斑点带子案 04海伦小姐(4)

Sherlock Holmes ran her over with one of his quick, all-comprehensive glances.

歇洛克·福尔摩斯迅速地从上到下打量了她一下。

"You must not fear," said he soothingly¹, bending forward and patting² her forearm.

"你不必害怕，"他探身向前，轻轻地拍拍她的手臂，安慰她说，

"We shall soon set matters right, I have no doubt. You have come in by train this morning, I see."

"我毫不怀疑，我们很快就会把事情处理好的，我知道，你是今天早上坐火车来的。"

"You know me, then?"

"那么说，你认识我？"

"No, but I observe the second half of a return ticket in the palm of your left glove.

"不，我注意到你左手的手套里有一张回程车票的后半截。

You must have started early, and yet you had a good drive in a dog-cart, along heavy roads, before you reached the station."

你一定是很早就动身的，而且在到达车站之前，还乘坐过单马车在崎岖的泥泞道路上行驶了一段漫长的路程。"

The lady gave a violent start and stared in bewilderment³ at my companion.

那位女士猛地吃了一惊，惶惑地凝视着我的同伴。

"There is no mystery, my dear madam," said he, smiling.

"这里面没什么奥妙，亲爱的小姐，"他笑了笑说。

"The left arm of your jacket is spattered with mud in no less than seven places.

"你外套的左臂上，至少有七处溅上了泥。

The marks are perfectly⁴ fresh. There is no vehicle save a dog-cart which throws up mud in that way,

这些泥迹都是新沾上的。除了单马车以外，没有什么其它车辆会这样地甩起泥巴来，

and then only when you sit on the left-hand side of the driver."

并且只有你坐在车夫左面才会溅到泥的。"

1 soothingly   

adv.抚慰地，安慰地；镇痛地

参考例句：

• The mother talked soothingly to her child. 母亲对自己的孩子安慰地说。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He continued to talk quietly and soothingly to the girl until her frightened grip on his arm was relaxed. 他继续柔声安慰那姑娘，她那因恐惧而紧抓住他的手终于放松了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 patting   

v.轻拍( pat的现在分词 )；拍成，拍至；表扬，称赞（某人/自己）

参考例句：

• All the members of the team gathered around him, patting him on the back. 全体队员都聚在他周围夸奖他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Through my tea-colored glasses, I saw the man patting his quilt. 见到那人一边用手拍打被子。 来自中国文学部分

3 bewilderment   

n.迷惑

参考例句：

• He was in great [complete] bewilderment at the sight. 他看到这种情景，被完全弄糊涂了。
• Irena shook her head, but in bewilderment, not negation. 伊连娜摇了摇头，是困惑，而非拒绝。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。