Moby-Dick
/ˌməʊbi ˈdɪk/
/ˌməʊbi ˈdɪk/
- a famous novel about the sea (1851) by the US writer Herman Melville. It is the story of Captain Ahab's strong desire to find and kill Moby-Dick, a great white whale (= very large sea creature) that had once bitten off his leg. Many people remember the book's first words: ‘Call me Ishmael.’ Film versions were made in 1926 and 1930, both with John Barrymore as Ahab, and in 1956, with Gregory Peck.
美国作家赫尔曼·梅尔维尔（Herman Melville）撰写的著名的海洋小说（1851年）。这是亚哈船长强烈渴望找到并杀死曾经被他的腿咬伤的大白鲸白鲸的故事。许多人记得这本书的第一句话：“叫我以实玛利”。电影版本是在1926年和1930年由约翰·巴里摩尔（John Barrymore）担任亚哈（Ahab）以及1956年与格雷戈里·佩克（Gregory Peck）共同制作的。