英语听书《白鲸记》 第240期

Frighted Jonah trembles. and summoning all hisboldness to his face, only looks so much the more acoward. He will not confess himself suspected; butthat itself is strong suspicion. So he makes the bestof it; and when the sailors find him not to be theman that is advertised, they let him pass, and hedescends into the cabin.

胆战心惊的约拿发抖了,他虽然脸上拼命装得很大胆,却更显得他是个胆小鬼。虽然他还不肯承认人家怀疑他了,但是,他那副样子就是叫人怀疑的充分证据。他就这样拼命装模作样;等到水手们认为他并不是那张告示上要捉拿的人时,他们也就让他走过去,下到舱里去了。

"Who's there?cries the Captain at his busy desk, hurriedly making out his papers for theCustoms-Who's there?Oh! how that harmless question mangles Jonah! For the instant healmost turns to flee again. But he rallies.I seek a passage in this ship to Tarshish; how soon sailye, sir?Thus far the busy Captain had not looked up to Jonah, though the man now standsbefore him; but no sooner does he hear that hollow voice, than he darts a scrutinizingglance.We sail with the next coming tide,at last he slowly answered, still intently eyeing him.'No sooner, sir?Soon enough for any honest man that goes a passenger.Ha!Jonah, that's anotherstab. But he swiftly calls away the Captain from that scent.I'll sail with ye,he says,the passagemoney how much is that?I'll pay now.For it is particularly written, shipmates, as if it were athing not to be overlooked in this history, 'that he paid the fare thereof' ere the craft did sail.

"谁呀?,那个正在写字台边忙着的船长嚷道,他正在匆忙填写关单...谁呀?啊,这句毫无恶意的问话可把约拿吓得多厉害!当时他几乎就要转身溜了。但是,他总算鼓足了勇气。我想乘这只船到他施去,请问多久才开船,先生?直到那时,那个忙得团团转的船长还没有抬起头来看他,虽然约拿就正站在他面前;但是,他一听到那种虚伪的声音,就连忙抬起头来仔细一看。潮水一涨我们就开船,最后他慢吞吞地答道,眼睛还是盯着他看。不能再早些开么,先生?对于任何一个正当的旅客说来,这已经是够早的了。哈!约拿呀,这又是暗箭一支。但是,他赶紧引开船长的嗅觉。我就乘你的船吧...他说...票价,要多少钱?我现在就付。因为这是特别写在《圣经》上的,船友们,仿佛它是这个故事所不能忽略的东西,在开船前,他就给了船钱,上了船。上下文一串起来,这就含义深刻了.