Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 12

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

"A mariner sat in the shrouds one night, The wind was piping free;

「一夜，一名水手坐在索具之中，风儿自由地呼啸；

Now bright, now dimmed, was the moonlight pale, And the phospher gleamed in the wake of the whale, As it floundered in the sea."

月光忽明忽暗，苍白朦胧，鲸鱼在海中挣扎翻腾，其身后留下磷光闪闪的航迹。」

—_Elizabeth Oakes Smith_.

——伊丽莎白·奥克斯·史密斯

"The quantity of line withdrawn from the boats engaged in the capture of this one whale, amounted altogether to 10,440 yards or nearly six English miles....

「参与捕获这头鲸鱼的船只所放出的绳索总量，合计达一万零四百四十码，即近六英里……

"Sometimes the whale shakes its tremendous tail in the air, which, cracking like a whip, resounds to the distance of three or four miles."

「有时鲸鱼在空中挥动其巨大的尾鳍，发出如鞭子般的劈啪声，响彻三四英里之遥。」

—_Scoresby_.

——斯科尔斯比

"Mad with the agonies he endures from these fresh attacks, the infuriated Sperm Whale rolls over and over; he rears his enormous head, and with wide expanded jaws snaps at everything around him; he rushes at the boats with his head; they are propelled before him with vast swiftness, and sometimes utterly destroyed....

「被这些接连不断的攻击所带来的剧痛逼得发狂，那头暴怒的抹香鲸一次次翻滚；它昂起巨大的头颅，大张着颌骨，向周围一切猛咬；它用头猛撞船只，将其以极快的速度推离，有时甚至将其彻底摧毁……

It is a matter of great astonishment that the consideration of the habits of so interesting, and, in a commercial point of view, so important an animal (as the Sperm Whale) should have been so entirely neglected, or should have excited so little curiosity among the numerous, and many of them competent observers, that of late years, must have possessed the most abundant and the most convenient opportunities of witnessing their habitudes."

令人大感诧异的是，对于这样一种习性如此有趣、在商业角度而言又如此重要的动物（如抹香鲸），其习性的探究竟然被如此彻底地忽视，或者在众多观察者——其中许多人颇具资质——之间激起如此之少的好奇心，而这些人近年来本应拥有最为充分、最为便利的机会来亲眼目睹其习性。」

—_Thomas Beale's History of the Sperm Whale_, 1839.

——托马斯·比尔《抹香鲸的历史》，1839年

Vocabulary

一夜: yī yè — One night; during a single night.
一名: yī míng — One person; a single individual.
水手: shuǐ shǒu — Sailor; a person who works on a ship.
坐在: zuò zài — Sitting at or in a specific place.
之中: zhī zhōng — Among; within; in the middle of.
风儿: fēng er — Breeze; a gentle or light wind.
自由: zì yóu — Freedom; freely; without restriction.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
呼啸: hū xiào — To howl or whistle loudly, as wind.
月光: yuè guāng — Moonlight; light from the moon.
忽明忽暗: hū míng hū àn — Alternately bright and dark; flickering.
苍白: cāng bái — Pale; wan; lacking color or brightness.
朦胧: méng lóng — Hazy; dim; indistinct and blurry.
鲸鱼: jīng yú — Whale; a large marine mammal.
在: zài — At; in; located at a place.
海中: hǎi zhōng — In the sea; within the ocean.
挣扎: zhēng zhá — To struggle; to writhe with effort.
翻腾: fān téng — To churn; to tumble and surge forcefully.
其: qí — Its; his; her; their (formal pronoun).
身后: shēn hòu — Behind oneself; in one's wake.
留下: liú xià — To leave behind; to remain or stay.
闪闪: shǎn shǎn — Glittering; sparkling; flickering with light.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
参与: cān yù — To participate in; to take part in.
捕获: bǔ huò — To capture; to catch an animal or person.
这头: zhè tóu — This one (used for large animals like whales).
船只: chuán zhī — Ships; vessels; watercraft in general.
所: suǒ — Particle indicating passive or nominal construction.
放出: fàng chū — To let out; to release or deploy something.
绳索: shéng suǒ — Rope; cord; a thick twisted line.
总量: zǒng liàng — Total amount; aggregate quantity of something.
合计: hé jì — To total up; combined sum of all amounts.
达: dá — To reach; to amount to a figure.
一万: yī wàn — Ten thousand; the number 10,000.
零: líng — Zero; used between digits for placeholder.
四百: sì bǎi — Four hundred; the number 400.
四十: sì shí — Forty; the number 40.
码: mǎ — Yard; a unit of length measurement.
即: jí — That is; namely; meaning the same thing.
近: jìn — Nearly; approximately; close to a number.
六: liù — Six; the number 6.
英里: yīng lǐ — Mile; an imperial unit of distance.
有时: yǒu shí — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times.
空中: kōng zhōng — In the air; midair; in the sky.
挥动: huī dòng — To wave; to swing or brandish something.
巨大: jù dà — Enormous; huge; very large in size.
发出: fā chū — To emit; to produce a sound or signal.
如: rú — Like; as; resembling something else.
鞭子: biān zi — Whip; a flexible striking instrument.
般: bān — Like; similar to (comparison suffix).
响彻: xiǎng chè — To resound throughout; to echo across a distance.
三四: sān sì — Three to four; an approximate small number.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating action done to subject.
这些: zhè xiē — These; referring to multiple nearby things.
接连不断: jiē lián bù duàn — Continuous; unceasing; one after another without stopping.
攻击: gōng jī — Attack; to assault or strike aggressively.
带来: dài lái — To bring; to cause something to occur.
剧痛: jù tòng — Intense pain; severe and acute suffering.
逼得: bī de — To force into; to drive someone to a state.
发狂: fā kuáng — To go mad; to become frenzied or frantic.
那头: nà tóu — That one (classifier for large animals).
暴怒: bào nù — Furious; in a violent rage or anger.
一次次: yī cì cì — Again and again; repeatedly over and over.
翻滚: fān gǔn — To roll over; to tumble and thrash around.
它: tā — It; third-person singular pronoun for objects/animals.
昂起: áng qǐ — To raise up; to lift one's head proudly.
头颅: tóu lú — Head; skull; the head of a creature.
大张: dà zhāng — To open wide; to spread or extend broadly.
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.
向: xiàng — Toward; in the direction of something.
周围: zhōu wéi — Surroundings; around; everything in the vicinity.
一切: yī qiè — Everything; all things without exception.
猛撞: měng zhuàng — To crash into violently; to ram with force.
将其: jiāng qí — To take it; formal construction meaning 'it' as object.
以: yǐ — With; using; by means of (formal preposition).
极快: jí kuài — Extremely fast; at maximum speed.
速度: sù dù — Speed; velocity; rate of movement.
推离: tuī lí — To push away; to drive something off course.
甚至: shèn zhì — Even; going so far as; to the extent that.
彻底: chè dǐ — Thoroughly; completely; to the fullest extent.
摧毁: cuī huǐ — To destroy; to demolish completely and utterly.
令人: lìng rén — To make people feel; causing a certain reaction.
大感: dà gǎn — To feel greatly; to be deeply affected by.
诧异: chà yì — Surprised; astonished; feeling unexpected wonder.
的是: de shì — What is surprising is; a topicalizing expression.
对于: duì yú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning a topic.
这样: zhè yàng — Like this; in this way; such a manner.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; a type or sort of something.
习性: xí xìng — Habit; behavioral nature of an animal or person.
如此: rú cǐ — So; such; in this way; to this degree.
有趣: yǒu qù — Interesting; fun; engaging and amusing.
商业: shāng yè — Commerce; business; trade-related activities.
角度: jiǎo dù — Angle; perspective; point of view.
而言: ér yán — Speaking of; in terms of; regarding this matter.
又: yòu — Also; again; additionally; furthermore.
重要: zhòng yào — Important; significant; of great consequence.
动物: dòng wù — Animal; a living creature; fauna.
探究: tàn jiū — To investigate; to explore and study deeply.
竟然: jìng rán — Surprisingly; unexpectedly; to one's astonishment.
忽视: hū shì — To ignore; to overlook; to neglect something.
或者: huò zhě — Or; alternatively; one option among others.
众多: zhòng duō — Numerous; a great many; a large number of.
观察者: guān chá zhě — Observer; one who watches and studies carefully.
其中: qí zhōng — Among them; within that group or set.
许多人: xǔ duō rén — Many people; a large number of individuals.
颇具: pō jù — Quite possessing; having a considerable amount of.
资质: zī zhì — Aptitude; qualification; natural ability and talent.
之间: zhī jiān — Between; among; in the space separating things.
激起: jī qǐ — To arouse; to stir up; to provoke a reaction.
好奇心: hào qí xīn — Curiosity; inquisitive desire to learn or know.
而: ér — And yet; but; a conjunction linking contrasts.
这些人: zhè xiē rén — These people; the individuals mentioned previously.
近年来: jìn nián lái — In recent years; over the past few years.
本应: běn yīng — Should have; ought to have by rights.
拥有: yōng yǒu — To possess; to own; to have something.
最为: zuì wéi — Most; the most; to the greatest degree.
充分: chōng fèn — Sufficient; ample; fully adequate in quantity.
便利: biàn lì — Convenient; easy to access or make use of.
机会: jī huì — Opportunity; chance; a favorable occasion.
来: lái — To come; used before verb to show purpose.
亲眼目睹: qīn yǎn mù dǔ — To witness firsthand with one's own eyes.
历史: lì shǐ — History; the record of past events.
年: nián — Year; a unit of time equal to twelve months.

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