工程师大拇指案 30被砍掉的大拇指(16)

"Half dazed, I went into the station and asked about the morning train.

“我昏昏沉沉地走进车站，打听早班火车的时间。

There would be one to Reading in less than an hour.

知道一小时内将有一班开往雷丁的火车。

The same porter was on duty, I found, as had been there when I arrived.

我发现值班的还是我来时就在那儿的那位搬运工。

I inquired of him whether he had ever heard of Colonel Lysander Stark¹. The name was strange to him.

我询问他是否听说过莱桑德·斯塔克上校这个人，看来他对这个名字很陌生。

Had he observed a carriage the night before waiting for me? No, he had not.

我问他是否注意到昨天晚上等候我的一辆马车，他说没有。

Was there a police-station anywhere near? There was one about three miles off.

问他附近是否有警察局，他说三英里外有一个。

It was too far for me to go, weak and ill as I was.

像我这样，伤疲交加，这段距离对我来说实在是太远了。

I determined² to wait until I got back to town before telling my story to the police.

我决定回到城里以后再去报警。

It was a little past six when I arrived, so I went first to have my wound dressed,

回到城里时才六点稍过一点，所以我先去包扎伤口。

and then the doctor was kind enough to bring me along here.

难为这位医生陪送我来到这里，

I put the case into your hands and shall do exactly what you advise."

我把这个案子托付给您，我将完全按照您的意见办。”

1 stark   

adj.荒凉的；严酷的；完全的；adv.完全地

参考例句：

• The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
• He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。

2 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。