斑点带子案 05海伦小姐(5)

"Whatever your reasons may be, you are perfectly¹ correct," said she.

"不管你是怎么判断出来的，你说得完全正确，"她说，

"I started from home before six, reached Leatherhead at twenty past, and came in by the first train to Waterloo.

"我六点钟前离家上路，六点二十到达莱瑟黑德，然后乘坐开往滑铁卢的第一班火车来的。

Sir, I can stand this strain² no longer; I shall go mad if it continues.

先生，这么紧张我再也受不了啦，这样下去我会发疯的。

I have no one to turn to -- none, save only one, who cares for me, and he, poor fellow, can be of little aid.

我是求助无门--一个能帮忙的人也没有，除了只有那么一个人关心我，可是他这可怜的人儿，也是爱莫能助。

I have heard of you, Mr. Holmes; I have heard of you from Mrs. Farintosh, whom you helped in the hour of her sore need.

我听人说起过你，福尔摩斯先生，我是从法林托歇太太那儿听说的，你曾经在她极需帮助的时候援助过她。

It was from her that I had your address.

我正是从她那儿打听到你的地址的。

Oh, sir, do you not think that you could help me, too,

噢，先生，你不也可以帮帮我的忙吗？

and at least throw a little light through the dense³ darkness which surrounds me?

至少可以对陷于黑暗深渊的我指出一线光明的吧。

At present it is out of my power to reward⁴ you for your services,

目前我无力酬劳你对我的帮助，

but in a month or six weeks I shall be married, with the control of my own income,

但在一个月或一个半月以内，我即将结婚，那时就能支配我自己的收入，

and then at least you shall not find me ungrateful."

你至少可以发现，我不是一个忘恩负义的人。"

1 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。

2 strain   

n.紧张，拉紧，血统；v.劳累，拉紧，过份使用

参考例句：

• Strain the fat off before you serve the soup.在上汤前把里面的油滤掉。
• He had a muscular strain.他肌肉过劳。

3 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

4 reward   

n.报酬，酬谢，赏金；vt.奖赏，酬谢，报应

参考例句：

• He will expect some reward after working so hard.他工作很努力，会得到报偿的。
• I didn't do it for reward;I did it for love.我做这件事不是为了报酬，而是出于爱好。