海底两万里 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea 导读 Day 21

Day 21 阅读范围 (Part 2: Chapter 18 & Chapter 19)

问题

1. Other poulps then appear, swimming in a kind of “procession” behind the Nautilus. Arronax sees Nemo, who looks more dejected than ever. Why does Nemo calmly remark that a battle is incoming?

2. Arronax points out that Nemo has been avoiding him, but Ned urges him to go and find Nemo. Yet when Arronax knocks on Nemo’s door, Nemo replies that he is busy. Why does Nemo reply that he is busy?

翻译

1.    Formerly, he was pleased to explain the submarine marvels to me; now, he left me to my studies, and came no more to the saloon.

2.    I must add that, during the night, the phosphorescent waters of the Gulf Stream rivaled the electric power of our watch-light, especially in the stormy weather that threatened us so frequently.

要求:

1.尽量回答上面问题 

2.思考:

Further reading to help you develop your understanding of these two chapters:

It is striking that, even after almost dying so many times (the last of which was highly traumatic), Arronax still remains unsure about whether he is willing to give up the research opportunities provided by life on the Nautilus. Depending on one’s perspective, his commitment to science appears admirably diehard—or totally insane.

Despite their dire circumstances, Ned, Conseil, and Arronax remain playful and humorous. Much of the novel is concerned with myths that turn out to be true—from the lost city of Atlantis to the giant squids. This gives the narrative a fantastical feel, though the heavy presence of scientific detail and technology pushes it into the emergent genre of science fiction.