In essence, over a period of time several ships had encountered " an enormous thing" at sea, a long spindle-shaped object, sometimes giving off a phosphorescent glow, infinitely bigger and faster than any whale.

不久以前，好些大船在海上碰见了一一个“庞然大”，一个很长，形状很像纺锤，有时发出磷光，它比鲸鱼大，行动起来也比鲸鱼快。

His hand was phosphorescent from skinning the fish and he watched the flow of the water against it.

他手因为剥了鱼皮而发出磷光，他仔细察看水流怎样冲击他手。

He jumped to his feet and looked at the phosphorescent hands of his wrist watch.

他跳了起来， 看着手表上发出磷光指针。

The eerie green light seemed to be given off by Electricsquirms, a tiny dragon-like creature that glows with phosphorescence.

怪异绿光似乎是由电子蠕动发出，这是一种发出磷光类似龙小生。