海底兩萬里 第456期 第27章 南極(13)

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Right, I said. Nevertheless, it isn't mathematically exact proof, because the equinox needn't fall precisely at noon.

是的，我說，不過這個測定從數(shù)學(xué)上看，并不是完全精確的，因為春分時間不一定是在正午。

No doubt, sir, but the error will be under 100 meters, and that's close enough for us. Until tomorrow then.

當(dāng)然，先生，但差數(shù)也不能過一百米，并且我們也不要更進(jìn)一步的準(zhǔn)確，那么，明天再來吧。

Captain Nemo went back on board. Conseil and I stayed behind until five o'clock, surveying the beach, observing and studying.

尼摩船長轉(zhuǎn)回船上去了。康塞爾和我，我們留到五點，在海灘上跑來跑去，作觀察，作研究。

The only unusual object I picked up was an auk's egg of remarkable size, for which a collector would have paid more than 1,000 francs.

我沒有得到什么新奇的東西，就是拾得一個海梟的蛋，蛋特別大，一個珍奇收藏家可能出一千多法郎來收買。

Its cream-colored tint, plus the streaks and markings that decorated it like so many hieroglyphics, made it a rare trinket.

它的淺黃顏色，像用象形文字描繪在上面的線條和花紋，使它成為一件希有的珍玩。

I placed it in Conseil's hands, and holding it like precious porcelain from China, that cautious, sure-footed lad got it back to the Nautilus in one piece.

我把它交給康塞爾，這個小心的孩子腳步很穩(wěn)，把它拿在手中，像珍貴的中國瓷器一樣，完整地帶到諾第留斯號。

There I put this rare egg inside one of the glass cases in the museum.

到了船上，我把蛋放在陳列室的一個玻璃櫥中。

I ate supper, feasting with appetite on an excellent piece of seal liver whose flavor reminded me of pork.

我晚餐吃得很好，吃了一塊海豹肝，味道很美，很像豬肝。

Then I went to bed; but not without praying, like a good Hindu, for the favors of the radiant orb.

然后我回房睡覺，睡的時候，像印度人那樣，祈求太陽的恩惠，要它明天出來。

The next day, March 21, bright and early at five o'clock in the morning, I climbed onto the platform. I found Captain Nemo there.

第二天，3月21日早晨五點，我走上平臺，我看見尼摩船長已經(jīng)在臺上，

The weather is clearing a bit, he told me. I have high hopes.

他對我說：天氣清朗一些，太陽出來很有希望。

After breakfast we'll make our way ashore and choose an observation post.

早餐后，我們到地上去，選擇一個地點，做我們的觀察。

This issue settled, I went to find Ned Land. I wanted to take him with me.

這點確定后，我去找尼德·蘭。我想拉他跟我一起去。

The obstinate Canadian refused, and I could clearly see that his tight-lipped mood and his bad temper were growing by the day.

固執(zhí)的加拿大人拒絕了，我很看得出來，他的沉默跟他的壞脾氣一樣，一天一天增加了。

Under the circumstances I ultimately wasn't sorry that he refused.

本來，他在這種情況下表示固執(zhí)不愿意去，我也并不惋惜。

In truth, there were too many seals ashore, and it would never do to expose this impulsive fisherman to such temptations.

真的，地上海豹大多了，我們下應(yīng)該拿它們來誘惑這個粗心不思考的打魚人。