海底兩萬里 第210期 第16章 在海底平原散步(1)

　　At the captain's summons, two crewmen came to help us put on these heavy, waterproofclothes, made from seamless india rubber and expressly designed to bear considerable pressures. They were like suits of armor that were both yielding and resistant, you might say. These clothes consisted of jacket and pants. The pants ended in bulky footwear adorned with heavy lead soles. The fabric of the jacket was reinforced with copper mail that shielded the chest, protected it from the water's pressure, and allowed the lungs to function freely; the sleeves ended in supple gloves that didn't impede hand movements.

　　兩個船員，遵照船長的囑咐，走上來幫助我們穿這些不透水的、沉甸甸的衣服;衣服是用橡膠制成的，沒有縫，可以承擔(dān)強大的壓力，不受損傷。應(yīng)當(dāng)說這是一套又柔軟又堅固的甲胄。上衣和褲于是連在一起的、褲腳下是很厚的鞋, 鞋底裝有很重的鉛鐵板。上衣全部由銅片編疊起來，像鐵甲一般保護著胸部，可以抵抗水的沖壓，讓肺部自由呼吸; 衣袖跟手套連在一起，很柔軟，絲毫不妨礙兩手的運動。

　　These perfected diving suits, it was easy to see, were a far cry from such misshapen costumes as the cork breastplates, leather jumpers, seagoing tunics, barrel helmets, etc., invented and acclaimed in the 18th century.

　　那些不完備的有缺點的潛水衣，例如十八世紀發(fā)明的被人稱贊的樹皮胸甲，無袖外罩，人海衣，藏身箱等等，跟我們眼前這套完美的潛水衣比較，實在是太相形見咄了。

　　Conseil and I were soon dressed in these diving suits, as were Captain Nemo and one of his companions--a herculean type who must have been prodigiously strong. All that remained was to encase one's head in its metal sphere. But before proceeding with this operation, I asked the captain for permission to examine the rifles set aside for us.

　　尼摩船長、他的一個同伴(一個替力過人，像赫拉克軌斯一般的大力士)、康塞爾和我，一共四個人，全都穿好了潛水衣?，F(xiàn)在只要把我們的腦袋鉆進金屬圓球中，我們就算裝備完了。但在戴上金屬圓球之前，我要求尼摩船長給我看一看我們要帶的獵槍。