英語聽書《白鯨記》第392期

It is noon; and Dough-Boy, the steward, thrusting his pale loaf-of-bread face from the cabin-scuttle, announces dinner to his lord and master who, sitting in the lee quarter-boat, has just been taking an observation of the sun; and is now mutely reckoning the latitude on the smooth, medallion-shaped tablet, reserved for that daily purpose on the upper part of his ivory leg. From his complete inattention to the tidings, you would think that moody Ahab had not heard his menial. But presently, catching hold of the mizen shrouds, he swings himself to the deck, and in an even, unexhilarated voice, saying, "Dinner, Mr. Starbuck," disappears into the cabin.

正午時分;那個叫做湯團的茶房,從小艙口探出他那張灰白色的圓面包似的臉,對他的太上皇說是可以吃飯了;太上皇正坐在那只掛在后甲板背風處的小艇里,剛好觀測過了太陽:現(xiàn)在正在那塊特地放在他那只牙腿的上截。供他日常之用的光滑的。象徽章樣的平板上默默地計算著緯度。從他那完全沒有注意到這聲叫喊的情形看來,你準會以為這個憂郁的亞哈沒有聽到他的下人的聲音。但是,他卻一下子抓住那根后帆索,晃到甲板上,同時用一種平穩(wěn)而不很愉快的聲調(diào)說過"吃飯啦,斯達巴克先生"后,就消失到船長室里去了。

When the last echo of his sultan's step has died away, and Starbuck, the first Emir, has every reason to suppose that he is seated, then Starbuck rouses from his quietude, takes a few turns along the planks, and, after a grave peep into the binnacle, says, with some touch of pleasantness, "Dinner, Mr. Stubb," and descends the scuttle. The second Emir lounges about the rigging awhile, and then slightly shaking the main brace, to see whether it will be all right with that important rope, he likewise takes up the old burden, and with a rapid "Dinner, Mr. Flask," follows after his predecessors.

他那君主的腳步的最后回聲一消逝,斯達巴克,這位大王子,算準了亞哈已經(jīng)在船長室里坐定了之后,就猛地跳將起來,在船板上走了幾轉,又在羅盤上莊嚴地瞄了一眼,接著便一邊有點兒高興地說,"吃飯啦,斯塔布先生,"一邊徑自走下小艙口。這位二王子在索具周圍走了一會后,輕輕地搖一搖主帆索,看看它是否牢靠,他也同樣地接上那句老調(diào),迅速地叫出"吃飯啦,弗拉斯克先生"后,就跟著他的前輩走了。