英语听书《白鲸记》第112期

Chief among those who did this fetching and carryingwas Captain Bildad's sister, a lean old lady of a mostdetermined and indefatigable spirit,

负责准备这些东西的，是比勒达船长的妹妹，一个小老太婆。

but withal very kindhearted, who seemed resolvedthat, if SHE could help it, nothing should be foundwanting in the Pequod, after once fairly getting tosea.

她是个很干练的人，仿佛永远不知疲倦地往船上搬着各种各样的东西：牛肉、面包、淡水、铁桶、燃料、钳子、餐巾、刃叉、锤剪…

At one time she would come on board with a jar of pickles for the steward's pantry; anothertime with a bunch of quills for the chief mate's desk, where he kept his log;

这是一位以慈悲为怀的老人，她以她的善心和体贴入微的行动，关怀着船上的每一个人：这回她手里拿的是厨房里用的一罐酸菜，下一次她拿着的又是为大副记航海日志而准备的一大扎鹅毛笔，

a third time with a roll of flannel for the small of some one's rheumatic back.

再下一回拿着的则是给得风湿病的人护腰用的法兰绒…

Never did any woman better deserve her name, which was Charity—Aunt Charity, as everybodycalled her.

大家都叫她“慈善姑妈”。给人以爱是她一生的生活准则，

And like a sister of charity did this charitable Aunt Charity bustle about hither and thither,

何况这船上还投着她劳碌一生积攒下来的几十个银元呢!

ready to turn her hand and heart to anything that promised to yield safety, comfort,

比勒达和法勒自然也没闲着：比勒达身上带着一个船上需要物的清单，每当一样东西运上船，他都要在清单上相应的位置打个勾儿;

and consolation to all on board a ship in which her beloved brother Bildad was concerned,and in which she herself owned a score or two of well-saved dollars.

法勒则在不停地东游游西看看，看到有什么不顺他的眼的地方，便要咆哮一顿。