Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 5

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

" —_Ibid_. "_History of Life and Death_." "The sovereignest thing on earth is parmacetti for an inward bruise." —_King Henry_.

"——同上。《生与死的历史》" "世间最尊贵之物，乃鲸脑油，可治内伤。"——《亨利王》

"Very like a whale." —_Hamlet_.

"极像一头鲸鱼。"——《哈姆雷特》

"Which to secure, no skill of leach's art Mote him availle, but to returne againe To his wound's worker, that with lowly dart, Dinting his breast, had bred his restless paine, Like as the wounded whale to shore flies thro' the maine." —_The Fairie Queen_.

"为求痊愈，医者之术皆无能为力，唯有回归那施伤之人，那以卑微之箭刺入其胸、令其辗转难安之人，恰如受伤之鲸，穿越大洋，飞奔海岸。"——《仙后》

"Immense as whales, the motion of whose vast bodies can in a peaceful calm trouble the ocean till it boil." —_Sir William Davenant. Preface to Gondibert_.

"庞大如鲸，其巨躯之游动，能在风平浪静之时搅动大海，直至沸腾。"——威廉·达夫南特爵士，《贡迪伯特》序言

"What spermacetti is, men might justly doubt, since the learned Hosmannus in his work of thirty years, saith plainly, _Nescio quid sit_." —_Sir T. Browne. Of Sperma Ceti and the Sperma Ceti Whale. Vide his V. E._

"鲸脑油为何物，世人不免存疑，盖因博学之霍斯曼努斯历三十年之著述，亦坦言：Nescio quid sit（吾不知其为何物）。"——托马斯·布朗爵士，《论鲸脑油与抹香鲸》，见其V. E.

"Like Spencer's Talus with his modern flail He threatens ruin with his ponderous tail. Their fixed jav'lins in his side he wears, And on his back a grove of pikes appears." —_Waller's Battle of the Summer Islands_.

"如斯宾塞笔下的塔卢斯挥动铁枷，它以那沉重的尾巴威胁毁灭。侧身插满固定的标枪，背上林立着一丛矛戟。"——沃勒《夏日群岛之战》

"By art is created that great Leviathan, called a Commonwealth or State—(in Latin, Civitas) which is but an artificial man." —_Opening sentence of Hobbes's Leviathan_.

"藉由技艺而创造出那伟大的利维坦，称为国家或邦国——（拉丁文曰Civitas）——不过是一个人造之人。"——霍布斯《利维坦》开篇之句

"Silly Mansoul swallowed it without chewing, as if it had been a sprat in the mouth of a whale." —_Pilgrim's Progress_.

"愚蠢的人类之魂未经咀嚼便将其吞下，仿佛那不过是鲸口中的一条小鱼。"——《天路历程》

"That sea beast Leviathan, which God of all his works Created hugest that swim the ocean stream." —_Paradise Lost_.

"那海中巨兽利维坦，乃上帝所有造物中，创造于游弋大洋者中体型最为庞大之物。"——《失乐园》

Vocabulary

同上: tóng shàng — Same as above; ditto.
生: shēng — Life; to be born; living.
与: yǔ — And; with; together with.
死: sǐ — Death; to die; dead.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
历: lì — History; to pass through; experience.
史: shǐ — History; historical records.
世间: shìjiān — In the world; among all things on earth.
最: zuì — Most; the superlative degree marker.
尊贵: zūnguì — Noble, precious, highly esteemed and valuable.
之物: zhī wù — A thing of; that which belongs to category.
乃: nǎi — Is; then; thereupon; classical copula.
可: kě — Can; may; able to; permissible.
治: zhì — To treat; cure; govern; manage.
内伤: nèishāng — Internal injury; wound inside the body.
极像: jí xiàng — Extremely resembles; looks very much like.
一头: yī tóu — One (large animal); a measure word for animals.
鲸鱼: jīngyú — Whale; large marine mammal.
为求: wèi qiú — In order to seek; for the purpose of obtaining.
痊愈: quányù — To fully recover from illness or injury.
医者: yīzhě — Healer; physician; one who practices medicine.
之术: zhī shù — The art or skill of; technique of.
皆: jiē — All; every; without exception; classical usage.
无能为力: wú néng wéi lì — Powerless; unable to do anything about it.
唯有: wéiyǒu — Only; the sole thing that exists or works.
回归: huíguī — To return; go back to original state or place.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
之人: zhī rén — The person who; classical relative clause ending.
以: yǐ — With; by means of; using; classical preposition.
卑微: bēiwēi — Humble; lowly; insignificant in status or size.
刺入: cì rù — To pierce into; stab and enter forcefully.
令其: lìng qí — To cause it or him to; make someone do.
辗转难安: zhǎnzhuǎn nán ān — Tossing and turning; unable to find peace or rest.
恰如: qià rú — Just like; exactly as; aptly compared to.
受伤: shòushāng — To be injured; wounded; sustain bodily harm.
穿越: chuānyuè — To cross through; traverse a space or boundary.
大洋: dàyáng — Ocean; vast sea; the great ocean.
飞奔: fēibēn — To sprint; dash swiftly toward a destination.
海岸: hǎi àn — Coastline; the shore where sea meets land.
庞大: pángdà — Enormous; gigantic; of very great size.
其: qí — Its; his; her; their; classical third-person pronoun.
巨躯: jùqū — Massive body; enormous physical frame or form.
之: zhī — Classical possessive or subordinating particle.
游动: yóudòng — To swim; move through water; aquatic movement.
能: néng — Can; able to; capable of doing something.
在: zài — At; in; located at; existing in a place.
风平浪静: fēng píng làng jìng — Calm seas; peaceful with no wind or waves.
之时: zhī shí — At the time of; when; during that period.
搅动: jiǎodòng — To stir up; churn; agitate a liquid or mass.
大海: dàhǎi — The sea; the vast ocean; great expanse of water.
直至: zhízhì — Until; all the way to; right up to a point.
沸腾: fèiténg — To boil; bubble furiously; reach boiling point.
爵士: juéshì — Sir; knight; British honorific title for men.
序言: xùyán — Preface; foreword; introductory statement to a work.
为何物: wéi hé wù — What it is; of what nature or kind.
世人: shìrén — People of the world; ordinary people; everyone.
不免: bùmiǎn — Inevitably; cannot avoid; bound to happen.
存疑: cún yí — To remain in doubt; have unresolved questions about.
博学: bóxué — Learned; erudite; having extensive knowledge.
三十年: sānshí nián — Thirty years; a span of three decades.
著述: zhùshù — Written works; scholarly writings and compositions.
亦: yì — Also; likewise; classical equivalent of 也.
坦言: tǎnyán — To frankly admit; speak honestly and openly.
吾: wú — I; me; classical first-person pronoun.
不知: bù zhī — Do not know; unaware; lacking knowledge of.
论: lùn — On; concerning; to discuss; an essay about.
抹香鲸: mǒxiāngjīng — Sperm whale; large toothed whale producing spermaceti.
如: rú — Like; as; such as; resembling.
笔下: bǐ xià — Under one's pen; as written by an author.
挥动: huīdòng — To swing; wave; brandish forcefully in air.
它: tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human objects.
沉重: chénzhòng — Heavy; weighty; burdensome; oppressive in feeling.
尾巴: wěiba — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal.
威胁: wēixié — To threaten; menace; pose danger to someone.
毁灭: huǐmiè — Destruction; annihilation; to completely destroy something.
侧身: cè shēn — Side of the body; flank; to turn sideways.
插满: chā mǎn — Filled with inserted objects; studded all over.
固定: gùdìng — Fixed; fastened; secured in a set position.
标枪: biāoqiāng — Javelin; a spear thrown as weapon or sport.
背上: bèi shàng — On the back; upon the dorsal surface.
林立着: línlìzhe — Standing densely like a forest; bristling with.
一丛: yī cóng — A cluster; a clump of objects growing together.
夏日: xiàrì — Summer day; a day during the summer season.
群岛: qúndǎo — Archipelago; a group or chain of islands.
藉由: jièyóu — By means of; through; via a particular method.
技艺: jìyì — Skill; craft; artistry; technical expertise or ability.
而: ér — And; yet; but; classical connective conjunction.
创造: chuàngzào — To create; invent; bring something new into existence.
出: chū — Out; forth; to produce; resultative complement.
伟大: wěidà — Great; magnificent; of outstanding importance or scale.
称为: chēng wéi — Called; referred to as; designated by name.
国家: guójiā — Nation; state; country; a political territory.
或: huò — Or; either; perhaps; indicating an alternative.
邦国: bāngguó — State; nation; a political community or commonwealth.
拉丁文: Lādīngwén — Latin language; the classical language of Rome.
曰: yuē — To say; called; classical verb of speaking.
不过: búguò — But; however; merely; only; nothing more than.
是: shì — Is; am; are; copula verb indicating identity.
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word for things).
人造: rénzào — Artificial; man-made; created by human beings.
开篇: kāi piān — Opening of a piece; the beginning passage or chapter.
愚蠢: yúchǔn — Stupid; foolish; lacking intelligence or good sense.
人类: rénlèi — Humanity; humankind; the human species as a whole.
未经: wèi jīng — Without having gone through; not yet processed.
咀嚼: jǔjué — To chew; masticate; thoroughly process before swallowing.
便: biàn — Then; immediately; as soon as; classical adverb.
将其: jiāng qí — To take it; preposition marking the object ahead.
吞下: tūn xià — To swallow down; gulp something without chewing.
仿佛: fǎngfú — As if; seemingly; resembling; appearing to be.
中的: zhōng de — Within; inside of; among; contained in something.
一条: yī tiáo — One (measure word for long, thin objects or fish).
小鱼: xiǎoyú — Small fish; a tiny fish; little aquatic creature.
海中: hǎi zhōng — In the sea; within the ocean; underwater.
巨兽: jùshòu — Giant beast; enormous creature; massive animal.
上帝: Shàngdì — God; the Lord; the supreme deity in Christianity.
所有: suǒyǒu — All; every; all of; everything possessed.
造物: zàowù — Creation; creatures; things made by God or nature.
中: zhōng — Among; in; within; the middle of something.
于: yú — In; at; from; classical preposition of location.
游弋: yóuyì — To cruise; roam waters; patrol or swim freely.
体型: tǐxíng — Body size; physique; the shape and size of body.
最为: zuì wéi — The most; superlative degree in classical phrasing.

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