Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 6
—"There Leviathan, Hugest of living creatures, in the deep Stretched like a promontory sleeps or swims, And seems a moving land; and at his gills Draws in, and at his breath spouts out a sea." —_Ibid_.
——"那利维坦，万物之最巨者，于深渊中伸展如海角，或眠或游，宛若一片移动的陆地；其鳃吸入，其息喷出一片汪洋。"——同上。
"The mighty whales which swim in a sea of water, and have a sea of oil swimming in them." —_Fuller's Profane and Holy State_.
"那些强大的鲸鱼，游弋于水之海洋，自身之内亦有一片油海流淌。"——富勒《世俗与神圣的状态》。
"So close behind some promontory lie The huge Leviathan to attend their prey, And give no chance, but swallow in the fry, Which through their gaping jaws mistake the way." —_Dryden's Annus Mirabilis_.
"巨大的利维坦紧伏于某海角之后，静候猎物，毫不留情，将那些误入其洞开大口的幼鱼一口吞下。"——德莱顿《奇迹年》。
"While the whale is floating at the stern of the ship, they cut off his head, and tow it with a boat as near the shore as it will come; but it will be aground in twelve or thirteen feet water." —_Thomas Edge's Ten Voyages to Spitzbergen, in Purchas_.
"当鲸鱼漂浮于船尾之时，他们将其头部切下，用小船拖至尽可能靠近岸边之处；然而在十二三英尺深的水中便会搁浅。"——托马斯·埃奇《赴斯匹次卑尔根的十次航行》，载于珀切斯文集。
"In their way they saw many whales sporting in the ocean, and in wantonness fuzzing up the water through their pipes and vents, which nature has placed on their shoulders." —_Sir T. Herbert's Voyages into Asia and Africa. Harris Coll_.
"途中，他们见到许多鲸鱼在海洋中嬉戏，肆意通过天生长于肩背的气孔与喷水孔将水柱喷腾而起。"——赫伯特爵士《亚非游记》，哈里斯文集。
"Here they saw such huge troops of whales, that they were forced to proceed with a great deal of caution for fear they should run their ship upon them." —_Schouten's Sixth Circumnavigation_.
"在此，他们见到如此庞大的鲸群，以至于不得不极为谨慎地前行，唯恐船只驶上鲸背。"——斯豪滕《第六次环球航行》。
"We set sail from the Elbe, wind N.E. in the ship called The Jonas-in-the-Whale.... Some say the whale can't open his mouth, but that is a fable....
"我们从易北河起航，东北风，乘坐名为'鲸腹中的约拿号'之船……有人说鲸鱼无法张口，但那不过是无稽之谈……
Vocabulary
- 那
- nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
- 万物
- wànwù — All things; everything in the world
- 之
- zhī — Classical particle meaning 'of' or possessive marker
- 最巨
- zuì jù — The largest; greatest in size
- 者
- zhě — Classical suffix meaning 'one who' or 'that which'
- 于
- yú — Classical preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'from'
- 深渊
- shēnyuān — Abyss; very deep waters or chasm
- 中
- zhōng — In the middle of; within
- 伸展
- shēnzhǎn — To stretch out; extend across a space
- 如
- rú — Like; as; resembling something else
- 海角
- hǎijiǎo — Cape; promontory extending into the sea
- 或
- huò — Or; either; alternatively
- 眠
- mián — To sleep; to lie dormant
- 游
- yóu — To swim; to move through water
- 宛若
- wǎnruò — Just like; as if; resembling closely
- 一片
- yīpiàn — A piece; an expanse of something
- 移动
- yídòng — To move; shifting from one place to another
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 陆地
- lùdì — Land; dry ground as opposed to sea
- 其
- qí — Its; his; her; classical third-person possessive
- 吸入
- xīrù — To inhale; to breathe or draw in
- 息
- xī — Breath; air; to rest or breathe
- 喷出
- pēnchū — To spout out; to eject forcefully
- 汪洋
- wāngyáng — Vast ocean; boundless expanse of water
- 同上
- tóng shàng — Same as above; referring to previously cited source
- 那些
- nàxiē — Those; referring to plural things previously mentioned
- 强大
- qiángdà — Powerful; mighty; very strong
- 鲸鱼
- jīngyú — Whale; large marine mammal
- 水
- shuǐ — Water; liquid
- 海洋
- hǎiyáng — Ocean; the sea
- 自身
- zìshēn — Oneself; itself; one's own body
- 之内
- zhī nèi — Within; inside of something
- 亦有
- yì yǒu — Also has; there is also
- 流淌
- liútǎng — To flow; to stream or run steadily
- 世俗
- shìsú — Secular; worldly; pertaining to ordinary life
- 与
- yǔ — And; with; together with
- 神圣
- shénshèng — Sacred; holy; divine
- 状态
- zhuàngtài — State; condition; situation or mode of being
- 巨大
- jùdà — Enormous; huge; very large in size
- 某
- mǒu — A certain; some unspecified person or thing
- 之后
- zhīhòu — After; afterward; following something
- 静候
- jìnghòu — To wait quietly; to await patiently
- 猎物
- lièwù — Prey; quarry; animal hunted for food
- 毫不留情
- háo bù liú qíng — Mercilessly; without any pity or hesitation
- 将
- jiāng — Will; about to; classical marker of future action
- 误入
- wùrù — To enter by mistake; to stray into
- 大口
- dàkǒu — Large mouth; gaping maw
- 一口
- yīkǒu — In one bite; in a single gulp
- 吞下
- tūnxià — To swallow down; to gulp something whole
- 奇迹
- qíjì — Miracle; marvel; a wonderful astonishing event
- 年
- nián — Year; a period of twelve months
- 当
- dāng — When; while; at the time of
- 漂浮
- piāofú — To float; to drift on water's surface
- 之时
- zhī shí — At the time of; when something occurs
- 他们
- tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun
- 头部
- tóubù — Head; the head area of a body
- 切下
- qiēxià — To cut off; to sever with a cutting tool
- 用
- yòng — To use; using; by means of
- 小船
- xiǎochuán — Small boat; a little vessel
- 拖至
- tuō zhì — To drag to; to tow something toward a place
- 尽可能
- jǐn kěnéng — As much as possible; to the greatest extent
- 靠近
- kàojìn — To approach; to get close to something
- 岸边
- ànbiān — Shoreline; the edge or bank of water
- 之处
- zhī chù — The place where; a location of something
- 然而
- rán'ér — However; but; nevertheless; yet
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at a place
- 英尺
- yīngchǐ — Foot; unit of length equal to 12 inches
- 深
- shēn — Deep; profound; having great depth
- 水中
- shuǐzhōng — In the water; underwater; within water
- 便会
- biàn huì — Will then; would then; as a result will
- 搁浅
- gēqiǎn — To run aground; to be stranded in shallow water
- 赴
- fù — To go to; to head toward a destination
- 十次
- shí cì — Ten times; ten occurrences of something
- 航行
- hángxíng — To navigate; to sail or voyage by sea
- 文集
- wénjí — Collection of writings; anthology of texts
- 途中
- túzhōng — On the way; during the journey
- 见到
- jiàndào — To see; to catch sight of something
- 许多
- xǔduō — Many; a large number of things
- 嬉戏
- xīxì — To frolic; to play around playfully
- 肆意
- sìyì — Unrestrained; wantonly; as one pleases freely
- 通过
- tōngguò — Through; by means of; to pass through
- 天生
- tiānshēng — Innate; natural; born with a quality
- 长于
- zhǎng yú — Located on; growing from a body part
- 气孔
- qìkǒng — Blowhole; air opening or pore for breathing
- 水柱
- shuǐzhù — Water column; a jet of water shooting up
- 爵士
- juéshì — Sir; knight; a title of honor in Britain
- 亚非
- Yà-Fēi — Asia and Africa; relating to both continents
- 游记
- yóujì — Travel notes; an account of a journey
- 在此
- zàicǐ — Here; at this place; in this context
- 如此
- rúcǐ — So; such; like this; in this way
- 庞大
- pángdà — Huge; enormous; very large in scale
- 以至于
- yǐzhìyú — To the extent that; so much that
- 不得不
- bùdébù — Have to; cannot but; compelled to do
- 极为
- jíwéi — Extremely; exceedingly; to the highest degree
- 谨慎
- jǐnshèn — Cautious; careful; prudent in one's actions
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking manner to a verb
- 前行
- qiánxíng — To move forward; to proceed ahead
- 唯恐
- wéikǒng — For fear that; lest; worried that something happens
- 船只
- chuánzhī — Vessels; ships; watercraft collectively
- 第六次
- dì liù cì — The sixth time; sixth occurrence
- 环球
- huánqiú — Around the world; circumnavigation of the globe
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- 从
- cóng — From; starting from a place or time
- 起航
- qǐháng — To set sail; to begin a voyage
- 东北风
- dōngběifēng — Northeast wind; wind blowing from the northeast
- 乘坐
- chéngzuò — To ride; to travel on a vehicle or vessel
- 名为
- míng wéi — Named; called by the name of
- 号
- hào — Name suffix for ships, vehicles, or editions
- 船
- chuán — Ship; boat; vessel for water travel
- 有人
- yǒurén — Some people say; there are those who
- 说
- shuō — To say; to speak; to claim
- 无法
- wúfǎ — Cannot; unable to; having no way to
- 张口
- zhāngkǒu — To open one's mouth; to gape open
- 但
- dàn — But; however; a conjunction showing contrast
- 不过
- búguò — However; merely; only; just
- 是
- shì — Is; am; are; to be
- 无稽之谈
- wújī zhī tán — Nonsense; unfounded talk; baseless claim
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