波希米亚丑闻 32福尔摩斯失算了(2)

The door of Briony Lodge¹ was open, and an elderly woman stood upon the steps.

布里翁尼府第的大门敞开着。一个上年纪的妇人站在台阶上。

She watched us with a sardonic² eye as we stepped from the brougham.

她用一种蔑视的眼光瞧着我们从四轮马车里下来。

"Mr. Sherlock Holmes, I believe?" said she.

"我想是歇洛克·福尔摩斯先生吧？"她说道。

"I am Mr. Holmes," answered my companion, looking at her with a questioning and rather startled gaze.

"我是福尔摩斯，"我的伙伴诧异地、多少有些惊愕地注视着她答道。

"Indeed! My mistress told me that you were likely to call.

"真是！我的女主人告诉我你多半会来的。

She left this morning with her husband by the 5:15 train from Charing³ Cross for the Continent."

今天早晨她跟她的先生一起走了，他们乘五点十五分的火车从蔡林克罗斯到欧洲大陆去了。"

"What!" Sherlock Holmes staggered back, white with chagrin⁴ and surprise. "Do you mean that she has left England?"

"什么！"歇洛克·福尔摩斯向后打了个趔趄，懊恼和惊异得脸色发白。"你的意思是说她已经离开英国了吗？"

"Never to return." "And the papers?" asked the King hoarsely⁵. "All is lost." "We shall see."

"再也不回来了。""还有那张照片呢？"国王嗄声嗄气地问道，"一切都完了！""我们要看一下。"

He pushed past the servant and rushed into the drawing-room, followed by the King and myself.

福尔摩斯推开仆人，奔进了客厅，国王和我紧跟在后面。

The furniture was scattered⁶ about in every direction, with dismantled⁷ shelves and open drawers,

家具四面八方乱七八糟地散摆着，架子拆了下来，抽屉拉开来了，

as if the lady had hurriedly ransacked⁸ them before her flight.

就好象这位女士在她出奔以前匆匆忙忙地翻箱倒柜搜查过一番似的。

Holmes rushed at the bell-pull, tore back a small sliding shutter⁹,

福尔摩斯冲到铃的拉索的地方，

and, plunging¹⁰ in his hand, pulled out a photograph and a letter.

拉开一扇小拉门，伸进手去，掏出一张照片和一封信。

The photograph was of Irene Adler herself in evening dress,

照片是艾琳·艾德勒本人穿着夜礼服照的。

the letter was superscribed to "Sherlock Holmes, Esq. To be left till called for."

信封上写着："歇洛克·福尔摩斯先生，留交本人亲收。"

1 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。

2 sardonic   

adj.嘲笑的，冷笑的，讥讽的

参考例句：

• She gave him a sardonic smile.她朝他讥讽地笑了一笑。
• There was a sardonic expression on her face.她脸上有一种嘲讽的表情。

3 charing   

n.炭化v.把…烧成炭，把…烧焦( char的现在分词 )；烧成炭，烧焦；做杂役女佣

参考例句：

• We married in the chapel of Charing Cross Hospital in London. 我们是在伦敦查令十字医院的小教堂里结的婚。 来自辞典例句
• No additional charge for children under12 charing room with parents. ☆十二岁以下小童与父母同房不另收费。 来自互联网

4 chagrin   

n.懊恼；气愤；委屈

参考例句：

• His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
• Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。

5 hoarsely   

adv.嘶哑地

参考例句：

• "Excuse me," he said hoarsely. “对不起。”他用嘶哑的嗓子说。
• Jerry hoarsely professed himself at Miss Pross's service. 杰瑞嘶声嘶气地表示愿为普洛丝小姐效劳。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

6 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。

7 dismantled   

拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )； 拆卸； 废除； 取消

参考例句：

• The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。
• The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。

8 ransacked   

v.彻底搜查( ransack的过去式和过去分词 )；抢劫，掠夺

参考例句：

• The house had been ransacked by burglars. 这房子遭到了盗贼的洗劫。
• The house had been ransacked of all that was worth anything. 屋子里所有值钱的东西都被抢去了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

9 shutter   

n.百叶窗；(照相机)快门；关闭装置

参考例句：

• The camera has a shutter speed of one-sixtieth of a second.这架照像机的快门速度达六十分之一秒。
• The shutter rattled in the wind.百叶窗在风中发出嘎嘎声。

10 plunging   

adj.跳进的，突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发，生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》