英语听书《白鲸记》 第220期

Meanwhile, I lay quietly eyeing him, having noserious misgivings now, and bent upon narrowlyobserving so curious a creature.

这时,我一言不发,躺在那里直瞧着他,因为心里已经没有什么了不起的疑惧,便决心要对这个非常希奇的家伙好好地端相一番。

When, at last, his mind seemed made up touchingthe character of his bedfellow, and he became, as itwere, reconciled to the fact; he jumped out uponthe floor, and by certain signs and sounds gave meto understand that, if it pleased me, he would dress first and then leave me to dressafterwards, leaving the whole apartment to myself.

最后,他似乎关于他有个睡伴这情况已经定下了心,好象安于这一无法变更的事实了;他骨碌跳在地板上,用一种手势和声音来让我了解:如果我愿意,他可以先穿衣服,然后让我一个人在房间里慢慢穿衣打扮。

Thinks I, Queequeg, under the circumstances, this is a very civilized overture; but, the truthis, these savages have an innate sense of delicacy, say what you will; it is marvellous howessentially polite they are.

我心里想,在这种情况下,魁魁格呀,这真是一个十分文明的倡议。不过,事实上,随你怎样说,这些野人倒是天生就有一种体贴的敏感;这真令人惊异,他们实际上是多么有礼貌呀。

I pay this particular compliment to Queequeg, because he treated me with so much civilityand consideration, while I was guilty of great rudeness; staring at him from the bed, andwatching all his toilette motions; for the time my curiosity getting the better of my breeding.

我特别要对魁魁格表示这番敬意,因为他对我非常之和气体贴,我却自觉犯有粗野无礼的罪愆;我在床上凝望着他,看着他盥洗的种种动作;我的好奇心一时间竟胜过我的教养了。

Nevertheless, a man like Queequeg you don't see every day, he and his ways were well worthunusual regarding.

然而象魁魁格这样的人,并不是每天都可以见到的,他和他的生活方式是很值得另眼相待的。

He commenced dressing at top by donning his beaver hat, a very tall one, by the by, and then-still minus his trowsers-he hunted up his boots.

他穿衣打扮是从头上开始的,他先戴起那顶獭皮帽,一顶高高的帽子,然后再慢慢地...还是不穿裤子...找起他的靴子来。

What under the heavens he did it for, I cannot tell, but his next movement was to crushhimself-boots in hand, and hat on-under the bed; when, from sundry violent gaspings andstrainings, I inferred he was hard at work booting himself; though by no law of propriety thatI ever heard of, is any man required to be private when putting on his boots.

他究竟为什么要这么做,我可说不上来,接着他就手里拿着一双靴子,头上戴着帽子爬到床底下去了.这时,从一阵阵剧烈的喘气和很用劲的情形看来,我推断,他一定是在辛苦地穿靴子;虽然我从来没有听到过什么礼仪法,说是穿靴子也得不让人家看见。