月亮和六便士 第二十六章(1)

 Chapter 26 第二十六章

Next day we moved Strickland. 第二天我们就去给思特里克兰德搬家。

It needed a good deal of firmness and still more patience to induce him to come, 劝说他搬到施特略夫家里来需要绝大的毅力和更多的耐心，

but he was really too ill to offer any effective resistance to Stroeve's entreaties¹ and to my determination. 幸而思特里克兰德病得实在太重，对于施特略夫的央求和我的决心都做不出有效的抵抗了。

We dressed him, while he feebly cursed us, got him downstairs, into a cab, and eventually to Stroeve's studio. 在他的软弱无力的咒骂声中，我们给他穿好衣服，扶着他走下楼梯，安置在一辆马车里，最后终于把他弄到施特略夫的画室里。

He was so exhausted² by the time we arrived that he allowed us to put him to bed without a word. 当我们到达以后，他已经一点气力也没有了，只好一言不发地由我们把他放在一张床上。

He was ill for six weeks. 他的病延续了六个星期。

At one time it looked as though he could not live more than a few hours, 有一段日子看上去他连几个钟头也活不过去了，

and I am convinced that it was only through the Dutchman's doggedness that he pulled through. 我毫不怀疑，他之所以能够活下来完全要归功这位荷兰画家任劳任怨的护理。

I have never known a more difficult patient. 我从来也没有见到过比他更难伺候的病人。

It was not that he was exacting³ and querulous; on the contrary, he never complained, he asked for nothing, he was perfectly⁴ silent; 倒不是说他挑剔、抱怨；恰恰相反，他从来也不诉苦，从来不提出什么要求，他躺在那里一语不发。

but he seemed to resent the care that was taken of him; 但是他似乎非常厌恨你对他的照顾；

he received all inquiries⁵ about his feelings or his needs with a jibe⁶, a sneer⁷, or an oath. 谁要是问一问他觉得怎么样、有什么需要，他轻则挖苦你一句，重则破口大骂。

I found him detestable, and as soon as he was out of danger I had no hesitation⁸ in telling him so. Go to hell, he answered briefly⁹. 我发现这个人实在让人厌恶，他刚一脱离危险，我就把我的想法告诉了他。“见鬼去吧，你，”他一点不客气地回敬了我一句。

Dirk Stroeve, giving up his work entirely¹⁰, nursed Strickland with tenderness and sympathy. 戴尔克·施特略夫把自己的工作全部撂下，整天服侍病人，又体贴，又关切。

He was dexterous¹¹ to make him comfortable, 他的手脚非常利索，把病人弄得舒舒服服。

and he exercised a cunning of which I should never have thought him capable to induce him to take the medicines prescribed by the doctor. 大夫开了药，他总是连哄带骗地劝病人按时服用，我从来没想到他的手段这么巧妙。

Nothing was too much trouble for him. 无论做什么事他都不嫌麻烦。

1 entreaties   

n.恳求，乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He began with entreaties and ended with a threat. 他先是恳求，最后是威胁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves. 暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

3 exacting   

adj.苛求的，要求严格的

参考例句：

• He must remember the letters and symbols with exacting precision.他必须以严格的精度记住每个字母和符号。
• The public has been more exacting in its demands as time has passed.随着时间的推移，公众的要求更趋严格。

4 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

5 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 jibe   

v.嘲笑，与...一致，使转向；n.嘲笑，嘲弄

参考例句：

• Perhaps I should withdraw my jibe about hot air.或许我应当收回对热火朝天的嘲笑。
• What he says does not jibe with what others say.他所说的与其他人说的不一致。

7 sneer   

v.轻蔑；嘲笑；n.嘲笑，讥讽的言语

参考例句：

• He said with a sneer.他的话中带有嘲笑之意。
• You may sneer,but a lot of people like this kind of music.你可以嗤之以鼻，但很多人喜欢这种音乐。

8 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

9 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。

10 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

11 dexterous   

adj.灵敏的；灵巧的

参考例句：

• As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.随着年龄的增长，人通常会变得不再那么手巧。
• The manager was dexterous in handling his staff.那位经理善于运用他属下的职员。