A Study in Scarlet — Page 2

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

Worn with pain, and weak from the prolonged hardships which I had undergone, I was removed, with a great train of wounded sufferers, to the base hospital at Peshawar.

我饱受伤痛折磨，又因长期历经艰辛而体力衰弱，与一大批伤患一同被转送至白沙瓦的后方医院。

Here I rallied, and had already improved so far as to be able to walk about the wards, and even to bask a little upon the verandah, when I was struck down by enteric fever, that curse of our Indian possessions.

在那里我逐渐好转，身体已恢复到能在病房里走动，甚至能在走廊上晒晒太阳的程度，然而就在此时，我却被肠热病击倒——那是笼罩我们印度领地的一个诅咒。

For months my life was despaired of, and when at last I came to myself and became convalescent, I was so weak and emaciated that a medical board determined that not a day should be lost in sending me back to England.

数月之间，我的生命岌岌可危，当我终于恢复神志、进入康复期时，我已虚弱消瘦至极，军医委员会因此决定须即刻将我遣返英国，不得有任何耽搁。

I was dispatched, accordingly, in the troopship "Orontes," and landed a month later on Portsmouth jetty, with my health irretrievably ruined, but with permission from a paternal government to spend the next nine months in attempting to improve it.

于是我被安排乘坐运兵船"俄罗提斯号"启程，一个月后在朴次茅斯的码头登岸，健康已遭到无可挽回的损毁，却获得了仁慈政府的恩准，可用此后九个月的时间尝试调养恢复。

I had neither kith nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air—or as free as an income of eleven shillings and sixpence a day will permit a man to be.

我在英国既无亲朋，也无故旧，因此自由得如同空气——或者说，像每天十一先令六便士的收入所能允许的那般自由。

Under such circumstances, I naturally gravitated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained.

在这种情形之下，我自然而然地被吸引到了伦敦——那个帝国中所有游手好闲之徒都无可抗拒地汇聚于此的大污水池。

There I stayed for some time at a private hotel in the Strand, leading a comfortless, meaningless existence, and spending such money as I had, considerably more freely than I ought.

我在那里的斯特兰德街一家私人旅馆住了一段时日，过着毫无舒适可言、毫无意义的生活，花钱也远比应有的节制挥霍得多。

Vocabulary

我: wǒ — I, me; first-person singular pronoun
饱受: bǎo shòu — to have suffered a great deal of something
伤痛: shāng tòng — pain and injury; physical or emotional suffering
折磨: zhé mó — to torment; to cause prolonged suffering
又: yòu — also; again; additionally
因: yīn — because of; due to; owing to
长期: cháng qī — long-term; over an extended period of time
历经: lì jīng — to have gone through; to have experienced repeatedly
艰辛: jiān xīn — hardship and suffering; difficult and bitter experiences
而: ér — and; yet; thus; connecting clauses
体力: tǐ lì — physical strength; bodily energy and stamina
衰弱: shuāi ruò — weak and feeble; declining in physical strength
与: yǔ — with; and; together with
一大批: yī dà pī — a large group or batch of people or things
伤患: shāng huàn — wounded patients; those suffering from injuries
一同: yī tóng — together; at the same time with others
被: bèi — passive marker; used to indicate passive voice
转送: zhuǎn sòng — to transfer and send; to forward to another place
至: zhì — to; until; reaching a place or point
的: de — structural particle indicating possession or modification
后方: hòu fāng — rear area; behind the front lines
医院: yī yuàn — hospital; medical facility for treating patients
在: zài — at; in; located at a place
那里: nà lǐ — there; at that place
逐渐: zhú jiàn — gradually; little by little over time
好转: hǎo zhuǎn — to improve; to take a turn for the better
身体: shēn tǐ — body; physical health and condition
已: yǐ — already; by now; indicates completed state
恢复: huī fù — to recover; to restore to a previous state
到: dào — to; arriving at a degree or destination
能: néng — able to; capable of doing something
病房: bìng fáng — hospital ward; room where patients are treated
里: lǐ — inside; within a place or space
走动: zǒu dòng — to move about; to walk around short distances
甚至: shèn zhì — even; going so far as to
走廊: zǒu láng — corridor; hallway connecting rooms
上: shàng — on; above; on top of a surface
晒晒: shài shài — to bask a little; to enjoy some sunlight briefly
太阳: tài yáng — the sun; sunlight and sunshine
程度: chéng dù — degree; level or extent of something
然而: rán ér — however; but; yet; expressing a contrast
就在: jiù zài — right at; precisely at this time or place
此时: cǐ shí — at this moment; at this time
却: què — but; yet; unexpectedly; expressing contrast
击倒: jī dǎo — to knock down; to strike down and defeat
那是: nà shì — that is; that was; used to identify something
笼罩: lǒng zhào — to shroud; to envelop or hang over an area
我们: wǒ men — we; us; first-person plural pronoun
领地: lǐng dì — territory; land under one's control or rule
一个: yī gè — one; a single unit of something
诅咒: zǔ zhòu — curse; a hex bringing misfortune upon someone
数月: shù yuè — several months; a number of months
之间: zhī jiān — between; among; within a period
我的: wǒ de — my; mine; belonging to me
生命: shēng mìng — life; one's existence and vitality
岌岌可危: jí jí kě wēi — in imminent danger; precariously close to disaster
当: dāng — when; at the time that something occurs
终于: zhōng yú — finally; at last; after a long wait
神志: shén zhì — consciousness; mental awareness and clarity
进入: jìn rù — to enter; to go into a state or place
康复期: kāng fù qī — recovery period; time spent recuperating from illness
时: shí — when; at the time of; temporal marker
虚弱: xū ruò — weak; frail; lacking physical strength
消瘦: xiāo shòu — emaciated; having become thin and gaunt
至极: zhì jí — to the extreme; in the utmost degree
军医: jūn yī — military doctor; physician serving in the army
委员会: wěi yuán huì — committee; a group formed to make decisions
因此: yīn cǐ — therefore; as a result; for this reason
决定: jué dìng — to decide; to make a firm resolution
须: xū — must; it is necessary to do something
即刻: jí kè — immediately; right away without any delay
将: jiāng — about to; will; a marker of future action
遣返: qiǎn fǎn — to repatriate; to send someone back to their homeland
不得: bù dé — must not; not allowed; forbidden to do
有: yǒu — to have; there is or exists
任何: rèn hé — any; whatever; of any kind whatsoever
耽搁: dān ge — delay; to hold up or procrastinate unnecessarily
于是: yú shì — therefore; as a result; so then
安排: ān pái — to arrange; to make plans or preparations
乘坐: chéng zuò — to ride; to travel on a vehicle or vessel
启程: qǐ chéng — to set off; to begin a journey
一个月: yī gè yuè — one month; a period of thirty days
后: hòu — after; later; behind in time or space
码头: mǎ tou — dock; wharf where ships load and unload
登岸: dēng àn — to go ashore; to disembark onto land
健康: jiàn kāng — health; being in good physical condition
遭到: zāo dào — to suffer; to meet with something negative
无可挽回: wú kě wǎn huí — irreversible; impossible to recover or undo
损毁: sǔn huǐ — damage; to be harmed or destroyed
获得: huò dé — to obtain; to gain or receive something
了: le — particle indicating completed action or change
仁慈: rén cí — benevolent; kind and compassionate
政府: zhèng fǔ — government; the ruling administrative authority
恩准: ēn zhǔn — gracious approval; kind official permission granted
可用: kě yòng — available to use; at one's disposal
此后: cǐ hòu — from then on; after this point in time
九个月: jiǔ gè yuè — nine months; a period of nine months
时间: shí jiān — time; a period or duration
尝试: cháng shì — to try; to attempt doing something
调养: diào yǎng — to recuperate; to rest and restore one's health
既无: jì wú — having neither; lacking both of two things
亲朋: qīn péng — relatives and friends; close personal connections
也无: yě wú — nor; also lacking; neither having something
故旧: gù jiù — old acquaintances; longtime friends from the past
自由: zì yóu — freedom; liberty to act as one pleases
得: de — particle indicating degree or result of action
如同: rú tóng — just like; similar to; as if
空气: kōng qì — air; the atmosphere surrounding us
或者: huò zhě — or; alternatively; one or the other
说: shuō — to say; to speak; to put it another way
像: xiàng — like; resembling; similar to
每天: měi tiān — every day; daily
十一: shí yī — eleven; the number eleven
六: liù — six; the number six
收入: shōu rù — income; money received regularly
所能: suǒ néng — what one is able to; within one's capacity
允许: yǔn xǔ — to permit; to allow something to happen
那般: nà bān — like that; in that manner or degree
这种: zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of situation
情形: qíng xíng — situation; circumstances; state of affairs
之下: zhī xià — under; beneath; under such circumstances
自然而然: zì rán ér rán — naturally; as a matter of course
地: de — adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
吸引: xī yǐn — to attract; to draw interest or people in
那个: nà gè — that; that particular one
帝国: dì guó — empire; a vast realm ruled by an emperor
中: zhōng — in; within; among; inside
所有: suǒ yǒu — all; every; all of something
游手好闲: yóu shǒu hào xián — idle loafer; someone who avoids work and wanders
之徒: zhī tú — such people; those of this kind or type
都: dōu — all; both; every one without exception
无可抗拒: wú kě kàng jù — irresistible; impossible to resist or refuse
汇聚: huì jù — to converge; to gather together at one point
于此: yú cǐ — here; at this place; in this regard
大: dà — big; large; great in size or importance
污水池: wū shuǐ chí — cesspool; a pit collecting sewage or filth
一家: yī jiā — one establishment; a single shop or hotel
私人: sī rén — private; personal; not public or official
旅馆: lǚ guǎn — hotel; inn providing lodging for travelers
住了: zhù le — stayed; lived there for a period of time
一段: yī duàn — a period; a stretch of time or distance
时日: shí rì — days; a span of time; period of days
过着: guò zhe — living; spending time in a certain manner
毫无: háo wú — completely without; utterly lacking any trace
舒适: shū shì — comfortable; providing ease and physical pleasure
可言: kě yán — worth mentioning; to speak of; whatsoever
意义: yì yì — meaning; significance; purpose
生活: shēng huó — life; daily living; lifestyle
花钱: huā qián — to spend money; to use funds on something
也: yě — also; too; as well
远比: yuǎn bǐ — far more than; much greater in comparison
应有: yīng yǒu — what one should have; proper and fitting
节制: jié zhì — moderation; self-restraint in spending or behavior
挥霍: huī huò — to squander; to spend money wastefully and freely
得多: de duō — much more; by a great degree comparatively

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