巴斯克威尔的猎犬 疑案（8）

 

"My dear Holmes!"

“我亲爱的福尔摩斯！”

"Am I right?"

“我说得对吗？ ”

"Certainly, but how?"

“当然了， 可是怎么——”

He laughed at my bewildered expression.

他讥笑着我那莫名其妙的神情。

"There is a delightful¹ freshness about you, Watson, which makes it a pleasure to exercise anysmall powers which I possess at your expense. A gentleman goes forth² on a showery and miry day.

He returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss³ still on his hat and his boots. He has been afixture therefore all day. He is not a man with intimate friends. Where, then, could he have been?Is it not obvious?"

“华生， 因为你带着一身 轻松愉快的神情， 使我很想耍耍小把戏拿你开开心。 一位绅士在泥泞的雨天出了门； 晚上回来的时候， 身上却干干净净， 帽上、 鞋上依然发着亮光， 他一定是整天呆坐未动。 他还是个没有亲近朋友的人， 这么说来， 他还会到哪里去过呢？ 这不是很明显的事吗？ ”

"Well, it is rather obvious."

“对， 相当明显。”

"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes. Where doyou think that I have been?"“世界上有的是没有人看得出来的明显的事。 你以为我是呆在什么地方的？ ”

"A fixture⁴ also."

“这不是呆在这里没有动吗？ ”

"On the contrary, I have been to Devonshire."“正相反， 我到德文郡去过了 。”

"In spirit?"

“‘魂灵’ 去了吧？ ”

"Exactly. My body has remained in this armchair and has, I regret to observe, consumed inmy absence two large pots of coffee and an incredible amount of tobacco. After you left I sentdown to Stamford's for the Ordnance⁵ map of this portion of the moor⁶, and my spirit has hoveredover it all day. I flatter myself that I could find my way about."“正是， 我的肉体一直是坐在这只安乐椅里。 可是遗憾的是， 我竟在‘魂灵’ 已远远飞走的期间喝掉了两大壶咖啡， 抽了多得难以相信的烟草。 你走了以后， 我派人去斯坦弗警局取来了绘有沼地这一地区的地图， 我的‘魂灵’ 就在这张地图上转了一天。 我自 信对那个地区的道路已了如指掌了。”

"A large-scale map, I presume?"

“我想该是一张很详细的地图吧？ ”

"Very large." He unrolled one section and held it over his knee. "Here you have the particulardistrict which concerns us. That is Baskerville Hall in the middle."“很详细。” 他把地图打开了一部分放在膝头上。“这里就是与我们特别有关系的地区。中间的地方就是巴斯克维尔庄园。”

1 delightful   

adj.令人高兴的，使人快乐的

参考例句：

• We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
• Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

3 gloss   

n.光泽，光滑；虚饰；注释；vt.加光泽于；掩饰

参考例句：

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• She rubbed up the silver plates to a high gloss.她把银盘擦得很亮。

4 fixture   

n.固定设备；预定日期；比赛时间；定期存款

参考例句：

• Lighting fixture must be installed at once.必须立即安装照明设备。
• The cordless kettle may now be a fixture in most kitchens.无绳电热水壶现在可能是多数厨房的固定设备。

5 ordnance   

n.大炮，军械

参考例句：

• She worked in an ordnance factory during the war.战争期间她在一家兵工厂工作。
• Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce,ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.军队很缺鞋和衣服，武器供应和药品就更少了。

6 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。