海底兩萬里 第223期 第17章 海底森林(4)

Near one o'clock, Captain Nemo gave the signal to halt. Speaking for myself, I was glad to oblige, and we stretched out beneath an arbor of winged kelp, whose long thin tendrils stood up like arrows.

到一點鐘左右，尼摩船長發(fā)出暫時休息的信號。在我來說，我很高興能休息一下，我們于是在一個海草華蓋下面躺下來，這海草的細長枝條像箭一般直插著。

This short break was a delight.

這一刻的休息我覺得很舒服，

It lacked only the charm of conversation. But it was impossible to speak, impossible to reply.

美中不足的是我們不能彼此交談。沒有法子說話，當然也沒有法子回答。

I simply nudged my big copper headpiece against Conseil's headpiece.

我僅僅把我粗大的銅頭挨近康塞爾的銅頭。

I saw a happy gleam in the gallant lad's eyes, and to communicate his pleasure, he jiggled around inside his carapace in the world's silliest way.

我看見了這老實人的眼睛閃出興奮的亮光，又為表示滿意起見，他在銅殼子里面亂搖亂擺，作最滑稽可笑的怪樣子。

After four hours of strolling, I was quite astonished not to feel any intense hunger. What kept my stomach in such a good mood I'm unable to say.

雖然走了四小時的路，我并不感到有吃東西的需要，心里很為驚異。為什么會這樣，我說不出來。

But, in exchange, I experienced that irresistible desire for sleep that comes over every per.

但另一方面，像所有潛水人一樣，我感到很想睡覺，沒有法子克制。

Accordingly, my eyes soon closed behind their heavy glass windows and I fell into an uncontrollable doze, which until then I had been able to fight off only through the movements of our walking.

所以我的眼睛也就在很厚的玻璃后面閉起來，我立即掉到無法克制的昏睡中，這昏睡，剛才也只是靠向前的走動才暫時制止了它。

Captain Nemo and his muscular companion were already stretched out in this clear crystal, setting us a fine naptime example.

尼摩船長和他的壯健同伴，早就躺在清澈的水晶體中，先給我們作出睡眠的榜樣了。

How long I was sunk in this torpor I cannot estimate; but when I awoke, it seemed as if the sun were settling toward the horizon.

我沉迷在這種昏睡中有多少時候，那我不能估計;但當我醒來的時候，看看太陽已經向西邊低下去了。

Captain Nemo was already up, and I had started to stretch my limbs, when an unexpected apparition brought me sharply to my feet.

尼摩船長已經站起來，我也開始伸展我的四肢，就在這個時候，出現一件意外的東西，我立即站起兩腳。