A Study in Scarlet — Page 4

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

" he said, commiseratingly, after he had listened to my misfortunes. "What are you up to now?"

他听完我的不幸遭遇后，同情地说道："你现在打算做什么？"

"Looking for lodgings," I answered. "Trying to solve the problem as to whether it is possible to get comfortable rooms at a reasonable price."

我回答说："在找住处，想解决一个问题——能否以合理的价格租到舒适的房间。"

"That's a strange thing," remarked my companion; "you are the second man to-day that has used that expression to me."

我的同伴说道："真是巧了，你是今天第二个跟我说这番话的人。"

"And who was the first?" I asked.

我问道："那第一个是谁？"

"A fellow who is working at the chemical laboratory up at the hospital. He was bemoaning himself this morning because he could not get someone to go halves with him in some nice rooms which he had found, and which were too much for his purse."

他说："是在医院化学实验室工作的一个家伙。他今天早上还在抱怨，说他找到了几间不错的房间，却找不到人和他合租，而那房租对他来说又太贵了。"

"By Jove!" I cried, "if he really wants someone to share the rooms and the expense, I am the very man for him. I should prefer having a partner to being alone."

我叫道："天哪！如果他真的想找人合租分担费用，我正是他要找的人。我宁愿有个同伴，也不想一个人住。"

Young Stamford looked rather strangely at me over his wine-glass. "You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet," he said; "perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion."

年轻的斯坦福德隔着酒杯用一种奇怪的眼神看着我，说道："你还不了解歇洛克·福尔摩斯，也许你不会愿意和他长期为伴。"

"Why, what is there against him?"

我说："这话怎么说？他有什么不好的地方？"

"Oh, I didn't say there was anything against him. He is a little queer in his ideas—an enthusiast in some branches of science. As far as I know he is a decent fellow enough."

他说："哦，我没说他有什么不好。他的想法只是有点古怪——对某些科学领域极为热衷。就我所知，他这个人还是相当不错的。"

"A medical student, I suppose?" said I.

我说："我猜他是个医学生？"

"No—I have no idea what he intends to go in for.

他说："不——我不知道他打算从事什么。

Vocabulary

他: tā — Third person singular pronoun: he, him.
听完: tīng wán — To finish listening to something completely.
我: wǒ — First person singular pronoun: I, me.
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
不幸: bù xìng — Misfortune; unfortunate circumstances or bad luck.
遭遇: zāo yù — To encounter hardship; an unfortunate experience or ordeal.
后: hòu — After; following a certain event or time.
同情: tóng qíng — Sympathy; to feel compassion for someone's suffering.
地: de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
说道: shuō dào — To say; to speak, often introducing quoted speech.
你: nǐ — Second person singular pronoun: you.
现在: xiàn zài — Now; at the present time or moment.
打算: dǎ suàn — To plan or intend to do something.
做: zuò — To do; to make or perform an action.
什么: shén me — What; an interrogative pronoun asking about things.
回答: huí dá — To answer or reply to a question.
说: shuō — To say, speak, or tell something.
在: zài — Currently doing; at or in a location.
找: zhǎo — To look for; to search for something.
住处: zhù chù — A place to live; accommodation or residence.
想: xiǎng — To want; to think or desire to do something.
解决: jiě jué — To solve or resolve a problem or difficulty.
一个: yī gè — One; a single unit of something.
问题: wèn tí — Problem or question needing attention or resolution.
能否: néng fǒu — Whether one can or cannot do something.
以: yǐ — With; using or at a certain standard or price.
合理: hé lǐ — Reasonable; fair and sensible in terms or price.
价格: jià gé — Price; the cost of goods or services.
租到: zū dào — To successfully rent or lease something.
舒适: shū shì — Comfortable; providing ease and physical well-being.
房间: fáng jiān — A room, typically inside a building.
同伴: tóng bàn — Companion; a person who accompanies another.
真是: zhēn shì — Indeed; truly or really is the case.
巧了: qiǎo le — What a coincidence; how timely or fitting.
是: shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.
今天: jīn tiān — Today; the current day.
第二个: dì èr gè — The second one in a sequence or order.
跟: gēn — With; following or accompanying someone.
这番: zhè fān — This set of; these particular (words or remarks).
话: huà — Words; speech or something said.
人: rén — Person; a human being.
问道: wèn dào — To ask; to pose a question to someone.
那: nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned.
第一个: dì yī gè — The first one in a sequence or order.
谁: shéi — Who; interrogative pronoun asking about a person.
医院: yī yuàn — Hospital; a place for medical treatment.
化学: huà xué — Chemistry; the science of substances and reactions.
实验室: shí yàn shì — Laboratory; a room for scientific experiments.
工作: gōng zuò — To work; a job or professional occupation.
家伙: jiā huo — Guy; fellow, often used informally for a person.
早上: zǎo shang — Morning; the early part of the day.
还在: hái zài — Still in the process of doing something.
抱怨: bào yuàn — To complain; to express dissatisfaction about something.
找到: zhǎo dào — To find; to successfully locate something or someone.
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.
几间: jǐ jiān — Several rooms; a few room units.
不错: bù cuò — Not bad; quite good or satisfactory.
却: què — But; however, indicating contrast or contradiction.
找不到: zhǎo bu dào — Unable to find; cannot locate something.
和: hé — And; together with someone or something.
合租: hé zū — To share a rental; to split rent with others.
而: ér — And yet; but, connecting contrasting clauses.
房租: fáng zū — Rent; the fee paid to use a property.
对: duì — For; regarding or directed at someone.
来说: lái shuō — As for; from the perspective of someone.
又: yòu — Again; also or additionally in this context.
太贵: tài guì — Too expensive; exceeding an acceptable price.
叫道: jiào dào — To exclaim; to cry out or shout something.
天哪: tiān nǎ — Good heavens; an exclamation of surprise or shock.
如果: rú guǒ — If; introducing a conditional clause or situation.
真的: zhēn de — Really; truly, emphasizing the truth of something.
找人: zhǎo rén — To look for someone; to seek a person.
分担: fēn dān — To share a burden, cost, or responsibility.
费用: fèi yòng — Expenses; costs or fees for something.
正是: zhèng shì — Exactly; precisely what is described or needed.
要找: yào zhǎo — Want to find; intending to look for something.
宁愿: nìng yuàn — Would rather; preferring one option over another.
有个: yǒu gè — To have a; having someone or something present.
也: yě — Also; too, indicating inclusion or addition.
不想: bù xiǎng — Do not want; unwilling to do something.
一个人: yī gè rén — Alone; by oneself without company.
住: zhù — To live; to reside or stay somewhere.
年轻: nián qīng — Young; being in an early stage of life.
隔着: gé zhe — Separated by; across or through something between them.
酒杯: jiǔ bēi — Wine glass; a cup used for drinking alcohol.
用: yòng — To use; employing something as a means.
一种: yī zhǒng — A kind of; one type or sort of something.
奇怪: qí guài — Strange; odd or unusual in an unexpected way.
眼神: yǎn shén — Expression in one's eyes; a meaningful gaze or look.
看着: kàn zhe — Looking at; gazing at someone or something.
还: hái — Still; yet, indicating an ongoing state.
不了解: bù liǎo jiě — Do not understand; lacking knowledge about someone.
也许: yě xǔ — Perhaps; maybe, expressing uncertainty or possibility.
不会: bù huì — Will not; unable or unlikely to do something.
愿意: yuàn yì — Willing; ready and happy to do something.
长期: cháng qī — Long-term; over an extended period of time.
为伴: wéi bàn — To be a companion; to accompany someone regularly.
这话: zhè huà — These words; this remark or statement just made.
怎么: zěn me — How; why or in what way something is so.
有: yǒu — To have; there exists something.
不好: bù hǎo — Not good; bad or problematic in some way.
地方: dì fang — Place; aspect or area of something.
哦: ó — Oh; an interjection expressing realization or interest.
没说: méi shuō — Did not say; have not stated something.
想法: xiǎng fǎ — Idea; a thought or opinion about something.
只是: zhǐ shì — It's just that; merely or simply the case.
有点: yǒu diǎn — A little; somewhat, indicating a slight degree.
古怪: gǔ guài — Eccentric; peculiar or strange in behavior.
某些: mǒu xiē — Certain; some particular unspecified things or areas.
科学: kē xué — Science; the systematic study of natural phenomena.
领域: lǐng yù — Field; domain or area of study or activity.
极为: jí wéi — Extremely; to a very high degree or level.
热衷: rè zhōng — Enthusiastic about; passionately devoted to something.
就: jiù — Then; just or as far as one knows.
所知: suǒ zhī — What one knows; knowledge within one's awareness.
这个人: zhè gè rén — This person; referring to a specific individual.
还是: hái shì — Still; or, used to indicate a preference or alternative.
相当: xiāng dāng — Quite; fairly or considerably to some degree.
猜: cāi — To guess; to speculate about something unknown.
是个: shì gè — Is a; identifying someone as a certain type.
医学生: yī xué shēng — Medical student; someone studying to become a doctor.
不: bù — No; not, a negation particle.
不知道: bù zhī dào — Don't know; unaware or uncertain about something.
从事: cóng shì — To engage in; to be involved in a profession.

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