蓝宝石案 03一顶奇怪的帽子(3)

"So much so," I remarked, "that of the last six cases which I have added to my notes,

"是的，甚至到了这样的程度，"我说，"那就是我记录上最近增添的六个案件中，

three have been entirely¹ free of any legal crime."

倒有三个完全与法律上的犯罪行为无关。"

"Precisely². You allude³ to my attempt to recover the Irene Adler papers,

"确切地说，你指的是我找回艾琳·艾德勒相片的尝试，

to the singular case of Miss Mary Sutherland, and to the adventure of the man with the twisted lip.

玛丽·萨瑟兰小姐奇案和歪唇男人这几个案件吧。

Well, I have no doubt that this small matter will fall into the same innocent category.

我不怀疑这件小事也属于法律上无罪的范畴。

You know Peterson, the commissionaire?" "Yes."

你认识看门人彼得森吗？""认识。"

"It is to him that this trophy⁴ belongs." "It is his hat."

"这就是他的战利品。""这是他的帽子？"

"No, no; he found it. Its owner is unknown.

"不，不是。是他拣来的。帽主是谁尚未知晓。

I beg that you will look upon it not as a battered⁵ billycock but as an intellectual problem.

但请不要因为它只不过是一顶破毡帽而等闲视之，而应当把它当作一个需要智力才能解决的疑难问题来看待。

And, first, as to how it came here. It arrived upon Christmas morning, in company with a good fat goose,

首先说说这顶帽子的来历。它是连同一只大肥鹅一起在圣诞节早晨送到这里来的。

which is, I have no doubt, roasting at this moment in front of Peterson's fire.

我相信，此鹅现时正在彼得森的炉前烧烤。

1 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

2 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

3 allude   

v.提及，暗指

参考例句：

• Many passages in Scripture allude to this concept.圣经中有许多经文间接地提到这样的概念。
• She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles.她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

4 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

5 battered   

adj.磨损的；v.连续猛击；磨损

参考例句：

• He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
• The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。