英語聽書《白鯨記》 第197期

The liquor soon mounted into their heads, as itgenerally does even with the arrantest topers newlylanded from sea, and they began capering aboutmost obstreperously.

不久,那伙人便發(fā)起酒瘋來,因為剛上岸的水手,哪怕是酒量十足的人,也總是這樣。他們開始跳跳蹦蹦得非常吵人。

I observed, however, that one of them heldsomewhat aloof, and though he seemed desirousnot to spoil the hilarity of his shipmates by his ownsober face,

但是,我看出其中有一個人,不大跟他們攪在一起,雖則他表面上不愿意擺出一副莊重的臉色來掃他的船友們的興,

yet upon the whole he refrained from making as much noise as the rest.

然而,總的說來,他盡量不象其他那些人鬧得那樣厲害。

This man interested me at once; and since the sea-gods had ordained that he should soonbecome my shipmate

這個人立即引起我的注意;既然那些海神已經決定,他就要做我的船友

(though but a sleeping partner one, so far as this narrative is concerned), I will hereventure upon a little description of him.

(雖然就這個故事來說,不過是個同榻睡伴),我想冒昧地在這里將他描摹一番。

He stood full six feet in height, with noble shoulders, and a chest like a coffer-dam. I haveseldom seen such brawn in a man.

他身長足足有六英尺,雙肩闊大,胸部象個潛水箱.我過去很少見到一個人這樣強壯過。

His face was deeply brown and burnt, making his white teeth dazzling by the contrast;

一張深棕色的臉曬成黧黑,襯出一嘴耀眼白牙;

while in the deep shadows of his eyes floated some reminiscences that did not seem to give himmuch joy.

但在他那雙眼睛的兩道陰影中,卻浮現(xiàn)出一種似乎是使他惆悵的回憶。