英語聽書《白鯨記》第567期

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All these are not only incorrect, but the picture of the Mysticetus or Greenland whale (that is to say the Right whale),

然而，所有這些圖不但不正確，而且那幅關(guān)于神鯨或稱格陵蘭鯨（也就是露脊鯨）的圖畫，

even Scoresby, a long experienced man as touching that species, declares not to have its counterpart in nature.

甚至象斯哥斯比這個對這方面富有經(jīng)驗的人物，也都認(rèn)為它連一半都不象。

But the placing of the cap-sheaf to all this blundering business was reserved for the scientific Frederick Cuvier, brother to the famous Baron.

但是，集所有這種錯誤百出之大成的，還得算那個科學(xué)家弗里德里克·居維埃，也就是那位著名的男爵的弟弟。

In 1836, he published a Natural History of Whales, in which he gives what he calls a picture of the Sperm Whale.

一八三六年，他出版了一本《鯨博物史》，在那里邊，他畫出一幅他所謂抹香鯨的圖。

Before showing that picture to any Nantucketer, you had best provide for your summary retreat from Nantucket.

你在把這幅圖拿給隨便哪個南塔開特人看之前，你最好得有立刻離開南塔開特的準(zhǔn)備。

In a word, Frederick Cuvier's Sperm Whale is not a Sperm Whale, but a squash.

總之，弗里德里克。居維埃的抹香鯨并不是一條抹香鯨，而是一只大南瓜。

Of course, he never had the benefit of a whaling voyage (such men seldom have), but whence he derived that picture, who can tell?

自然啦，他從來沒有去捕過鯨（這種人也不大會有這種機(jī)會），不過，究竟他是從哪里弄到那幅圖，誰知道他？

Perhaps he got it as his scientific predecessor in the same field, Desmarest, got one of his authentic abortions; that is, from a Chinese drawing.

也許他跟他的前輩的科學(xué)家德馬雷斯一樣，是從他那原始的流產(chǎn)品，也就是說，是從中國畫得來的。

And what sort of lively lads with the pencil those Chinese are, many queer cups and saucers inform us.

而那些拿著畫筆，蘸著許多希奇古怪的色杯和筆洗兒的中國小伙子，能給我們一些什么呢？

As for the sign-painters' whales seen in the streets hanging over the shops of oil-dealers, what shall be said of them?

至于街上所看到的，那些掛在鯨油商鋪門前，由漆招牌匠畫出來的鯨，又該怎么說呢？

They are generally Richard III. whales, with dromedary humps, and very savage;

它們一般都是理查三世（理查三世（1452—1485）——英國皇帝，以強(qiáng)悍兇殘見稱。）的鯨，有著單峰駱駝似的背峰，十分野蠻；