tailieunhanh - LUYỆN ĐỌC TIẾNG ANH QUA CÁC TÁC PHẨM VĂN HỌC –MOBY DICK Herman Melville CHAPTER 18

MOBY DICK Herman Melville CHAPTER 18 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | MOBY DICK Herman Melville CHAPTER 18 His Mark As we were walking down the end of the wharf towards the ship Queequeg carrying his harpoon Captain Peleg in his gruff voice loudly hailed us from his wigwam saying he had not suspected my friend was a cannibal and furthermore announcing that he let no cannibals on board that craft unless they previously produced their papers. What do you mean by that Captain Peleg said I now jumping on the bulwarks and leaving my comrade standing on the wharf. I mean he replied he must show his papers. Yes said Captain Bildad in his hollow voice sticking his head from behind Peleg s out of the wigwam. He must show that he s converted. Son of darkness he added turning to Queequeg art thou at present in communion with any Christian church Why said I he s a member of the first Congregational Church. Here be it said that many tattooed savages sailing in Nantucket ships at last come to be converted into the churches. First Congregational Church cried Bildad what that worships in Deacon Deuteronomy Coleman s meeting-house and so saying taking out his spectacles he rubbed them with his great yellow bandana handkerchief and putting them on very carefully came out of the wigwam and leaning stiffly over the bulwarks took a good long look at Queequeg. How long hath he been a member he then said turning to me not very long I rather guess young man. No said Peleg and he hasn t been baptized right either or it would have washed some of that devil s blue off his face. Do tell now cried Bildad is this Philistine a regular member of Deacon Deuteronomy s meeting I never saw him going there and I pass it every Lord s day. I don t know anything about Deacon Deuteronomy or his meeting said I all I know is that Queequeg here is a born member of the First Congregational Church. He is a deacon himself Queequeg is. Young man said Bildad sternly thou art skylarking with me- explain thyself thou young Hittite. What church dost thee mean answer me. Finding myself