海底两万里 #第6章 Go full steam ahead（9） 第6章 开足马力 ( 9 )
原文赏析：
Suddenly, just as on the previous evening, Ned Land's voice was audible.
There's the thing in question, astern to port! the harpooner shouted.
Every eye looked toward the point indicated.
There, a mile and a half from the frigate, a long blackish body emerged a meter above the waves. Quivering violently, its tail was creating a considerable eddy.
Never had caudal equipment thrashed the sea with such power. An immense wake of glowing whiteness marked the animal's track, sweeping in a long curve.
Our frigate drew nearer to the cetacean. I examined it with a completely open mind.
Those reports from the Shannon and the Helvetia had slightly exaggerated its dimensions, and I put its length at only 250 feet.
Its girth was more difficult to judge, but all in all, the animal seemed to be wonderfully proportioned in all three dimensions.
中文译文：
突然，像昨晚那样，尼德·兰叫起来了。
我们找的那个东西，在船左舷后面！鱼叉手喊着。
大家的眼光都转向他手指的地方。
在离护卫舰一英里半的地方，一个黑色的长身体露出水面一米多。它的尾巴剧烈抖动，形成了一个巨大的漩涡。
从未有过尾部设备以如此大的力量在大海中翻腾。一条巨大的发光的白色痕迹标志着动物的轨迹，扫了一个长长的曲线。
我们的战舰埃近了这个鲸鱼类动物。
那些来自香农号和海尔维蒂亚号的报告稍微夸大了它的尺寸，我估计它的长度只有250英尺。
它的周长更难判断，但总的来说，这种动物似乎在所有三个方面都非常均衡。
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