英語聽書《白鯨記》第615期
when, with both hands folded before him, and resting on his two-legged cane, he bowed his arched back still further over, at the same time sideways inclining his head, so as to bring his best ear into play.
這時，他兩手交叉在胸前，倚著他那副拐杖，那只拱背向前佝得很低，敬起禮來，同時偏著腦袋，好教他那只比較靈敏的耳朵來聆訓(xùn)。
Cook, said Stubb, rapidly lifting a rather reddish morsel to his mouth, "don't you think this steak is rather overdone? You've been beating this steak too much, cook; it's too tender. Don't I always say that to be good, a whale-steak must be tough? There are those sharks now over the side, don't you see they prefer it tough and rare? What a shindy they are kicking up! Cook, go and talk to 'em; tell 'em they are welcome to help themselves civilly, and in moderation, but they must keep quiet. Blast me, if I can hear my own voice. Away, cook, and deliver my message. Here, take this lantern," snatching one from his sideboard; "now then, go and preach to them!"
廚司呀，斯塔布迅速舉起一塊血紅的東西往嘴里一送后，說道，"你想這肉排可不煮得爛了些嗎？你把它敲得太厲害了，廚司；這肉本來就很嫩。我不是始終說，要把鯨排煮得好，就要煮得生些么？現(xiàn)在就在船邊的那些鯊魚，你沒有看到它們是愛吃半生不熟和生的肉排嗎？它們吵得多厲害！廚司，去對它們講一講；告訴它們，歡迎它們來吃，就是要吃得文雅些，有節(jié)制點(diǎn)，而且一定要安靜。該死的東西，我吃東西會聽到自己的聲響，我才不信。走吧，廚司，傳我的話去吧。喏，把這只燈籠拿著，"他從食具架上抓起一只燈籠給他；"去跟它們講一通道吧！"
Sullenly taking the offered lantern, old Fleece limped across the deck to the bulwarks; and then, with one hand drooping his light low over the sea, so as to get a good view of his congregation, with the other hand he solemnly flourished his tongs, and leaning far over the side in a mumbling voice began addressing the sharks, while Stubb, softly crawling behind, overheard all that was said.
弗里斯老頭繃著臉，接過那只燈籠，一瘸一瘸地橫過甲板，到對面舷墻去；于是，他一只手把燈籠低照著海上，以便好好地端相一下他的會眾，另一只手一本正經(jīng)地?fù)]舞起他那火鉗，把大半截身子俯撲在船舷外面，囁囁嚅嚅地對那些鯊魚講起話來。這時，斯塔布悄悄地爬到他背后，偷聽他說話。
Fellow-CRItters: I'se ordered here to say dat you must stop dat dam noise dare. You hear? Stop dat dam smackin' ob de lips!
同胞們，我奉命到這里來說，你們一定要停止那種死吵死鬧。你們聽到么？嘴巴不要他媽的巴嗒巴嗒響！
