波希米亚丑闻 31福尔摩斯失算了(1)

I slept at Baker¹ Street that night,

那天晚上，我在贝克街过夜。

and we were engaged upon our toast and coffee in the morning when the King of Bohemia rushed into the room.

在我们早晨起来正吃烤面包、喝咖啡的时候，波希米亚国王猛地冲了进来。

"You have really got it!" he cried, grasping Sherlock Holmes by either shoulder and looking eagerly into his face.

"你真的拿到那张照片了吗？"他两手抓住歇洛克·福尔摩斯的双肩热切地看着他的脸高声喊道。

"Not yet." "But you have hopes?" "I have hopes."

"还没有。""可是有希望吗？""有希望。"

"Then, come. I am all impatience² to be gone." "We must have a cab."

"那么来吧。我恨不得赶快去。""我们必须雇辆出租马车。"

"No, my brougham is waiting." "Then that will simplify matters."

"不必了，我的四轮马车在外面等着呢。""这样就更省事了。"

We descended³ and started off once more for Briony Lodge⁴.

我们走下台阶，再次动身到布里翁尼府第去。

"Irene Adler is married," remarked Holmes. "Married! When?" "Yesterday."

"艾琳·艾德勒已经结婚了，"福尔摩斯说道。"结婚了！什么时候？""昨天。"

"But to whom?" "To an English lawyer named Norton."

"跟谁结婚？""跟一个叫作诺顿的英国律师。"

"But she could not love him." "I am in hopes that she does." "And why in hopes?"

"但是她不可能爱他。""我倒希望她爱他。""你为什么这样呢？"

"Because it would spare your Majesty⁵ all fear of future annoyance⁶.

"因为这样就免得陛下害怕将来发生麻烦了。

If the lady loves her husband, she does not love your Majesty.

如果这位女士爱她的丈夫，她就不爱陛下。

If she does not love your Majesty, there is no reason why she should interfere⁷ with your Majesty's plan."

如果她不爱陛下，她就没有理由会干预陛下的计划了。"

"It is true. And yet– – Well! I wish she had been of my own station! What a queen she would have made!"

"这倒是真的。可是啊，如果她和我的身份一样就好了，她会是一位多么了不起的王后呀！"

He relapsed into a moody⁸ silence, which was not broken until we drew up in Serpentine⁹ Avenue.

说完他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中，一直到我们在塞彭泰恩大街停下来时都是如此。

1 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

2 impatience   

n.不耐烦，急躁

参考例句：

• He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢，他显得不耐烦。
• He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。

3 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

4 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

5 majesty   

n.雄伟，壮丽，庄严，威严；最高权威，王权

参考例句：

• The king had unspeakable majesty.国王有无法形容的威严。
• Your Majesty must make up your mind quickly!尊贵的陛下，您必须赶快做出决定！

6 annoyance   

n.恼怒，生气，烦恼

参考例句：

• Why do you always take your annoyance out on me?为什么你不高兴时总是对我出气？
• I felt annoyance at being teased.我恼恨别人取笑我。

7 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

8 moody   

adj.心情不稳的，易怒的，喜怒无常的

参考例句：

• He relapsed into a moody silence.他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。
• I'd never marry that girl.She's so moody.我决不会和那女孩结婚的。她太易怒了。

9 serpentine   

adj.蜿蜒的，弯曲的

参考例句：

• One part of the Serpentine is kept for swimmers.蜿蜒河的一段划为游泳区。
• Tremolite laths and serpentine minerals are present in places.有的地方出现透闪石板条及蛇纹石。