工程师大拇指案 26被砍掉的大拇指(12)

I have said that though the floor and ceiling were of iron, the walls were of wood.

我曾经说过，虽然房顶和地板是铁的，墙壁却是木头的。

As I gave a last hurried glance around, I saw a thin line of yellow light between two of the boards,

在我向四周投以最后的一眼时，我看到两块墙板之间透过来一线微弱的黄色亮光，

which broadened and broadened as a small panel was pushed backward.

随着一小块嵌板被往后推去，亮光也变得越来越亮。

For an instant I could hardly believe that here was indeed a door which led away from death.

一刹那间我简直不敢相信这儿确实是一扇死里逃生之门。

The next instant I threw myself through, and lay half-fainting upon the other side.

我立刻就从那里冲了出去，失魂落魄地躺在墙的另一边。

The panel had closed again behind me, but the crash of the lamp,

嵌板在我身后又阖上了，但是那盏灯的碎裂声

and a few moments afterwards the clang of the two slabs¹ of metal, told me how narrow had been my escape.

以及其刻后两块铁板的撞击声表明我是怎样千钧一发地脱了险。

I was recalled to myself by a frantic² plucking at my wrist,

"我是被人发狂似地拉扯着我的手腕才苏醒过来的，

and I found myself lying upon the stone floor of a narrow corridor,

我发现我躺在一条狭窄走廊的石头地面上，

while a woman bent³ over me and tugged⁴ at me with her left hand, while she held a candle in her right.

一个女人右手拿着一根蜡烛俯身用她的左手使劲地拉着我。

It was the same good friend whose warning I had so foolishly rejected.

她就是那位好心的朋友，当初我是多么愚蠢地拒不接受她的警告。

1 slabs   

n.厚板，平板，厚片( slab的名词复数 )；厚胶片

参考例句：

• The patio was made of stone slabs. 这天井是用石板铺砌而成的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The slabs of standing stone point roughly toward the invisible notch. 这些矗立的石块，大致指向那个看不见的缺口。 来自辞典例句

2 frantic   

adj.狂乱的，错乱的，激昂的

参考例句：

• I've had a frantic rush to get my work done.我急急忙忙地赶完工作。
• He made frantic dash for the departing train.他发疯似地冲向正开出的火车。

3 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

4 tugged   

v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
• A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》