25 地中海四十八小时(6)
THE ATLANTIC! A vast expanse of water whose surface area is 25,000,000 square miles, with a length of 9,000 miles and an a一verage width of 2,700. A major sea nearly unknown to the ancients, except perhaps the Carthaginians, those Dutchmen of antiquity who went along the west coasts of Europe and Africa on their commercial junkets! An ocean whose parallel winding shores form an immense perimeter fed by the world's greatest rivers: the St. Lawrence, Mississippi, Amazon, Plata, Orinoco, Niger, Senegal, Elbe, Loire, and Rhine, which bring it waters from the most civilized countries as well as the most undeveloped areas! A magnificent plain of wa一ves plowed continuously by ships of every nation, shaded by every flag in the world, and ending in those two dreadful headlands so feared by na一vigators, Cape Horn and the Cape of Tempests!
大西洋：广阔的水面，面积一共一有二千五百万平方海里。长九千海里，宽平均二千七百海里，是很重要的大海，在古代除了迎太基人，可以说几乎没有人知道这个海。迎大基人是古代的荷兰人，他们因为贸易的关系，曾沿着欧洲和非洲的西部海岸往来航行！洋洋大观的水面，有各国的船只往来其间，船荫蔽在世界上所有的旗帜下一面，西头终点为两个尖角，就是航海家所害怕的合恩角和暴风角！
The Nautilus broke these waters with the edge of its spur after doing nearly 10,000 leagues in three and a half months, a track longer than a great circle of the earth. Where were we heading now, and what did the future ha一ve in store for us?
诺第留斯号推动它前头的冲角，冲破大西洋的海一浪一，向前驶去。在三个半月的期间，它走了近一万里了，超过绕地球一周的大圈了。现在我们上哪里去呢？将来有什么可以给我。们看的呢？
Emerging from the Strait of Gibraltar, the Nautilus took to the high seas. It returned to the surface of the wa一ves, so our daily strolls on the platform were restored to us.
诺第留斯号从直布罗陀海峡出来，驶到大西洋面上。它又浮上水面来，我们每天在平台上的散步现在又恢复了。