VOA慢速英语:赫尔曼·梅尔维尔短篇小说《班尼托.西兰诺》Part Two

短语讲解：

1. Babo decided to remain close to Captain Cereno and act as if he were the captain's slave.

as if 好像，似乎
例句：He acted as if nothing had happened.
他表现地就像没发生什么似的。

2. As Captain Delano came up in his whale boat, he saw that the other ship needed scraping, tarring and brushing.

come up 发生;上来
例句：Come up to the fire, and you will thaw out.
到火炉边来,你就会觉得暖和。

3. He was thinking of the disease that followed the gales.

think of 考虑;想起;有…想法
例句：I wouldn't think of putting you to any further strain.
我不想再加重你的负担了。

4. And we suffered terribly, especially after a deadly fever broke out among us.

break up 结束;（使）破碎
例句：In spring the ice-floes break up.
春天浮冰碎裂了。

5. There the ship could be fixed and prepared for its voyage to Lima.

prepare for （使）为…作准备;（使）对…有思想准备
例句：Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. (proverb)
往最好处着想，作最坏的打算（谚）。

6. Don Benito's face lighted up.

light up 照亮;点烟
例句：It' s time to light up.
该点灯了。