Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 11

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

"In the year 1690 some persons were on a high hill observing the whales spouting and sporting with each other, when one observed: there—pointing to the sea—is a green pasture where our children's grand-children will go for bread." —_Obed Macy's History of Nantucket_.

「1690年，有些人站在一座高山上，观察着鲸鱼喷水嬉戏，这时其中一人指着大海说道：那里——是一片绿色的牧场，我们儿孙的儿孙将去那里寻觅食粮。」——《奥贝德·梅西的楠塔基特历史》

"I built a cottage for Susan and myself and made a gateway in the form of a Gothic Arch, by setting up a whale's jaw bones." —_Hawthorne's Twice Told Tales_.

「我为苏珊和我自己建了一座小屋，并用鲸鱼的颌骨搭起了一座哥特式拱门作为入口。」——《霍桑的重讲故事集》

"She came to bespeak a monument for her first love, who had been killed by a whale in the Pacific ocean, no less than forty years ago." —_Ibid_.

「她前来订制一座纪念碑，为她的初恋，那人在不少于四十年前于太平洋中被鲸鱼所杀。」——同上

"No, Sir, 'tis a Right Whale," answered Tom; "I saw his sprout; he threw up a pair of as pretty rainbows as a Christian would wish to look at. He's a raal oil-butt, that fellow!" —_Cooper's Pilot_.

「不，先生，那是一头露脊鲸，」汤姆答道；「我看见了它的喷水；它喷出了一对彩虹，美得叫基督徒见了也要称心如意。那家伙真是个活油桶！」——《库珀的领航员》

"The papers were brought in, and we saw in the Berlin Gazette that whales had been introduced on the stage there." —_Eckermann's Conversations with Goethe_.

「报纸送来了，我们在《柏林公报》上看到，鲸鱼已被搬上了那里的舞台。」——《爱克曼与歌德的对话》

"My God! Mr. Chace, what is the matter?" I answered, "we have been stove by a whale." —"_Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Whale Ship Essex of Nantucket, which was attacked and finally destroyed by a large Sperm Whale in the Pacific Ocean_." _By Owen Chace of Nantucket, first mate of said vessel. New York_, 1821.

「我的上帝！蔡斯先生，出了什么事？」我答道：「我们被一头鲸鱼撞破了船。」——《楠塔基特捕鲸船埃塞克斯号沉船记，该船在太平洋遭一头巨型抹香鲸袭击并最终被摧毁》，作者：楠塔基特的欧文·蔡斯，该船大副，纽约，1821年。

Vocabulary

年: nián — Year; used to indicate a specific year
有些: yǒuxiē — Some; certain; a number of people or things
人: rén — Person; people; human being
站: zhàn — To stand; to be in a standing position
在: zài — At; in; on; indicating location or presence
一座: yī zuò — One (used for large structures like mountains)
高山: gāoshān — High mountain; tall peak
上: shàng — On top of; above; up
观察: guānchá — To observe; to watch carefully and attentively
着: zhe — Particle indicating ongoing action or state
鲸鱼: jīngyú — Whale; large marine mammal
喷水: pēn shuǐ — To spout water; to spray water upward
嬉戏: xīxì — To frolic; to play joyfully and playfully
这时: zhèshí — At this moment; at this time
其中: qízhōng — Among them; within that group or set
一人: yī rén — One person; a single individual
指着: zhǐzhe — Pointing at; directing finger toward something
大海: dàhǎi — The sea; the ocean; vast body of water
说道: shuōdào — Said; spoke; uttered the following words
那里: nàlǐ — There; that place; over there
是: shì — Is; am; are; to be
一片: yī piàn — A stretch of; an expanse of land or area
绿色: lǜsè — Green color
的: de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun
牧场: mùchǎng — Pasture; grazing land; ranch for livestock
我们: wǒmen — We; us; our group
儿孙: érsūn — Children and grandchildren; descendants; posterity
将: jiāng — Will; shall; future tense marker
去: qù — To go; to travel to a place
寻觅: xúnmì — To seek out; to search for something carefully
食粮: shíliáng — Food; grain; sustenance; provisions for survival
历史: lìshǐ — History; the study of past events
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
为: wèi — For; on behalf of; for the sake of
和: hé — And; together with; connecting two elements
我自己: wǒ zìjǐ — Myself; I myself; used for emphasis
建: jiàn — To build; to construct; to establish
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or change
小屋: xiǎowū — Small hut; cottage; little cabin or shelter
并: bìng — And; furthermore; also; in addition to
用: yòng — To use; to employ; using something as a tool
颌骨: hégǔ — Jawbone; mandible or maxilla bone
搭起: dāqǐ — To set up; to erect; to construct by assembling
哥特式: Gētè shì — Gothic style; referring to Gothic architectural style
拱门: gǒngmén — Archway; arched gateway or entrance
作为: zuòwéi — As; serving as; used as something
入口: rùkǒu — Entrance; entry point; doorway into a place
重讲: chóng jiǎng — To retell; to narrate again; to recount stories
故事集: gùshì jí — Story collection; anthology of tales or narratives
她: tā — She; her; third-person singular female pronoun
前来: qiánlái — To come forward; to arrive at a place
订制: dìngzhì — To commission; to order a custom-made item
纪念碑: jìniànbēi — Memorial monument; commemorative stone or marker
初恋: chūliàn — First love; one's earliest romantic relationship
那人: nà rén — That person; that individual referred to previously
不少于: bù shǎo yú — No fewer than; at least a certain number
四十: sìshí — Forty; the number 40
年前: nián qián — Years ago; a number of years in the past
于: yú — In; at; from; a formal preposition of location
太平洋: Tàipíngyáng — The Pacific Ocean; world's largest ocean
中: zhōng — In; within; inside; among
被: bèi — Passive marker; indicates subject receives action
所杀: suǒ shā — Killed by; slain; used in passive construction
同上: tóng shàng — Ditto; same as above; ibid
不: bù — No; not; negation particle
先生: xiānsheng — Mister; sir; a respectful form of address
那是: nà shì — That is; that was; indicating identification
一头: yī tóu — One (classifier for large animals like whales)
答道: dádào — Replied; answered; responded with the following words
看见: kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something
它: tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals
喷出: pēnchū — To spout out; to eject forcefully; to spray
一对: yī duì — A pair of; two matching things together
彩虹: cǎihóng — Rainbow; colorful arc of light in the sky
美得: měi de — So beautiful that; beautiful to the degree that
叫: jiào — To make; to cause; to call out
基督徒: Jīdūtú — Christian; a follower of Christianity
见了: jiàn le — Upon seeing; having seen something
也要: yě yào — Would also; even would; must also do something
称心如意: chènxīn rúyì — Perfectly satisfactory; exactly as one wishes
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned
家伙: jiāhuo — Fellow; guy; creature; informal reference to someone
真是: zhēnshì — Really is; truly; indeed; used for emphasis
个: gè — General classifier for people and various objects
领航员: lǐngháng yuán — Navigator; pilot who guides ships through waters
报纸: bàozhǐ — Newspaper; printed daily news publication
送来: sòng lái — To deliver; to bring something over to someone
柏林: Bólín — Berlin; the capital city of Germany
公报: gōngbào — Official gazette; public bulletin or announcement
看到: kàndào — To see; to notice; to catch sight of
已被: yǐ bèi — Has already been; passive construction with completion
搬上: bān shàng — To bring onto; to adapt for; to put on stage
舞台: wǔtái — Stage; theatrical platform for performances
与: yǔ — And; with; together with (formal written form)
对话: duìhuà — Dialogue; conversation between two or more people
我的: wǒ de — My; mine; belonging to me
上帝: Shàngdì — God; the supreme deity in Christian belief
出了: chū le — Happened to; went wrong with; occurred
什么: shénme — What; used in questions or exclamations
事: shì — Matter; event; incident; affair
撞破: zhuàng pò — To ram and break; to smash through by collision
船: chuán — Ship; boat; vessel for water transport
捕鲸船: bǔ jīng chuán — Whaling ship; vessel used to hunt whales
号: hào — Number; name suffix used for vessels or units
沉船记: chénchuán jì — Record of a shipwreck; account of a sunken vessel
该船: gāi chuán — The said ship; the aforementioned vessel
遭: zāo — To suffer; to encounter misfortune or attack
巨型: jùxíng — Giant; enormous; of very large size or scale
抹香鲸: mòxiāng jīng — Sperm whale; large toothed whale with huge head
袭击: xíjí — To attack; to assault; a sudden offensive strike
最终: zuìzhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end
摧毁: cuīhuǐ — To destroy completely; to demolish; to wreck
作者: zuòzhě — Author; writer; person who wrote a work
大副: dàfù — First mate; chief officer on a ship
纽约: Niǔyuē — New York; major city in the northeastern United States

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