英語聽書《白鯨記》第900期

But, mastering his emotion, he half calmly rose, and as he quitted the cabin, paused for an instant and said: "Thou hast outraged, not insulted me, Sir; but for that I ask thee not to beware of Starbuck; thou wouldst but laugh; but let Ahab beware of Ahab; beware of thyself, old man."

但是，他控制著自己的情緒，相當(dāng)泰然地起身走了，不過，他離開船長室時，又停了一停，說道："你剛才不光是侮辱我，而且是對我施暴行，先生，不過，我請你不必提防斯達巴克；你只消一笑置之得啦；可是，請亞哈當(dāng)心亞哈，當(dāng)心你自己吧，老人室。"

He waxes brave, but nevertheless obeys; most careful bravery that! murmured Ahab, as Starbuck disappeared. "What's that he said—Ahab beware of Ahab—there's something there!" Then unconsciously using the musket for a staff, with an iron brow he paced to and fro in the little cabin; but presently the thick plaits of his forehead relaxed, and returning the gun to the rack, he went to the deck.

他變得勇敢起來了，不過，還算聽命令；這才是有謀之勇！斯達巴克一走，亞哈喃喃道。"他剛才說些什么——亞哈當(dāng)心亞哈——其中一定有文章！"于是，他不知不覺地竟把那支滑膛槍當(dāng)拐棍撐著，面色鐵青，在那個小艙室里踱來踱去；可是，他前額的密集的皺紋立刻又平服了，他把槍放回網(wǎng)架上，走上甲板。

Thou art but too good a fellow, Starbuck, he said lowly to the mate; then raising his voice to the crew: "Furl the t'gallant-sails, and close-reef the top-sails, fore and aft; back the main-yard; up Burtons, and break out in the main-hold."

你真是個太好的人，斯達巴克，他低聲下氣地對那個大副說后，就提高嗓門對水手們?nèi)碌溃?quot;把上桅帆卷起來，把前前后后的中桅帆都收緊；裝上大桅下桁，吊起復(fù)滑車，把主艙打開來。"（這番命令的意思就是："把各種帆都收起來，動手把船艙里的油桶吊起來。"）

It were perhaps vain to surmise exactly why it was, that as respecting Starbuck, Ahab thus acted.

亞哈究竟為什么要這般做法，斯達巴克也許是無從猜測的。

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