英语听书《白鲸记》第140期
日期:2014-07-29 15:53

(单词翻译:单击)

Good again; but then all confess that somehow whaling is not respectable.

又有人说,捕鲸业不大体面。

WHALING NOT RESPECTABLE? Whaling is imperial! By old English statutory law, the whale is declared a royal fish.

这大概要看一下捕鲸者所捕的鲸在人们心目中的地位了:在古代的英国,鲸鱼是皇族崇尚的钦定鱼。

Oh, that's only nominal! The whale himself has never figured in any grand imposing way.

哦,这只是名义上的!我记得史实中有这样的记载:

THE WHALE NEVER FIGURED IN ANY GRAND IMPOSING WAY?

又有人说了,捕鲸吗,总归是不大威风吧!

In one of the mighty triumphs given to a Roman general upon his entering the world's capital, the bones of a whale, brought all the way from the Syrian coast,

在为一个罗马将军进行的欢迎仪式上,摆着一架特意从叙利亚运来的鲸骨,

were the most conspicuous object in the cymballed procession.

以示隆重。

See subsequent chapters for something more on this head.

鲸座是天上的一个星座,捕鲸者是何等的威风也便可想而知了。如果你对沙皇脱帽的话,那么我相信你也会对魁魁格脱帽的!

Grant it, since you cite it; but, say what you will, there is no real dignity in whaling.

噢,天知道,人们除了捕鲸还有什么可以称为威风的事呢?

NO DIGNITY IN WHALING?

总归是不大威风?

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重点单词
  • imposingadj. 令人难忘的,壮丽的 vbl. 强迫,利用
  • imperialadj. 帝国(王)的,至尊的,特大的 n. 皇帝,女皇
  • citevt. 引用,引证,举(例)
  • statutoryadj. 法令的,法定的,触犯法令的
  • conspicuousadj. 显著的,显而易见的,显眼的
  • confessv. 承认,告白,忏悔
  • nominaladj. 名义上的,有名无实的,名词性的 n. 名词词组
  • processionn. 队伍,行列 v. 列队行进
  • grantn. 授予物,补助金; 同意,给予 n. 财产转让 vt
  • whalen. 鲸 vi. 捕鲸 v. 鞭打,打击,打败