海底兩萬里 第144期 第10章 水中人(15)

In the center of this room stood a table, richly spread. Captain Nemo indicated the place I was to occupy.

餐廳的中間擺著一桌豐盛的菜。尼摩船長指給我坐的位于。

Be seated, he told me, and eat like the famished man you must be.

他對我說：請坐，請吃，您已經(jīng)好久不吃東西了，請不要客氣。

Our breakfast consisted of several dishes whose contents were all supplied by the sea, and some foods whose nature and derivation were unknown to me.

午餐有好幾道菜，全是海里的東西，其中有些葷菜，我簡直不知道它們的性質(zhì)和出處。

They were good, I admit, but with a peculiar flavor to which I would soon grow accustomed.

我承認(rèn)這些食品都很好，雖然有一種特殊味道，但我也吃得慣。

These various food items seemed to be rich in phosphorous, and I thought that they, too, must have been of marine origin.

這些式樣不同的菜看來都富于磷質(zhì)，所以我想這一定全是海中的產(chǎn)物。

Captain Nemo stared at me. I had asked him nothing, but he read my thoughts, and on his own he answered the questions I was itching to address him.

尼摩船長看著我。我并沒有問他，但他猜到了我的心事，他就主動地答復(fù)我急于要向他提出的問題。他說：

Most of these dishes are new to you, he told me. But you can consume them without fear. They're healthy and nourishing.

這些菜大部分您以前都沒見過。但您可以放心大膽地吃，不必害怕。這些菜很衛(wèi)生，而且富有營養(yǎng)。

I renounced terrestrial foods long ago, and I'm none the worse for it. My crew are strong and full of energy, and they eat what I eat.

很久以夾，我就不吃陸地上的食物了，我的身體也并不見得差。我砌船員——個個都身強(qiáng)力壯——他們和我一樣都吃這種食品.