Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself . 在这些动机中，首先是那条大鲸，叫人一想起就没法按捺得下自己。
Moby dick is one of the world's great novels, whose richness increases with each new reading . 《白鲸》是世界上一部伟大的小说，越读越觉得它有味道。
Here is sketched out the idea he returns to in moby dick, in the briefly glimpsed yet unforgettable figure of bulkington . 寥寥几笔，勾画了他在《白鲸》中又提到的那种人物巴金顿，惊鸿一瞥，但使人难忘。
Yet it is a good bad book, and extraordinarily interesting to study as a preliminary to the wonderful moby dick . 可是它们不失为一部挺好的坏书。在读精彩的《白鲸》以前，把这本书研究一下，是非常有趣的。
He threw himself into an important friendship, at a time when he had probably written one draft of his sixth book, on whaling . 在他写完第六部著作初稿的时候，他特别钻研了有关捕鲸的事，和它结了不解之缘。
It may be fancied, that from the naked skeleton of the stranded whale, accurate hints may be derived touching his true form . 也许有人认为，说不定从那只被拖上岸来的鲸的赤裸裸的骨架上，可以对它的真形获得正确的启示。
Though the friendship dwindled away, much to melville's regret, it was a vital tonic to him while he was engaged on moby dick . 使梅尔维尔遗憾的是，后来二人的交情日疏，可是在他写《白鲸》时，这段友情对于他却是十分重要的。
Moreover, he threw himself into an important friendship, at a time when he had probably written one draft of his sixth book, on whaling . 此外，在他写完第六部著作初稿的时候，他特别钻研了有关捕鲸的事，和它结下了不解之缘。
If - - ifwe can move it , the others will follow 如果我们能移动它，其它的鲸会跟来
This is not whale . you ' re speaking upset stomach 这根本不是鲸语.你说得是胡话
