Audiobook Dictation: “It seems to me as if…”

It seems to me as if my companions, the moment they touched me, would receive a severe shock like that from an electric eel.

Rasanya seolah-olah rekan-rekanku, begitu menyentuhku, akan tersengat hebat seperti oleh belut listrik.

At ten in the morning the symptoms of storm become aggravated.

Pukul sepuluh pagi, tanda-tanda badai makin menjadi-jadi.

The wind never lulls but to acquire increased strength; the vast bank of heavy clouds is a huge reservoir of fearful windy gusts and rushing storms.

Angin hanya mereda untuk kemudian bertambah kencang; gumpalan awan tebal yang luas itu bagaikan waduk raksasa berisi embusan angin dahsyat dan badai yang menderu.

I am loth to believe these atmospheric menaces, and yet I cannot help muttering:

Aku enggan memercayai ancaman cuaca ini, namun aku tak bisa menahan diri untuk bergumam:

The Professor made no answer.

Sang Profesor tidak menjawab.

His temper is awful, to judge from the working of his features, as he sees this vast length of ocean unrolling before him to an indefinite extent.

Suasana hatinya sangat buruk, kalau dilihat dari raut wajahnya yang berkerut-kerut, saat ia memandang hamparan samudra luas yang terbentang di hadapannya tanpa batas.

He can only spare time to shrug his shoulders viciously.

Ia hanya sempat mengangkat bahu dengan geram.

"There's a heavy storm coming on," I cried, pointing towards the horizon.

“Badai besar akan datang,” seruku, sambil menunjuk ke arah cakrawala.

"Those clouds seem as if they were going to crush the sea."

“Awan-awan itu seolah hendak meremukkan laut.”

A deep silence falls on all around.

Keheningan yang dalam menyelimuti segala sesuatu di sekeliling.