红发会 33逮捕罪犯(2)

"It's all clear," he whispered. "Have you the chisel¹ and the bags? Great Scott! Jump, Archie, jump, and I'll swing for it!"

他小声地说："一切都很顺当。你把凿子和袋子都带来了吗？天啊，不好了！阿尔奇，跳，赶紧跳，别的由我来对付！"

Sherlock Holmes had sprung out and seized the intruder by the collar.

歇洛克·福尔摩斯一跃而起，跳过去一把揪住这个偷偷潜入的人的领子。

The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending² cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts.

另一个人猛然一下子跳到洞里去了。我听到撕破衣服的声音，琼斯当时一把抓住了他的衣服的下摆。

The light flashed upon the barrel of a revolver,

一枝左轮手枪的枪管在亮光中闪现了一下，

but Holmes's hunting crop came down on the man's wrist, and the pistol clinked upon the stone floor.

但福尔摩斯的打猎鞭子骤然打在那个人的手腕上，手枪当地一声掉在石板地上。

"It's no use, John Clay," said Holmes blandly³. "You have no chance at all."

福尔摩斯无动于衷似地说："约翰·克莱，那是徒劳的，你逃不过这一关了。"

"So I see," the other answered with the utmost coolness.

对方极其冷静地回答说："我看是这样。

"I fancy that my pal⁴ is all right, though I see you have got his coat-tails."

我想我的好友会平安无事的，虽然我看见你们揪住了他的衣角。"

"There are three men waiting for him at the door," said Holmes.

福尔摩斯说："三个人正在那边门口等着他呢。"

"Oh, indeed! You seem to have done the thing very completely. I must compliment you."

"噢，真的，你们办事似乎很周到。我应该向你们致敬！"

"And I you," Holmes answered. "Your red-headed idea was very new and effective."

福尔摩斯回答道："彼此，彼此。你的那个红头发点子很新颖，也很有效。"

"You'll see your pal again presently," said Jones.

琼斯说："你将会同你的伙伴愉快地会面的。

"He's quicker at climbing down holes than I am. Just hold out while I fix the derbies."

他钻进洞里的动作比我来得快。伸出手来，让我铐上。"

"I beg that you will not touch me with your filthy⁵ hands," remarked our prisoner as the handcuffs clattered⁶ upon his wrists.

当手铐把我们的俘虏的手腕扣上的时候，他说："我请求你们不要用你们的脏手碰我。

"You may not be aware that I have royal blood in my veins⁷.

你们也许不知道我是皇族后裔。

Have the goodness, also, when you address me always to say 'sir' and 'please.'"

我还要请你们跟我说话时，在任何时候都要用'先生'和'请'字。"

"All right," said Jones with a stare and a snigger.

琼斯瞪大眼睛，忍住了笑说："好吧，

"Well, would you please, sir, march upstairs, where we can get a cab to carry your Highness to the police-station?"

唔，'先生'请你往台阶上走吧，到了上面，我们可以弄辆马车把阁下送到警察局去。可以吗？"

"That is better," said John Clay serenely⁸.

约翰·克莱安详地说："这就好些。"

He made a sweeping⁹ bow to the three of us and walked quietly off in the custody¹⁰ of the detective.

他向我们三人很快地鞠了个躬，然后默默无言地在警探的监护下走了出去。

1 chisel   

n.凿子；v.用凿子刻，雕，凿

参考例句：

• This chisel is useful for getting into awkward spaces.这凿子在要伸入到犄角儿里时十分有用。
• Camille used a hammer and chisel to carve out a figure from the marble.卡米尔用锤子和凿子将大理石雕刻出一个人像。

2 rending   

v.撕碎( rend的现在分词 )；分裂；（因愤怒、痛苦等而）揪扯（衣服或头发等）；（声音等）刺破

参考例句：

• The cries of those imprisoned in the fallen buildings were heart-rending. 被困于倒塌大楼里的人们的哭喊声令人心碎。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• She was rending her hair out in anger. 她气愤得直扯自己的头发。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 blandly   

adv.温和地，殷勤地

参考例句：

• There is a class of men in Bristol monstrously prejudiced against Blandly. 布里斯托尔有那么一帮人为此恨透了布兰德利。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• \"Maybe you could get something in the stage line?\" he blandly suggested. “也许你能在戏剧这一行里找些事做，\"他和蔼地提议道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4 pal   

n.朋友，伙伴，同志；vi.结为友

参考例句：

• He is a pal of mine.他是我的一个朋友。
• Listen,pal,I don't want you talking to my sister any more.听着，小子，我不让你再和我妹妹说话了。

5 filthy   

adj.卑劣的；恶劣的，肮脏的

参考例句：

• The whole river has been fouled up with filthy waste from factories.整条河都被工厂的污秽废物污染了。
• You really should throw out that filthy old sofa and get a new one.你真的应该扔掉那张肮脏的旧沙发，然后再去买张新的。

6 clattered   

发出咔哒声（clatter的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• He dropped the knife and it clattered on the stone floor. 他一失手，刀子当啷一声掉到石头地面上。
• His hand went limp and the knife clattered to the ground. 他的手一软，刀子当啷一声掉到地上。

7 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 serenely   

adv.安详地，宁静地，平静地

参考例句：

• The boat sailed serenely on towards the horizon.小船平稳地向着天水交接处驶去。
• It was a serenely beautiful night.那是一个宁静美丽的夜晚。

9 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

10 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。