英语听书《白鲸记》第210期-英语课

时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：白鲸记

英语课

Whether that mattress 1 was stuffed with corncobs or broken crockery, there is no telling, but I rolled about a good deal, and could not sleep for a long time. 那个褥子究竟装的是玉米棒子还是破瓦片,可摸不准,不过,我翻来复去,好久都睡不着觉。

At last I slid off into a light doze 2, and had pretty nearly made a good offing towards the land of Nod, when I heard a heavy footfall in the passage, 最后,就在我蒙睡去,快要准备舒舒服服进入黑甜乡的时候,就听到过道里一阵沉重的脚步声,
and saw a glimmer 3 of light come into the room from under the door. 接着又看见门下面一点微光向屋子这边移过来。
Lord save me, thinks I, that must be the harpooneer, the infernal head-peddler. 老天救命呀,我心里想,这一定是那个标枪手来了,那个无法无天的人头贩子来了。
But I lay perfectly 4 still, and resolved not to say a word till spoken to. 但是,我一动不动地睡着,决定除非他跟我说话,我决不先开口。
Holding a light in one hand, and that identical New Zealand head in the other, the stranger entered the room, and without looking towards the bed, 这个陌生人,一只手拿着一支蜡烛,另一手拿着那只前面说过的新西兰头,进房来了,他也不朝床铺这边望一望,
placed his candle a good way off from me on the floor in one corner, and then began working away at the knotted cords of the large bag I before spoke 5 of as being in the room. 把蜡烛放在离我很远的一个角落的地板上,就径自去解开我前面说过的.放在房间里的那个大水手包的绳子。
I was all eagerness to see his face, but he kept it averted 6 for some time while employed in unlacing the bag's mouth. 我急切想看看他的脸,可是,有好半天他背着身子,一心在解水手包口上的绳子。

1 mattress

n.床垫，床褥

The straw mattress needs to be aired.草垫子该晾一晾了。
The new mattress I bought sags in the middle.我买的新床垫中间陷了下去。

2 doze

v.打瞌睡；n.打盹，假寐

He likes to have a doze after lunch.他喜欢午饭后打个盹。
While the adults doze,the young play.大人们在打瞌睡，而孩子们在玩耍。

3 glimmer

v.发出闪烁的微光；n.微光，微弱的闪光

I looked at her and felt a glimmer of hope.我注视她，感到了一线希望。
A glimmer of amusement showed in her eyes.她的眼中露出一丝笑意。

4 perfectly

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 spoke

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说