海底两万里 #第6章 Go full steam ahead（11） 第6章 开足马力 ( 11 )
原文赏析：
The crew were waiting impatiently for orders from their leader. The latter, after carefully observing the animal, called for his engineer. The engineer raced over.
Sir, the commander said, are you up to pressure?
Aye, sir, the engineer replied.
Fine. Stoke your furnaces and clap on full steam!
Three cheers greeted this order. The hour of battle had sounded.
A few moments later, the frigate's two funnels vomited torrents of black smoke, and its deck quaked from the trembling of its boilers.
Driven forward by its powerful propeller, the Abraham Lincoln headed straight for the animal.
Unconcerned, the latter let us come within half a cable length; then, not bothering to dive, it got up a little speed, retreated, and was content to keep its distance.
This chase dragged on for about three-quarters of an hour without the frigate gaining two fathoms on the cetacean.
中文译文：
船上人员等他们首长的命令等得不耐烦了。舰长注意地观察了这个动物后，叫来了工程师。工程师跑来了。
舰长问:先生，气压足了吗？
足了，先生。工程师答。
好，增大火力，全力驶去！
大家欢呼三声来迎接这道命令。战斗的号角响了。
过了一些时候，战舰上两个烟囱吐出一道一道的黑烟，甲板在汽锅的震动下震动起来。
亚伯拉罕·林肯号在强大的推进器的驱动下，径直向那只动物驶去。
战舰离它半锚链左右的时候，它还不潜入水中，仅略作逃避的样子，不走远，只是保持着这样的距离。
这样若即若离地追逐，延长了三刻钟左右，就是战舰想多接近这条鲸鱼四米也不可能。
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