海底兩萬里 第174期 第12章 一切都用電(7)

It's marvelous, I replied, and I truly see, captain, how right you are to use this force; it's sure to take the place of wind, water, and steam.

真了不得。我答，船長，我很明白您使用這種原動(dòng)力的理由，因?yàn)檫@原動(dòng)力是可以替代風(fēng)、水和蒸汽。

But that's not all, Professor Aronnax, Captain Nemo said, standing up.

阿龍納斯先生，我們的活還沒有完呢，尼摩船長站起來說。

And if you'd care to follow me, we'll inspect the Nautilus's stern.

請您跟著我來，我們?nèi)タ纯粗Z第留斯號的后部。

In essence, I was already familiar with the whole forward part of this underwater boat, and here are its exact subdivisions going from amidships to its spur:

我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)看完了這只潛水艇前頭的整個(gè)部分，從船中心到船前頭，前半部的正確區(qū)分如下：

the dining room, 5 meters long and separated from the library by a watertight bulkhead, in other words, it couldn't be penetrated by the sea;the library, 5 meters long; the main lounge, 10 meters long, separated from the captain's stateroom by a second watertight bulkhead;the aforesaid stateroom, 5 meters long; mine, 2.5 meters long; and finally, air tanks 7.5 meters long and extending to the stempost.

長五米的餐廳，一扇隔板，即不能讓水滲人的隔板，把它跟圖書室隔開;長5米的圖書室，長十米的大客廳，第二扇隔板把它跟船長的房間隔開;長五米的船長室;長兩米半的我的房間;最后是長六米半的儲藏空氣的密室，它緊貼著船頭。

Total: a length of 35 meters.

前半部全長是三十五米。

Doors were cut into the watertight bulkheads and were shut hermetically by means of india-rubber seals, which insured complete safety aboard the Nautilus in the event of a leak in any one section.

防水隔板都開有門，橡膠閉塞器把門關(guān)得緊緊的，即使有個(gè)把漏洞，也可以保證諾第留斯號的安全。

I followed Captain Nemo down gangways located for easy transit, and I arrived amidships.

我跟著尼摩船長，穿過船邊的狹窄過道，到了船的中心。

There I found a sort of shaft heading upward between two watertight bulkheads.

在船中心兩扇隔板之間有井一般的開口。

An iron ladder, clamped to the wall, led to the shaft's upper end. I asked the captain what this ladder was for.

順著內(nèi)壁有一架鐵梯子一直通到這口井的上部。我問船長這梯子作什么用。

It goes to the skiff, he replied.

它通到小艇。他回答。