触: pènɡchù — To touch; to make physical contact with something.
不过: búguò — Only, merely; but, however (transition word).
是: shì — Is, are, am; the copula verb to be.
破碎: pòsuì — Broken; shattered into pieces.
心: xīn — Heart; the organ; center of emotion and thought.
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place over there.
永不: yǒng bù — Never; not ever under any circumstances.
酒杯: jiǔbēi — Wine cup; a glass or goblet for drinking.
摘录: zhāilù — Excerpt; to extract and record a passage.
神: shén — God; deity; divine being.
就: jiù — Then; exactly; thereupon (linking adverb).
造出: zào chū — To create; to make something come into existence.
大鱼: dàyú — Great fish; a very large fish.
行过: xíng guò — To pass through; to travel across a place.
之处: zhī chù — The place where; location (literary suffix).
留下: liú xià — To leave behind; to remain or leave a trace.
光明: guāngmíng — Light; brightness; radiance.
踪迹: zōngjì — Traces; tracks or marks left behind.
人: rén — Person; human being; people.
以为: yǐwéi — To think; to mistakenly believe or assume.
深渊: shēnyuān — Abyss; a deep unfathomable chasm or pit.
白发苍苍: báifà cāngcāng — White-haired; describing hair turned completely white with age.
安排: ānpái — To arrange; to plan or organize something.
一条: yī tiáo — One (used with fish, rivers, etc.); a single long thing.
吞了: tūn le — Swallowed; consumed something by gulping whole.
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist.
船: chuán — Boat; ship; a vessel for water travel.
行走: xíngzǒu — To walk; to move or travel about.
你: nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.
鳄鱼: èyú — Crocodile; a large reptile living in water.
游泳: yóuyǒng — To swim; to move through water using body motions.
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within it; in the middle of that.
到: dào — To arrive at; to reach; until.
他: tā — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun.
有力: yǒulì — Powerful; forceful; strong.
大刀: dàdāo — Great sword; a large blade weapon.
刑罚: xíngfá — Punishment; penalty; judicial chastisement.
就是: jiùshì — Namely; that is to say; precisely.
蛇: shé — Snake; a legless reptile.
并: bìng — And; moreover; also (literary conjunction).
杀: shā — To kill; to slay; to put to death.
海中: hǎi zhōng — In the sea; within the ocean waters.
凡是: fánshì — Whatever; everything that; all things that qualify.
落入: luò rù — To fall into; to drop inside something.
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something near.
怪兽: guàishòu — Monster; a strange and terrifying beast.
口中: kǒu zhōng — Inside the mouth; within the oral cavity.
混沌: hùndùn — Chaos; primordial disorder; a state of confusion.
任何: rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter which.
东西: dōngxi — Thing; object; stuff.
无论: wúlùn — Regardless of; no matter what or which.
野兽: yěshòu — Wild beast; a savage untamed animal.
船只: chuánzhī — Vessels; ships and boats collectively.
还是: háishi — Or; still; used in questions or alternatives.
石块: shíkuài — Stone; a chunk or piece of rock.
它: tā — It; third person pronoun for non-human things.
污秽: wūhuì — Filthy; unclean; defiled and foul.
巨大: jùdà — Enormous; gigantic; of very great size.
喉咙: hóulóng — Throat; the passage in the neck for swallowing.
吞噬: tūnshì — To devour; to engulf and consume entirely.
消亡: xiāowáng — To perish; to cease to exist; destruction.
于: yú — In, at, from (literary preposition equivalent to 在).
其: qí — Its; his; their (literary possessive pronoun).
腹中: fù zhōng — Inside the belly; within the stomach or abdomen.
无底: wúdǐ — Bottomless; having no bottom or end.
荷兰: Hélán — The Netherlands; a country in Western Europe.
译: yì — Translated by; to translate (literary abbreviation).
印度洋: Yìndùyáng — Indian Ocean; the ocean between Africa, Asia, Australia.
所: suǒ — That which; used before verbs to nominalize them (literary).
鱼类: yúlèi — Fish species; fish as a category of animals.
数量: shùliàng — Quantity; the number or amount of something.
最多: zuì duō — The most; greatest in number or amount.
体型: tǐxíng — Body size; the shape and dimensions of a body.
鲸鱼: jīngyú — Whale; a large marine mammal.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (literary conjunction).
被称为: bèi chēng wéi — Is called; known as; referred to as.
体长: tǐcháng — Body length; the measurement of an animal's length.
可达: kě dá — Can reach; is capable of reaching a length or size.
四: sì — Four; the number 4.
英亩: yīngmǔ — Acre; a unit of land area measurement.
或: huò — Or; alternatively; either.
我们: wǒmen — We, us; first person plural pronoun.
海上: hǎi shàng — On the sea; upon the ocean surface.
航行: hángxíng — To navigate; to sail or fly on a set course.
两日: liǎng rì — Two days; a period of two days.
约在: yuē zài — Approximately at; around a certain time or place.
日出: rìchū — Sunrise; the moment the sun rises above the horizon.
时分: shífēn — Time; a particular moment or period of time.
大批: dàpī — A large number; a great quantity of things.
及: jí — And; as well as; together with (literary conjunction).
其他: qítā — Other; the rest; others not previously mentioned.
便: biàn — Then; thereupon; immediately (literary adverb).
出现: chūxiàn — To appear; to come into view; to emerge.
了: le — Completion particle indicating a change of state.

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