希腊翻译（16）

“He opened the door as he spoke¹, and I had hardly time to spring out when the coachman lashed² the horse and the carriage rattled³ away. I looked around me in astonishment⁴. I was on some sort of a heathy common mottled over with dark clumps⁵ of furze-bushes. Far away stretched a line of houses, with a light here and there in the upper windows. On the other side I saw the red signal-lamps of a railway.

“The carriage which had brought me was already out of sight. I stood gazing round and wondering where on earth I might be, when I saw some one coming towards me in the darkness. As he came up to me I made out that he was a railway porter.

“‘Can you tell me what place this is?’ I asked.

“‘Wandsworth Common,’ said he.

“‘Can I get a train into town?’

“‘If you walk on a mile or so to Clapham Junction,’ said he, ‘you'll just be in time for the last to Victoria.’

“So that was the end of my adventure, Mr. Holmes. I do not know where I was, nor whom I spoke with, nor anything save what I have told you. But I know that there is foul⁶ play going on, and I want to help that unhappy man if I can. I told the whole story to Mr. Mycroft Holmes next morning, and subsequently to the police.”

We all sat in silence for some little time after listening to this extraordinary narrative⁷. Then Sherlock looked across at his brother.

“他边说边打开车门，我刚刚跳下车，车夫便扬鞭策马疾驶而去。我惊惜地环顾四周。原来我置身荒野，四下是黑乎乎的灌木丛。远处一排房屋，窗户闪着灯光；另一边是铁路的红色信号灯。

“载我来到此地的那辆马车已经无影无踪了。我站在那里向四下呆呆地望着．想弄清究竟身在何地，这时我看到有人摸黑向我走来。等他走到我面前，我才看出他是铁路搬运工。

“‘你能告诉我这里是什么地方吗？’我问道。

“‘这是旺兹沃思荒地。’他说道。

“‘这里有火车进城吗？’

“‘如果你步行一英里左右到克拉彭枢纽站，’他说道，‘正好可以赶上去维多利亚车站的未班车。’

“我这段惊险经历就到此为止。福尔摩斯先生，除了刚才对你讲的事情之外，我既不知所到何地，也不知和我谈话的是何人，其它情况也一概不知。不过我知道那里正进行着肮脏的勾当。如果可能，我就要帮助那个不幸的人。第二天早最，我把全部情况告诉了迈克罗夫特，福尔摩斯先生，随后就向警察报了案。”

听完了这一段离奇曲折的故事，我们一言不发地静坐了一会儿。后来歇洛克望望他哥哥。

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。

4 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

5 clumps   

n.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的名词复数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声v.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声

参考例句：

• These plants quickly form dense clumps. 这些植物很快形成了浓密的树丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves. 这些鳞茎死了，剩下的只是一丛丛的黃叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

7 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。