英語聽書《白鯨記》 第255期

And what is the will of God?to do to my fellow manwhat I would have my fellow man to do to me that isthe will of God. Now, Queequeg is my fellow man.And what do I wish that this Queequeg would do tome? Why, unite with me in my particularPresbyterian form of worship. Consequently, I mustthen unite with him in his; ergo, I must turnidolator. So I kindled the shavings; helped prop upthe innocent little idol; offered him burnt biscuitwith Queequeg; salamed before him twice or thrice;kissed his nose; and that done, we undressed andwent to bed, at peace with our own consciences and all the world. But we did not go to sleepwithout some little chat.

那么,上帝的意旨又是什么呢?我役于人,人役于我......那就是上帝的意旨。這樣說來,魁魁格是我的同胞了?？墒?我希望這個魁魁格怎樣來役于我呢?啊,叫他也來跟我一起做我那特殊的長老教派的崇拜儀式.那么,到頭來,我就得跟他一起去做他那特殊的崇拜儀式了;這樣一來,我就得變成一個偶像崇拜者了。因此,我把刨花燒起,幫著他撐起那個無邪的小偶像;跟魁魁格一起把那燒過了的硬面包獻(xiàn)給它;對它膜拜兩三次;吻著它的鼻子;做過以后,我們這才心平氣靜,與世無爭地解衣上床。不過,不談一談心,我們是睡不著覺的。

How it is I know not; but there is no place like a bed for confidential disclosures betweenfriends. Man and wife, they say, there open the very bottom of their souls to each other; andsome old couples often lie and chat over old times till nearly morning. Thus, then, in our hearts'honeymoon, lay I and Queequeg-a cosy, loving pair.

究竟道理何在,我可弄不清楚;但是,我覺得,朋友之間推心置腹說知心話,除了在床上以外,實在找不到一個更加相宜的地方。據(jù)說夫妻就是在那里彼此打開心坎里的秘密的;還有一些老夫老妻常常躺在床上,聊著老話,一聊就聊到快天亮.那么,我也這樣跟魁魁格...真是情投意合的一對...躺在床上,度著我們的心靈的蜜月了。