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，大船在海上碰见了一一个“庞然大物”，一个很长的物体，形状很像纺锤，有时发出磷光，它的体比鲸鱼大得多，行动起来也比鲸鱼快得多。

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

他的手因为剥了鱼皮而发出磷光，他仔水流怎样冲击他的手。

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

他跳了起来， 着手表上发出磷光的指针。

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

怪异的绿光似乎是由电子蠕动发出的，这是一种发出磷光的类似龙的小生物。