博斯科姆比溪谷秘案 24现场调查(2)

"We have got to the deductions¹ and the inferences," said Lestrade, winking² at me.

雷斯垂德一面对我使了个眼色一面说："我们已经用演绎法来推断过了。

"I find it hard enough to tackle facts, Holmes, without flying away after theories and fancies."

福尔摩斯，我觉得，不去轻率地空发议论和想入非非，专门去调查核实事实就已经够难办的了。"

"You are right," said Holmes demurely³; "you do find it very hard to tackle the facts."

福尔摩斯很有风趣地说："你说得对，你确实觉得核实事实很难办。"

"Anyhow, I have grasped one fact which you seem to find it difficult to get hold of," replied Lestrade with some warmth. "And that is..."

雷斯垂德有点激动地回答说："不管怎么样，我已经掌握了一个你似乎难以掌握的事实。""那就是..."

"That McCarthy senior met his death from McCarthy junior and that all theories to the contrary are the merest moonshine."

"那就是麦卡锡死于小麦卡锡之手，与此相反的一切说法都是空谈。"

"Well, moonshine is a brighter thing than fog," said Holmes, laughing.

福尔摩斯笑着说："唔，月光总比迷雾要明亮些。

"But I am very much mistaken if this is not Hatherley Farm upon the left." "Yes, that is it."

左边不就是哈瑟利农场了吗，你们看是不是？""是的，那就是。"

It was a widespread, comfortable-looking building, two-storied, slate-roofed,

那是一所占地面积很大、样式令人感到舒适惬意的两层石板瓦顶楼房，

with great yellow blotches⁴ of lichen⁵ upon the gray walls.

灰色的墙上长着大片大片的黄色苔藓。

The drawn⁶ blinds and the smokeless chimneys, however, gave it a stricken look,

然而窗帘低垂，烟囱也不冒烟，显得很凄凉的样子，

as though the weight of this horror still lay heavy upon it.

仿佛这次事件的恐怖气氛仍然沉甸甸地压在它的上面似的。

1 deductions   

扣除( deduction的名词复数 )； 结论； 扣除的量； 推演

参考例句：

• Many of the older officers trusted agents sightings more than cryptanalysts'deductions. 许多年纪比较大的军官往往相信特务的发现，而不怎么相信密码分析员的推断。
• You know how you rush at things,jump to conclusions without proper deductions. 你知道你处理问题是多么仓促，毫无合适的演绎就仓促下结论。

2 winking   

n.瞬眼，目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮

参考例句：

• Anyone can do it; it's as easy as winking. 这谁都办得到，简直易如反掌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The stars were winking in the clear sky. 星星在明亮的天空中闪烁。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 demurely   

adv.装成端庄地，认真地

参考例句：

• "On the forehead, like a good brother,'she answered demurely. "吻前额，像个好哥哥那样，"她故作正经地回答说。 来自飘（部分）
• Punctuation is the way one bats one's eyes, lowers one's voice or blushes demurely. 标点就像人眨眨眼睛，低声细语，或伍犯作态。 来自名作英译部分

4 blotches   

n.（皮肤上的）红斑，疹块( blotch的名词复数 )；大滴 [大片]（墨水或颜色的）污渍

参考例句：

• His skin was covered with unsightly blotches. 他的皮肤上长满了难看的疹块。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• His face was covered in red blotches, seemingly a nasty case of acne. 他满脸红斑，像是起了很严重的粉刺。 来自辞典例句

5 lichen   

n.地衣, 青苔

参考例句：

• The stone stairway was covered with lichen.那石级长满了地衣。
• There is carpet-like lichen all over the moist corner of the wall.潮湿的墙角上布满了地毯般的绿色苔藓。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。