歪唇男人 15圣克莱尔的故事(4)

"This discovery, and the evident confusion which the cripple showed, made the inspector¹ realize that the matter was serious.

"这一发现，加上那瘸子表现出明显的惊慌失措的样子，使巡官认识到事态的严重性。

The rooms were carefully examined, and results all pointed² to an abominable³ crime.

所有房间都进行了仔细检查，结果表明一切都与一件可憎的罪行有关。

The front room was plainly furnished as a sitting-room⁴ and led into a small bedroom,

前屋陈设简朴，作为起居之用。这间屋子通向一间小卧室，

which looked out upon the back of one of the wharves⁵.

由小卧室望出去，正对着一段码头的背部。

Between the wharf⁶ and the bedroom window is a narrow strip,

码头和卧室窗户之间是一窄长地段，

which is dry at low tide but is covered at high tide with at least four and a half feet of water.

退潮时是干涸的，涨潮时则为至少四英尺深的河水所淹没。

The bedroom window was a broad one and opened from below.

卧室的窗户很宽敞，是由下边开的。

On examination traces of blood were to be seen upon the window-sill,

在检查房间时，发现窗框上有斑斑血迹，

and several scattered⁷ drops were visible upon the wooden floor of the bedroom.

还有几滴滴在卧室的地板上。

Thrust away behind a curtain in the front room were all the clothes of Mr. Neville St. Clair, with the exception of his coat.

在前屋中，猛地拉开一条帷幕在它的后面发现有圣克莱尔先生的全套衣服，只缺那件上衣。

His boots, his socks, his hat, and his watch -- all were there.

他的靴子、袜子、帽子和手表--都在那里。

There were no signs of violence upon any of these garments, and there were no other traces of Mr. Neville St. Clair.

从这些衣物上都瞧不出有什么暴行的痕迹，此外也看不到圣克莱尔先生的踪影。

Out of the window he must apparently⁸ have gone, for no other exit could be discovered,

他显然一定是从窗户跑出去的，因为没有发现有别的出路，

and the ominous⁹ bloodstains upon the sill gave little promise that he could save himself by swimming,

从窗框上那些不祥的血迹看来，他想游泳逃生是不大可能的，

for the tide was at its very highest at the moment of the tragedy.

因为这幕悲剧发生的时候，潮水正涨到了顶点。

1 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

2 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

3 abominable   

adj.可厌的，令人憎恶的

参考例句：

• Their cruel treatment of prisoners was abominable.他们虐待犯人的做法令人厌恶。
• The sanitary conditions in this restaurant are abominable.这家饭馆的卫生状况糟透了。

4 sitting-room   

n.（BrE）客厅，起居室

参考例句：

• The sitting-room is clean.起居室很清洁。
• Each villa has a separate sitting-room.每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。

5 wharves   

n.码头，停泊处( wharf的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They are seaworthy and can stand rough handling on the wharves? 适用于海运并能经受在码头上的粗暴装卸。 来自外贸英语口语25天快训
• Widely used in factories and mines, warehouses, wharves, and other industries. 广泛用于厂矿、仓库、码头、等各种行业。 来自互联网

6 wharf   

n.码头，停泊处

参考例句：

• We fetch up at the wharf exactly on time.我们准时到达码头。
• We reached the wharf gasping for breath.我们气喘吁吁地抵达了码头。

7 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

8 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

9 ominous   

adj.不祥的，不吉的，预兆的，预示的

参考例句：

• Those black clouds look ominous for our picnic.那些乌云对我们的野餐来说是个不祥之兆。
• There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone.电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。