单身贵族案 15勋爵驾到(7)

Lord St. Simon shrugged¹ his shoulders and raised his eyebrows².

圣西蒙勋爵耸了耸肩，眉毛一扬。

"We have been on a friendly footing for some years... I may say on a very friendly footing.

"我们已有多年交情了，可以说是非常友好的关系。

She used to be at the Allegro³. I have not treated her ungenerously,

她过去常在阿利格罗。我对待她并不吝啬，

and she had no just cause of complaint against me, but you know what women are, Mr. Holmes.

她对我也没有什么可抱怨的，但是，福尔摩斯先生，你知道女人是怎么一回事。

Flora⁴ was a dear little thing, but exceedingly hot-headed and devotedly⁵ attached to me.

弗洛拉是个可爱的小东西，但是个非常急性子的人，而且热切地依恋着我。

She wrote me dreadful letters when she heard that I was about to be married,

当她听说我要结婚的时候，给我写过几封可怕的信，

and, to tell the truth, the reason why I had the marriage celebrated⁶ so quietly

老实说，我之所以这样悄悄地举行婚礼，原因就是，

was that I feared lest there might be a scandal in the church.

我怕万一在教堂里出丑。

She came to Mr. Doran's door just after we returned, and she endeavoured to push her way in,

她刚好在我们回来的时候来到多兰先生的门前，极力想闯进去，

uttering very abusive expressions towards my wife, and even threatening her,

公然用非常难听的话辱骂我的妻子，甚至还威胁她，

but I had foreseen the possibility of something of the sort,

但是我预先估计到可能会发生这类事情，

and I had two police fellows there in private clothes, who soon pushed her out again.

在那里安排了两名便衣警察，他们很快就把她重新赶出门去。

She was quiet when she saw that there was no good in making a row."

当她明白吵架决不会有什么好结果时，就安静了下来。"

1 shrugged   

vt.耸肩（shrug的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀，什么也没说。
• She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩，装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

3 allegro   

adj. 快速而活泼的；n.快板；adv.活泼地

参考例句：

• The first movement is a conventional symphonic Allegro.第一乐章是传统的交响乐快板。
• My life in university is like allegro.我的生活在大学中像急速的乐章。

4 flora   

n.(某一地区的)植物群

参考例句：

• The subtropical island has a remarkably rich native flora.这个亚热带岛屿有相当丰富的乡土植物种类。
• All flora need water and light.一切草木都需要水和阳光。

5 devotedly   

专心地； 恩爱地； 忠实地； 一心一意地

参考例句：

• He loved his wife devotedly. 他真诚地爱他的妻子。
• Millions of fans follow the TV soap operas devotedly. 千百万观众非常着迷地收看这部电视连续剧。

6 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。