蓝宝石案 09一顶奇怪的帽子(9)

Sherlock Holmes laughed.

歇洛克·福尔摩斯笑了起来。

"Here is the foresight¹," said he, putting his finger upon the little disc and loop of the hat-securer.

"这就说明有远见。"他一边说着，一边把手指放在钉松紧带用的小圆盘和搭环上。

"They are never sold upon hats.

"出售的帽子从来不附带这些东西。

If this man ordered one, it is a sign of a certain amount of foresight,

这个人定做了这样一顶帽子，正好说明此人品有远见，

since he went out of his way to take this precaution against the wind.

因为他特意用这个方法来预防帽子被风刮跑。

But since we see that he has broken the elastic² and has not troubled to replace it,

可是我们又看到他把松紧带弄坏了，而又不愿意费点事重新钉上一条，

it is obvious that he has less foresight now than formerly³, which is a distinct proof of a weakening nature.

这清楚地说明他的远见已不如从前了，同时这也是他意志日渐消沉的一个明显证明。

On the other hand, he has endeavoured to conceal⁴ some of these stains upon the felt by daubing them with ink,

另一方面，他用墨水涂抹帽子上的污痕，拼命加以掩饰它的破旧，

which is a sign that he has not entirely⁵ lost his self- respect."

表明他还没有完全丧失他的自尊心。"

"Your reasoning is certainly plausible⁶."

"当然你的推论似乎是言之有理的。"

"The further points, that he is middle-aged⁷, that his hair is grizzled, that it has been recently cut,

"此外还有几点：他是个中年人，头发灰白，最近刚理过发，

and that he uses lime-cream, are all to be gathered from a close examination of the lower part of the lining⁸.

头上抹过柠檬膏，这些都是通过对帽子衬里下部的周密检查推断出来的。

The lens discloses a large number of hair-ends, clean cut by the scissors of the barber.

通过放大镜看到了许多被理发师剪刀剪过的整齐的头发楂儿。

They all appear to be adhesive⁹, and there is a distinct odour of lime-cream.

头发楂儿都是粘在一起的，而且有一种柠檬膏的特殊气味。

This dust, you will observe, is not the gritty, gray dust of the street but the fluffy¹⁰ brown dust of the house,

而帽子上的这些尘土，你将会注意到，不是街道上夹杂砂粒的灰尘，而是房间里那种棕色的绒状尘土，

showing that it has been hung up indoors most of the time;

这说明帽子大部分时间是挂在房间里的，

while the marks of moisture upon the inside are proof positive that the wearer perspired¹¹ very freely,

而另一方面衬里的湿迹很清楚地证明戴帽子的人经常大量出汗，

and could therefore, hardly be in the best of training."

所以不可能是一个身体锻炼得很好的人。"

1 foresight   

n.先见之明，深谋远虑

参考例句：

• The failure is the result of our lack of foresight.这次失败是由于我们缺乏远虑而造成的。
• It required a statesman's foresight and sagacity to make the decision.作出这个决定需要政治家的远见卓识。

2 elastic   

n.橡皮圈，松紧带；adj.有弹性的；灵活的

参考例句：

• Rubber is an elastic material.橡胶是一种弹性材料。
• These regulations are elastic.这些规定是有弹性的。

3 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

4 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

5 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。

6 plausible   

adj.似真实的，似乎有理的，似乎可信的

参考例句：

• His story sounded plausible.他说的那番话似乎是真实的。
• Her story sounded perfectly plausible.她的说辞听起来言之有理。

7 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

8 lining   

n.衬里，衬料

参考例句：

• The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
• Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。

9 adhesive   

n.粘合剂；adj.可粘着的，粘性的

参考例句：

• You'll need a strong adhesive to mend that chair. 你需要一种粘性很强的东西来修理那把椅子。
• Would you give me an adhesive stamp?请给我一枚带胶邮票好吗？

10 fluffy   

adj.有绒毛的，空洞的

参考例句：

• Newly hatched chicks are like fluffy balls.刚孵出的小鸡像绒毛球。
• The steamed bread is very fluffy.馒头很暄。

11 perspired   

v.出汗，流汗( perspire的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The air became cooler but Feliks perspired all the same. 空气凉爽了，但费利克斯仍然浑身出汗。 来自辞典例句
• Sit down, you look perspired. 坐下，看你满头是汗。 来自辞典例句