Moby Dick, ironically, was not well received.

具有讽刺意味的是，《白鲸记》却未受好评。

They actually misspelled the title of Moby-Dick.

他们还把《白鲸记》拼错了。

They also really liked the Herman Melville novel Moby Dick.

他们也很喜欢赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的小说《白鲸》。

Published in 1851, Moby Dick has been making waves ever since.

《白鲸记》自1851年出版以来即不时引发争议。

In Moby Dick, there was a story—the longer, the better.

在《白鲸》中，有一个故事——越长越好。

I chose a chapter from one of my favorite books, Moby Dick.

我从一本我最喜欢的书——《白鲸记》里选了一章。

Whatever. I chose a chapter from one of my favorite books, Moby Dick.

任何东西。我从一本我最喜欢的书——《白鲸》里选了一章。

His other favorites included Moby-Dick and the poems of Dylan Thomas.

他最爱的还包括《白鲸》和迪兰·托马（Dylan Thomas）的诗作。

Why has Moby Dick since become such a classic despite its initial reception?

《白鲸记》最初并未造成轰动，但为何后来会成为经典之作呢？

Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick, in the edition with woodcuts by Rockwell Kent.

她果然在读《白鲸》，是配有罗克威尔·肯特的木刻画的那个版本。

Join me in part two to see if Captain Ahab finally gets his revenge on Moby Dick.

在第二部分，我将告诉你们亚哈船长最终是否报复了莫比·迪克。

And maybe the story of Moby Dick would be about a menacing Mosasaur, instead of a whale.

也许白鲸记的故事将会是关于一只凶恶的沧龙，而不是鲸鱼。

These were the men of the whaleship Essex, whose story would later inspire parts of " Moby Dick."

他们就是捕鲸船Essex号上的船员，他们的故事后来成为了名著《白鲸记》的一部分。

He sails on a ship whose captain is determined to get revenge on a whale called Moby Dick.

他在海上航行，而他的船长执意要报复一只名叫莫比·迪克的鲸鱼。

That was kind of like the origin story that inspired " Moby Dick" all about just kind of like the whaling industry.

它有点像《白鲸记》，故事的灵感都是关于捕鲸业的。

It was Moby Dick's open mouth and scrolled jaw; his vast, shadowed bulk still half blending with the blue of the sea.

那是莫比·迪克张开的大嘴和弯曲的下巴；它巨大的隐蔽着的身躯依然半混在蓝色的海水之中。

Moby Dick moved on, still withholding from sight the full terrors of his submerged trunk, entirely hiding the wrenched hideousness of his jaw.

莫比·迪克向前移动着，但依然不让人看见它那没在水下的恐怖身躯，彻底隐藏着扭曲可怕的下巴。

For my money, Moby-Dick is America's Bible.

在我看来，《白鲸》是美国的圣经。

So many future classics get bad reviews, like Moby Dick.

很多未来的经典作品都得到了不好的评价，比如白鲸记。

That’s “Moby Dick” for our viewers not fond of reading.

对于我们不喜欢阅读的观众来说， 这就是“白鲸记” 。