Lesson27The'Vasa'“瓦薩”號Whathappenedtothe'Vasa'almostimmediatelyaftershewaslaunched?Fromtheseventeenth-centuryempireofSweden,thestoryofagalleon1thatsankatthestartofhermaiden2voyagein1628mustbeoneofthestrangesttalesofthesea.FornearlythreeandahalfcenturiesshelayatthebottomofStockholmharbouruntilherdiscoveryin1956.ThiswastheVasa,royalflagshipofthegreatimperialfleet.KingGustavusAdolphus,'TheNorthernHurricane',thenattheheightofhismilitarysuccessintheThirtyYears'War,haddictated3hermeasurementsandarmament.Triplegun-decksmountedsixty-fourbronzecannon4.ShewasintendedtoplayaleadingroleinthegrowingmightofSweden.AsshewaspreparedofhermaidenvoyageonAugust10,1628,Stockholmwasinaferment5.FromtheSkeppsbronandsurroundingislandsthepeoplewatchedthisthingofbeautybegintospreadhersailsandcatchthewind.Theyhadlabouredforthreeyearstoproducethisfloatingworkofart;shewasmorerichlycarvedandornamented6thananypreviousship.Thehighsterncastlewasariotofcarvedgods,demons7,knights8,kings,warriors9,mermaids10,cherubs11;andzoomorphicanimalshapesablaze12withreaandgoldandblue,symbolsofcourage,power,andcruelty,wereportrayed13tostirtheimaginationsofthesuperstitious14sailorsoftheday.Thenthecannons15oftheanchoredwarships16thunderedasalute17towhichtheVasafiredinreply.Astheemergedfromherdriftingcloudofgunsmokewiththewaterchurnedtofoam18beneathherbow,herflagscolour,shepresentedamoremajestic19spectaclethanStockholmershadeverseenbefore.Allgun-portswereopenandthemuzzles20peepedwickedlyfromthem.Asthewindfreshenedtherecameasuddensquallandtheshipmadeastrangemovement,listingtoport.TheOrdnance21Officerorderedalltheportcannontobeheavedtostarboardtocounteract22thelist,butthesteepeningangleofthedecksincreased.Thenthesoundofrumbling23thunderreachedthewatchersontheshore,ascargo24,ballast,ammunition25and400peoplewentslidingandcrashingdowntotheportsideofthesteeplylistingship.Thelowergun-portswerenowbelowwaterandtheinrushsealedtheship'sfate.Inthatfirstglorioushour,themighty26Vasa,whichwasintendedtoruletheBaltic,sankwithallflagsflying-intheharbourofherbirth.ROYSAUNGERSTheRaisingofthe'Vasa'fromTheListenerNewwordsandexpressions生詞和短語galleonn.大型帆船Stockholmn.斯德哥爾摩flagshipn.旗艦imperialadj.帝國的hurricanen.颶風(fēng)armamentn.軍械tripleadj.三層的mountv.架有bronzen.青銅cannonn.加農(nóng)炮參考譯文1628年，一艘大帆船在處女航時就沉沒了，這個從容不迫7世紀(jì)瑞典帝國流傳至今的故事無疑是航海史上最離奇的事件之一。這艘大船在斯德哥爾摩港口的海底躺了將近幾年來個世紀(jì)之后，直到1956年才被發(fā)現(xiàn)。這就是“瓦薩”號，帝國大艦的皇家旗艦。當(dāng)時號稱“北方颶風(fēng)”的國王古斯夫斯.阿道爾弗正處在“三十年戰(zhàn)爭”的軍事鼎盛階段，他親自規(guī)定了這艘船的規(guī)模和武器配備。3層的火炮甲板上裝著眼點(diǎn)4門青銅加農(nóng)炮，目的就是要在不斷增長的瑞典勢力中起主導(dǎo)作用。1628年8月10日，“瓦薩”號準(zhǔn)備首航時，斯德哥爾摩一片歡騰。人們從斯開波斯布朗和周圍的島嶼前來觀著這艘美麗的戰(zhàn)船揚(yáng)帆起航，乘風(fēng)前進(jìn)。瑞典人辛辛苦苦干了3年才建成這件水上藝術(shù)品，它比以往任何船只雕刻得都更加精美，裝飾得都更加華麗。高聳的船樓上雕刻了令人眼花繚亂的神仙、妖魔、騎士、國王、武士、美人魚和小天使，還有用紅色、金黃色、藍(lán)色繪制的光彩奪目的獸形圖案，象征著勇敢、力量和殘暴，以激起漢時崇尚迷信的水手們的想像。這時，停泊在港口的其他戰(zhàn)船向“瓦薩”號鳴炮致禮，“瓦薩”號也鳴炮回禮。當(dāng)“瓦薩”號從彌漫的禮炮煙云中出現(xiàn)時，船頭下浪花加濺，艦旗迎風(fēng)招展，三角旗隨風(fēng)飄動，微風(fēng)鼓起風(fēng)帆，金碧輝煌的船樓閃耀著燦爛的色彩?！巴咚_”號展現(xiàn)的壯觀景象是斯德哥爾摩人從未見過的。船上的炮眼開著，炮口虎視眈眈地向外窺視著。當(dāng)風(fēng)力增強(qiáng)時，突然刮來一陣大風(fēng)，“瓦薩”號奇怪地?fù)u晃了一下，便向左舷傾斜。炮長命令把左舷上所有大炮搬到右舷上來以抵消船的傾斜，但甲板的傾斜度仍在增加。當(dāng)物口、壓艙物、彈藥和400個人轟地一聲滑向陡斜的左舷時，岸上的觀眾聽到了雷鳴般的轟響。下層炮眼已淹沒在水里，涌進(jìn)船艙的水給“瓦薩”號帶來了難以逃脫的厄運(yùn)。就這樣，想要統(tǒng)治波羅的海的大型戰(zhàn)艦“瓦薩”號，在它壯麗的起航時刻，帶著全身飄揚(yáng)的彩旗，沉沒在了它誕生的港口。

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1galleon

n.大帆船參考例句：Thestoryofagalleonthatsankatthestartofhermaidenvoyagein1628mustbeoneofthestrangesttalesofthesea.在1628年，有一艘大帆船在處女航開始時就沉沒了，這個沉船故事一定是最神奇的海上軼事之一。In1620theEnglishgalleonMayfolwersetoutfromtheportofSouthamptonwith102pilgrimsonboard.1620年，英國的“五月花”號西班牙式大帆船載著102名2maiden

n.少女，處女；adj.未婚的，純潔的，無經(jīng)驗(yàn)的參考例句：Theprincefellinlovewithafairyoungmaiden.王子愛上了一位年輕美麗的少女。Theaircraftmakesitsmaidenflighttomorrow.這架飛機(jī)明天首航。3dictated

v.大聲講或讀(dictate的過去式和過去分詞)；口授；支配；擺布參考例句：Hedictatedalettertohissecretary.他向秘書口授信稿。Nopersonofastrongcharacterlikestobedictatedto.沒有一個個性強(qiáng)的人愿受人使喚。來自《簡明英漢詞典》4cannon

n.大炮，火炮；飛機(jī)上的機(jī)關(guān)炮參考例句：Thesoldiersfiredthecannon.士兵們開炮。Thecannonthunderedinthehills.大炮在山間轟鳴。5ferment

vt.使發(fā)酵；n./vt.（使）激動，（使）動亂參考例句：Fruitjuicesfermentiftheyarekeptalongtime.果汁若是放置很久，就會發(fā)酵。Thesixtieswereatimeoftheologicalferment.六十年代是神學(xué)上騷動的時代。6ornamented

adj.花式字體的v.裝飾，點(diǎn)綴，美化(ornament的過去式和過去分詞)參考例句：Thedeskwasornamentedwithmanycarvings.這桌子裝飾有很多雕刻物。來自《簡明英漢詞典》Sheornamentedherdresswithlace.她用花邊裝飾衣服。來自《簡明英漢詞典》7demons

n.惡人(demon的名詞復(fù)數(shù))；惡魔；精力過人的人；邪念參考例句：demonstorturingthesinnersinHell地獄里折磨罪人的魔鬼Heisplaguedbydemonswhichgobacktohistraumaticchildhood.他為心魔所困擾，那可追溯至他飽受創(chuàng)傷的童年。來自《簡明英漢詞典》8knights

騎士；（中古時代的）武士(knight的名詞復(fù)數(shù))；騎士；爵士；（國際象棋中）馬參考例句：storiesofknightsandfairmaidens關(guān)于騎士和美女的故事Hewoveafascinatingtaleofknightsinshiningarmour.他編了一個穿著明亮盔甲的騎士的迷人故事。9warriors

武士，勇士，戰(zhàn)士(warrior的名詞復(fù)數(shù))參考例句：Ilikereadingthestoriesofancientwarriors.我喜歡讀有關(guān)古代武士的故事。Thewarriorsspearedthemantodeath.武士們把那個男子戳死了。10mermaids

n.（傳說中的）美人魚(mermaid的名詞復(fù)數(shù))參考例句：Thehighsterncastlewasariotorcarvedgods,demons,knights,kings,warriors,mermaids,cherubs.其尾部高聳的船樓上雕滿了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、騎士、國王、勇士、美人魚、天使。來自辭典例句Thisiswhymermaidsshouldnevercomeonland.這就是為什么人魚不應(yīng)該上岸的原因。來自電影對白11cherubs

小天使，胖娃娃(cherub的名詞復(fù)數(shù))參考例句：Thehighsterncastlewasariotorcarvedgods,demons,knights,kings,warriors,mermaids,cherubs.其尾部高聳的船樓上雕滿了神仙、妖魔鬼怪、騎士、國王、勇士、美人魚、天使。Angels,CherubsandSeraphs-Dignity,gloryandhonor.天使、小天使、六翼天使－尊嚴(yán)、榮耀和名譽(yù)。12ablaze

adj.著火的，燃燒的；閃耀的，燈火輝煌的參考例句：Themainstreetwasablazewithlightsintheevening.晚上，那條主要街道燈火輝煌。Forestsaresometimessetablazebylightning.森林有時因雷擊而起火。13portrayed

v.畫像(portray的過去式和過去分詞)；描述；描繪；描畫參考例句：Throughoutthetrial,heportrayedhimselfasthevictim.在審訊過程中，他始終把自己說成是受害者。Theauthorportrayedhisfatherasaviciousdrunkard.作者把他父親描繪成一個可惡的酒鬼。來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》14superstitious

adj.迷信的參考例句：Theyaimtodeliverthepeoplewhoareinbondagetosuperstitiousbelief.他們的目的在于解脫那些受迷信束縛的人。Thesesuperstitiouspracticesshouldbeabolishedassoonaspossible.這些迷信做法應(yīng)盡早取消。15cannons

n.加農(nóng)炮，大炮，火炮(cannon的名詞復(fù)數(shù))參考例句：Cannonsbombardedenemylines.大炮轟擊了敵軍陣地。來自《簡明英漢詞典》Onecompanyhadbeenfurnishedwithsixcannons.某連隊(duì)裝備了六門大炮。來自《簡明英漢詞典》16warships

軍艦，戰(zhàn)艦(warship的名詞復(fù)數(shù))；艦只參考例句：Theenemywarshipsweredisengagedfromthebattleaftersufferingheavycasualties.在遭受慘重傷亡后，敵艦退出了海戰(zhàn)。Thegovernmentfittedoutwarshipsandsailorsforthem.政府給他們配備了戰(zhàn)艦和水手。17salute

vi.行禮，致意，問候，放禮炮；vt.向…致意，迎接，贊揚(yáng)；n.招呼，敬禮，禮炮參考例句：Merchantshipssaluteeachotherbydippingtheflag.商船互相點(diǎn)旗致敬。TheJapanesewomensalutethepeoplewithformalbowsinwelcome.這些日本婦女以正式的鞠躬向人們施禮以示歡迎。18foam

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫參考例句：Theglassofbeerwasmostlyfoam.這杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。Thesurfaceofthewaterisfulloffoam.水面都是泡沫。19majestic

adj.雄偉的，壯麗的，莊嚴(yán)的，威嚴(yán)的，崇高的參考例句：InthedistancerosethemajesticAlps.遠(yuǎn)處聳立著雄偉的阿爾卑斯山。Helooksmajesticinuniform.他穿上軍裝顯得很威風(fēng)。20muzzles

槍口(muzzle的名詞復(fù)數(shù))；（防止動物咬人的）口套；（四足動物的）鼻口部；（狗）等凸出的鼻子和口參考例句：Severalmuzzlesatonceaimedatthefleeingbirdsintheair.好幾支獵槍的槍口，同時瞄準(zhǔn)了這些空中獵物。來自漢英文學(xué)-散文英譯Allgun-portswereopenandthemuzzlespeepedwickedlyfromthem.所有的炮眼都開著，炮口不懷好意地從炮眼里向外窺探。21ordnance

n.大炮，軍械參考例句：Sheworkedinanordnancefactoryduringthewar.戰(zhàn)爭期間她在一家兵工廠工作。Shoesandclothingforthearmywerescarce,ordnancesuppliesanddru