海底兩萬里 第174期 第12章 一切都用電(7)

It's marvelous, I replied, and I truly see, captain, how right you are to use this force; it's sure to take the place of wind, water, and steam.

真了不得。我答，船長，我很明白您使用這種原動力的理由，因為這原動力是可以替代風、水和蒸汽。

But that's not all, Professor Aronnax, Captain Nemo said, standing up.

阿龍納斯先生，我們的活還沒有完呢，尼摩船長站起來說。

And if you'd care to follow me, we'll inspect the Nautilus's stern.

請您跟著我來，我們去看看諾第留斯號的后部。

In essence, I was already familiar with the whole forward part of this underwater boat, and here are its exact subdivisions going from amidships to its spur:

我現在已經看完了這只潛水艇前頭的整個部分，從船中心到船前頭，前半部的正確區(qū)分如下：

the dining room, 5 meters long and separated from the library by a watertight bulkhead, in other words, it couldn't be penetrated by the sea;the library, 5 meters long; the main lounge, 10 meters long, separated from the captain's stateroom by a second watertight bulkhead;the aforesaid stateroom, 5 meters long; mine, 2.5 meters long; and finally, air tanks 7.5 meters long and extending to the stempost.

長五米的餐廳，一扇隔板，即不能讓水滲人的隔板，把它跟圖書室隔開;長5米的圖書室，長十米的大客廳，第二扇隔板把它跟船長的房間隔開;長五米的船長室;長兩米半的我的房間;最后是長六米半的儲藏空氣的密室，它緊貼著船頭。

Total: a length of 35 meters.

前半部全長是三十五米。

Doors were cut into the watertight bulkheads and were shut hermetically by means of india-rubber seals, which insured complete safety aboard the Nautilus in the event of a leak in any one section.

防水隔板都開有門，橡膠閉塞器把門關得緊緊的，即使有個把漏洞，也可以保證諾第留斯號的安全。

I followed Captain Nemo down gangways located for easy transit, and I arrived amidships.

我跟著尼摩船長，穿過船邊的狹窄過道，到了船的中心。

There I found a sort of shaft heading upward between two watertight bulkheads.

在船中心兩扇隔板之間有井一般的開口。

An iron ladder, clamped to the wall, led to the shaft's upper end. I asked the captain what this ladder was for.

順著內壁有一架鐵梯子一直通到這口井的上部。我問船長這梯子作什么用。

It goes to the skiff, he replied.

它通到小艇。他回答。