海底兩萬里 第83期 第7章 一種從未見過的魚(6)

　　Lastly, I can vouch-as improbable as it seems--that even if I had wanted to destroy all myillusions,

　　最后，我還要肯定一點(diǎn)—這看來像是不可能的—即使我要打破我心中的一切幻想，

　　even if I had been willing to "give in to despair," I could not have done so!

　　即使我要絕望，現(xiàn)在也辦不到!

　　The cetacean had rammed our frigate at about eleven o'clock in the evening.

　　戰(zhàn)艦跟那鯨魚沖撞的時(shí)間是在夜間十一點(diǎn)鐘左右。

　　I therefore calculated on eight hours of swimming until sunrise.

　　所以到太陽升起，我們還得游泳八個(gè)小時(shí)。

　　A strenuous task, but feasible, thanks to our relieving each other.

　　我們替換著游，游八小時(shí)必然可以做到。

　　The sea was pretty smooth and barely tired us.

　　海面相當(dāng)平靜，我們還不至于過度疲勞。

　　Sometimes I tried to peer through the dense gloom, which was broken only by thephosphorescent flickers coming from our movements.

　　有時(shí)，我的眼光想看透深沉的黑暗，但什么也看不見，只有那由于我們游泳動(dòng)作激起的浪花透出一點(diǎn)閃光來。

　　I stared at the luminous ripples breaking over my hands, shimmering sheets spattered withblotches of bluish gray.

　　在我手下破碎的明亮的水波，點(diǎn)綴在鏡子般閃閃的水而上，就好像一塊塊青灰色的金屬片。

　　It seemed as if we'd plunged into a pool of quicksilver.

　　真可以說，我們是在水銀中游泳了。

　　Near one o'clock in the morning, I was overcome with tremendous exhaustion.

　　到早晨一點(diǎn)左右，我感到極端疲倦。

　　My limbs stiffened in the grip of intense cramps.

　　我的四肢痙攣得很厲害，漸漸發(fā)硬，不能靈活運(yùn)用了。