🔊 There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.

世间有些事业,精心策划的混乱方为其正法。

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enterprises /ˈentəpraɪzɪz/

n. 事业,企业；计划➕

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disorderliness /dɪsˈɔːdəlinəs/

n. 无序,混乱；骚动➕

🔊 The more I dive into this matter of whaling, and push my researches up to the very spring-head of it, so much the more am I impressed with its great honorableness and antiquity; and especially when I find so many great demi-gods and heroes, prophets of all sorts, who one way or other have shed distinction upon it, I am transported with the reflection that I myself belong, though but subordinately, to so emblazoned a fraternity.

我越是深入钻研捕鲸之事,追本溯源,便越是为其崇高的荣誉和古老的渊源所震撼；尤其当我发现如此众多的半神英雄、各路先知,都以某种方式为它增光添彩时,我不禁心潮澎湃,想到自己虽仅属末流,却也属于如此显赫的兄弟会。

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researches /rɪˈsɜːtʃɪz/

n. 研究,调查（复数形式）➕

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antiquity /ænˈtɪkwəti/

n. 古代；古老；古迹➕

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demi-gods /ˈdemɪ ɡɒdz/

n. 半神半人➕

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prophets /ˈprɒfɪts/

n. 先知；预言家➕

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subordinately /səˈbɔːdɪnətli/

adv. 从属地,次要地➕

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emblazoned /ɪmˈbleɪzənd/

adj. 用纹章装饰的；宣扬的,醒目显示的➕

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fraternity /frəˈtɜːnəti/

n. 兄弟会；同业公会；兄弟情谊➕

🔊 The gallant Perseus, a son of Jupiter, was the first whaleman; and to the eternal honor of our calling be it said, that the first whale attacked by our brotherhood was not killed with any sordid intent. Those were the knightly days of our profession, when we only bore arms to succor the distressed. And as every one knows, this same Perseus, from whom the Perseids take their name, was the son of Jupiter and Danae; a princess of royal birth, but of a character not wholly unexceptionable. Nor was it Perseus only who was thus distinguished. The heroic St. George, as every one knows, carved out the dragon's heart; but who, pray, carved out the whale's? The great St. George, I say, did no such thing; it was a whale only, a sort of a giant, and in that respect, perhaps, not unlike the dragon. In short, we whalemen are as much the heirs of St. George as the Knights of the Garter.

英勇的珀尔修斯,朱庇特之子,乃是第一位捕鲸人；为吾侪行业之永恒荣誉计,吾兄弟会所攻之第一头鲸,绝非出于卑劣意图而杀。彼时乃吾业之骑士时代,吾辈持兵仅为济困扶危。众所周知,此珀尔修斯,英仙座之名即源于彼,乃朱庇特与达娜厄之子；后者虽为王室公主,然品性非全无可指摘。非独珀尔修斯获此殊荣。英勇的圣乔治,人尽皆知,曾剜出龙心；然请问,谁曾剜出鲸心？伟大的圣乔治,吾言彼未尝为此；彼所屠者仅一鲸,一种巨人,就此而言,或与龙无异。简言之,吾等捕鲸人正如嘉德骑士般,同为圣乔治之传人。

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gallant /ˈɡælənt/

adj. 英勇的；华丽的；（对女子）殷勤的➕

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Perseus /ˈpɜːsiəs/

n. 珀尔修斯（希腊神话英雄）➕

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Jupiter /ˈdʒuːpɪtə(r)/

n. 朱庇特（罗马神话主神）；木星➕

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sordid /ˈsɔːdɪd/

adj. 卑鄙的,肮脏的；利欲熏心的➕

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knightly /ˈnaɪtli/

adj. 骑士的；侠义的；英勇的➕

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succor /ˈsʌkə(r)/

v. 援助,救援（尤指在危难中）➕

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Perseids /ˈpɜːsiɪdz/

n. 英仙座流星雨➕

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Danae /ˈdæneɪiː/

n. 达娜厄（希腊神话人物,珀尔修斯之母）➕

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unexceptionable /ˌʌnɪkˈsepʃənəbl/

adj. 无懈可击的；无可指摘的➕

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heroic /həˈrəʊɪk/

adj. 英雄的；英勇的；巨大的➕

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carved /kɑːvd/

v. 雕刻,切开（carve 的过去式和过去分词）➕

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heirs /eəz/

n. 继承人（heir 的复数）➕

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Knights /naɪts/

n. 骑士（Knight 的复数）➕

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Garter /ˈɡɑːtə(r)/

n. 嘉德勋章；袜带➕

🔊 Let us then, my brethren, cherish our honorable calling; for it is one that has been celebrated by poets, historians, and philosophers. Indeed, what is the great globe itself but a vast whale, and we but the parasites that cling to its back? And what are all our navies but so many whale-ships, and our admirals but so many Ahabs?

那么,我的弟兄们,让我们珍视这光荣的行业；因它曾为诗人、史家与哲人所颂扬。诚然,这浩瀚寰球本身,岂非一巨鲸,而吾等不过附于其背之寄生虫？而吾等所有海军,岂非众多捕鲸船,吾等海军上将,岂非众多亚哈？

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brethren /ˈbreðrən/

n. 兄弟们,同胞（brethren 是 brother 的古体或宗教用语复数形式）➕

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cherish /ˈtʃerɪʃ/

v. 珍视,爱护；怀有（希望、记忆等）➕

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celebrated /ˈselɪbreɪtɪd/

adj. 著名的,知名的➕

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philosophers /fəˈlɒsəfəz/

n. 哲学家（philosopher 的复数）➕

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globe /ɡləʊb/

n. 地球,世界；球体➕

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parasites /ˈpærəsaɪts/

n. 寄生虫；依赖他人生活者➕

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cling /klɪŋ/

v. 紧贴,粘着；依附；坚持➕

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navies /ˈneɪviz/

n. 海军（navy 的复数）➕

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whale-ships /ˈweɪl ʃɪps/

n. 捕鲸船➕

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admirals /ˈædmərəlz/

n. 海军上将；舰队司令（admiral 的复数）➕

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Ahabs /ˈeɪhæbz/

n. 亚哈（人名,此处指小说《白鲸》中的船长,代指偏执的捕鲸者）➕

🔊 But enough of this. The chapter is done, and I must away to fresh woods and pastures new.

但此已足矣。本章已毕,我当奔赴新的森林与牧场。

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pastures /ˈpɑːstʃəz/

n. 牧场,草地（pasture 的复数）➕

Chapter eighty-two: The Honor and Glory of Whaling. (第八十二章:捕鲸的荣耀与荣光)

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