英語聽書《白鯨記》第836期

He too has been watching all of these interpreters myself included— and look now, he comes to read, with that unearthly idiot face. Stand away again and hear him. Hark!

他也在看著所有這些解釋天書的人——包括我在內(nèi)——唔，瞧著，他在念起來了，那張?zhí)煜聼o比的蠢臉。那么，再站開些，聽聽他吧。聽著！

I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look.

我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我們瞧，你們瞧，他們瞧。

Upon my soul, he's been studying Murray's Grammar! Improving his mind, poor fellow! But what's that he says now—hist!

我保準，他一直在研究默里（林德利·默里（1745—1826）——美國語法家，《默里語法》出版于一七九五年。）的《語法》呢！可憐的家伙，他正在增進他的知識——但是，他這會兒在說些什么呀——噓！

I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look.

我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我們瞧，你們瞧，他們瞧。

Why, he's getting it by heart—hist! again.

唔，他在死背呢——噓！又在念啦。

I look, you look, he looks; we look, ye look, they look.

我瞧，你瞧，他瞧；我們瞧，你們瞧，他們瞧。

Well, that's funny.

噫，這倒是怪。

And I, you, and he; and we, ye, and they, are all bats; and I'm a crow, especially when I stand a'top of this pine tree here. Caw! caw! caw! caw! caw! caw! Ain't I a crow? And where's the scare-crow? There he stands; two bones stuck into a pair of old trowsers, and two more poked into the sleeves of an old jacket.

我，你，他；我們，你們，他們，大家都是蝙蝠；我是只烏鴉，尤其是當我高高地蹲到這棵松樹冠上時。哇！哇！哇！哇！哇！哇！難道我不是烏鴉么？可稻草人在哪兒？啊，原來他就在那兒；兩根骨頭插在兩只破褲腳管里，還有兩根裝在兩只破袖筒里。

Wonder if he means me?—complimentary—poor lad!—I could go hang myself.

不知道他是不是指我說的？——真會說話！——可憐的伙伴！——我倒要去上吊了。

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