巴斯克威尔的猎犬 梅利琵宅邸的主人斯台普吞（19）

 

　　But I was eager to get back to my charge. The melancholy¹ of the moor², the death of the unfortunate pony³, the weird⁴ sound which had been associated with the grim legend of the Baskervilles, all these things tinged⁵ my thoughts with sadness. Then on the top of these more or less vague impressions there had come the definite and distinct warning of Miss Stapleton,delivered with such intense earnestness that I could not doubt that some grave and deep reason lay behind it. I resisted all pressure to stay for lunch, and I set off at once upon my return journey,taking the grass-grown path by which we had come.

　　可是我已急于要回去看我的委托人了。 阴惨的沼地， 不幸的小马的丧命和那与巴斯克维尔的猎狗的可怕的传说相关联的、 令人毛骨悚然的声音， 所有这些都给我的思想蒙上了一层忧伤的色彩。 浮现在这些多少还是模糊的印象之上的， 就是斯台普吞小姐的清楚、 肯定的警告了。 她当时谈话的态度又是那样的诚心诚意， 使我无法再怀疑在这警告的后面必然有着深刻而严重的理由。 我婉谢了一切使我留下来吃午饭的敦请， 立刻就踏上了 归途， 顺着来时的那条长满野草的小路走了回去。

　　It seems, however, that there must have been some short cut for those who knew it, for beforeI had reached the road I was astounded⁶ to see Miss Stapleton sitting upon a rock by the side of the track. Her face was beautifully flushed with her exertions⁷ and she held her hand to her side.

　　好象是路熟的人一定能找到捷径似的， 在我还没有走上大路的时候， 我就大吃一惊地看到了斯台普吞小姐正坐在小路旁边的一块石头上。 她由于经过剧烈运动， 脸上泛出了美丽的红晕， 两手叉着腰。

1 melancholy   

n.忧郁，愁思；adj.令人感伤（沮丧）的，忧郁的

参考例句：

• All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
• He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过，他感到很郁闷。

2 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。

3 pony   

adj.小型的；n.小马

参考例句：

• His father gave him a pony as a Christmas present.他父亲给了他一匹小马驹作为圣诞礼物。
• They made him pony up the money he owed.他们逼他还债。

4 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。

5 tinged   

v.（使）发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• memories tinged with sadness 略带悲伤的往事
• white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣

6 astounded   

v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词)；愕然；愕；惊讶

参考例句：

• His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
• How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话？我感到大为震惊。

7 exertions   

n.努力( exertion的名词复数 )；费力；（能力、权力等的）运用；行使

参考例句：

• As long as they lived, exertions would not be necessary to her. 只要他们活着，是不需要她吃苦的。 来自辞典例句
• She failed to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertions. 她虽然费尽力气，仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。 来自辞典例句