海底兩萬(wàn)里 第76期 第6章 開(kāi)足馬力(18)

　　He gave his orders. The Abraham Lincoln stayed at half steam, advancing cautiously so as not to awaken its adversary.

　　他發(fā)出命令。為了不至把敵方驚醒，林肯號(hào)減低速度，小心謹(jǐn)慎地前進(jìn)。

　　In midocean it's not unusual to encounter whales so sound asleep they can successfully be attacked, and Ned Land had harpooned more than one in its slumber.

　　在大海中碰到睡著了的鯨魚(yú)，因而勝利地攻擊它們，這并不是希奇的事情，尼德·蘭也不止一次在鯨魚(yú)昏睡的時(shí)候叉中了它們。

　　The Canadian went to resume his post on the bobstays under the bowsprit.

　　加拿大人又到了船頭斜桅下，走上了他原來(lái)的崗位。

　　The frigate approached without making a sound, stopped two cable lengths from the animal and coasted.

　　戰(zhàn)艦慢慢地前進(jìn)著，一點(diǎn)聲息也沒(méi)有，離這動(dòng)物三百七十米左右的時(shí)候關(guān)了氣門(mén)，船現(xiàn)在只憑本身余下的氣力走動(dòng)。

　　Not a soul breathed on board. A profound silence reigned over the deck.

　　船上連呼吸聲也聽(tīng)不到。甲板上絕對(duì)沉寂。

　　We were not 100 feet from the blazing core of light, whose glow grew stronger and dazzled the eyes.

　　人們距白熱的焦點(diǎn)不到一百英尺了，光度更強(qiáng)起來(lái)，照得我們的眼睛發(fā)昏。

　　Just then, leaning over the forecastle railing, I saw Ned Land below me, one hand grasping the martingale, the other brandishing his dreadful harpoon.

　　這時(shí)候，我伏在船頭前面的欄桿上，看見(jiàn)尼德。蘭在我下面，一手拉著帆索，一手揮動(dòng)他鋒利的魚(yú)叉。

　　Barely twenty feet separated him from the motionless animal.

　　就和這睡著的動(dòng)物距離不過(guò)二十英尺了。