北師大版高中英語-選擇性必修第三冊(cè)-課文-Unit8-Lesson-3-海底兩萬里

北師大版高中英語新教材(選擇性必修第三冊(cè))課文unit8Lesson320,000LeaguesUndertheSea第三課海底兩萬里FactFileJulesVerne(1828-1905),aFrenchnovelist,wascalledthe“FatherofScienceFiction”.Hewroteawidelypopularseriesofsciencefictions,including

JourneytotheCentreoftheEarth

(1864),

20,000LeaguesUndertheSea

(1870),and

AroundtheWorldinEightyDays

(1873).事實(shí)檔案：儒勒·凡爾納(1828——1905)，法國小說家，被譽(yù)為“科幻小說之父”。他寫了一系列廣受歡迎的科幻小說，包括《地心歷險(xiǎn)記》(1864年)、《海底兩萬里》(1870年）和《八十天環(huán)游地球》(1873年)。ThecrashwassoviolentthatIhavenoclearrecollectionoffallingfromtheboat.MightIhopetobesaved?Thedarknesswasintense.Isawablackmassdisappearingintheeast.Itwastheboat!Iwaslost.撞擊實(shí)在是太猛烈了，我不清楚自己是怎么從船上摔下來的。我會(huì)被救起嗎？夜色沉黑，我仿佛看到一大塊黑東西在東方漸漸消失了。那是我們的船！我被丟下了。“Help,help!”Ishouted,swimmingtowardstheboatindesperation.Iwassinking!Icouldn’tbreathe!“Help!”Mymouthfilledwithwater;Istruggledagainstbeingdrawndeeper,deeperdown.SuddenlyIfeltmyselfquicklydrawnuptothesurfaceofthesea;andIheardthesewords:“Ifmasterwouldbesogoodastoholdontomyshoulder,masterwouldswimwithmuchgreaterease.”IgrabbedmyfaithfulConseil’sarmwithonehand.“救命啊，救命啊!”我大喊著，絕望地朝船游去。我要沉下去了！透不過氣了！“救命啊！”海水灌進(jìn)嘴里，我掙扎著不被淹沒。突然，我感覺自己被快速地拉出水面，我聽見有人說:“如果主人能抓牢我的肩膀，主人會(huì)游得輕松很多?！蔽矣靡恢皇肿プ≈移涂等麪柕母觳?。“Isityou?”saidI.“是你嗎？”我問?！癕yself,”answeredConseil.“正是我?！笨等麪柣卮稹！癟hatcrashthrewyouaswellasmeintothesea?”“也是因?yàn)閯偛诺淖矒舻粝聛淼?？”“No;but,beinginmymaster’sservice,Ifollowedhim.”“不是。為了服侍先生，我就跟著下來了?！盋onseilwascoolandcalm.Nevertheless,oursituationwasnolessterrible.Nearoneo’clockinthemorning,Isuddenlyfeltterriblytired.Conseilhadtokeepmeup,andourpreservationdependedonhimalone.“Leaveme!Leaveme!”Isaidtohim.康賽爾很冷靜。不過，我們的處境仍舊很糟糕。將近凌晨一點(diǎn)，我突然感到極度疲憊?？等麪柌坏貌煌兄?，保全我們兩個(gè)人生命的重?fù)?dān)全落在他一人身上?！胺砰_我吧！別管我了！”我對(duì)他說?！癗ever!”repliedhe.“Iwoulddrownfirst.”“不行！要沉下去也是我先沉?！彼鸬馈！癏elp!Help!”criedConseil.Itseemedtomeasifacryansweredhim.Therewasnomistake!Ahumanvoicerespondedtoours!Then,Iknownotwhy,thethoughtofthestrange,terribleanimalcameintomyheadforthefirsttime!Butthatvoice!Ihadalmostnostrengthleft;myfingerscouldhardlymove;mymouth,openingandclosing,filledwithsaltwater.Ibecamecolderandcolder.Iraisedmyheadforthelasttime,thenIsank.“救命??！救命??！”康塞爾喊道。我似乎隱約聽到有人回應(yīng)。沒錯(cuò)！是有個(gè)人在回應(yīng)！然后，不知道為什么我第一次想到那個(gè)奇怪的、可怕的動(dòng)物！可是那人聲不假！我的力氣已經(jīng)消耗殆盡，手指變得僵硬；我的嘴一張一合，灌滿了又咸又苦的海水，我越來越冷。我最后一次抬起頭來，之后便沉了下去。Atthismomentahardbodystruckme.Iheldontoit;thenIfeltthatIwasbeingdrawnup,thatIwasbroughttothesurfaceofthewater,thatmychestcollapsed—myeyesclosed,unconscious.Isoonwokeup,andhalfopenedmyeyes.IsawafacewhichIimmediatelyrecognised.“Ned!”Icried.就在這時(shí)，一個(gè)堅(jiān)硬的東西撞了我一下。我緊緊地抓住了它；接著，我覺得有人往上拉我，把我拉出了水面，我的胸部不脹了——眼睛緊閉，失去了知覺。我很快就蘇醒過來，半睜開眼睛，看到一張面孔立馬就認(rèn)了出來?！澳蔚?！”我喊道?！癟hesame,sir!”repliedtheCanadian.“正是我，先生！”加拿大人答道?！癢ereyouthrownintotheseawhentheboatcrashed?”“你也是撞擊時(shí)墜入海里的嗎？”“Yes,Professor,butmorefortunatethanyou,Iwasabletofindsafetyalmostimmediatelyuponthisislandinthesea.Or,morecorrectlyspeaking,onthislargewhale.OnlyIsoonfoundoutwhymyweaponhadnotentereditsskin,butbouncedof.”“是的，教授，但情形比您好一些，落水后不久就脫險(xiǎn)了，遇到了海里的這個(gè)小島?；蛘吒鼫?zhǔn)確地說，是在這條大鯨魚身上。不過，我很快就明白了，為什么武器刺不穿它的皮膚，而是被彈開?！薄癢hy,Ned,why?”“為什么呢，奈德，究竟是為什么呢？”“Becausethatcreatureismadeofsteel.”Imovedmyselfquicklytothetopofthebeing,andkickedit.Itwasevidentlyahard,solidbody.Theblackbackthatsupportedmewassmooth,polished,nothinglikeananimal.Theblowproducedasoundofmetal;and,incrediblethoughitmaybe,itseemedasifitwasmadeofmetalplates.Thismonsterwasahumanconstruction.Wewerelyinguponthebackofasortofunderwaterboat.Isearchedallovertheoutsideforanopening,ahole,butfoundnothing.Atlastthislongnightpassed.Daybreakappeared.Suddenlyanoisecamefrominsidetheboat.Oneironplatewasmoved,amanappeared,utteredanoddcry,anddisappearedimmediately.Somemomentsafter,eightstrongmen,theirfacescovered,appearednoiselessly,anddrewusdownintotheirincrediblemachine.“因?yàn)檫@個(gè)生物是鋼鐵做的?！蔽已杆俚嘏赖搅怂纳厦?，踢了一腳