A Study in Scarlet — Page 9

English → Chinese CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

ha!" he cried, clapping his hands, and looking as delighted as a child with a new toy. "What do you think of that?"

「哈！」他叫道，拍着手，看起来像个拿到新玩具的孩子一样高兴。「你觉得怎么样？」

"It seems to be a very delicate test," I remarked.

「这似乎是一种非常精妙的检验方法，」我说道。

"Beautiful! beautiful! The old Guiacum test was very clumsy and uncertain.

「妙极了！妙极了！旧的愈创木脂检验法非常笨拙，而且不可靠。

So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.

用显微镜检验血细胞的方法也是如此。

The latter is valueless if the stains are a few hours old.

如果血迹已有数小时之久，后一种方法便毫无价值。

Now, this appears to act as well whether the blood is old or new.

而现在这种方法，无论血迹是新是旧，似乎都同样有效。

Had this test been invented, there are hundreds of men now walking the earth who would long ago have paid the penalty of their crimes."

若是早有此检验法，如今仍逍遥法外的数百名罪犯，早就已经为其罪行付出了代价。」

"Indeed!" I murmured.

「真的吗！」我低声说道。

"Criminal cases are continually hinging upon that one point.

「刑事案件常常就悬于这一点上。

A man is suspected of a crime months perhaps after it has been committed.

一个人在犯罪数月之后才被怀疑。

His linen or clothes are examined, and brownish stains discovered upon them.

对其衬衣或衣物进行检查，发现上面有褐色污迹。

Are they blood stains, or mud stains, or rust stains, or fruit stains, or what are they?

这些究竟是血迹、泥迹、锈迹、果汁迹，还是别的什么？

That is a question which has puzzled many an expert, and why?

这个问题难倒了许多专家，为什么呢？

Because there was no reliable test.

因为没有可靠的检验方法。

Now we have the Sherlock Holmes' test, and there will no longer be any difficulty."

现在我们有了夏洛克·福尔摩斯检验法，再也不会有这样的困难了。」

His eyes fairly glittered as he spoke, and he put his hand over his heart and bowed as if to some applauding crowd conjured up by his imagination.

他说话时双眼闪闪发光，把手放在胸前鞠了一躬，仿佛面对着他想象中一群为他鼓掌喝彩的人群。

"You are to be congratulated," I remarked, considerably surprised at his enthusiasm.

「值得恭贺，」我说道，对他的热情颇感惊讶。

"There was the case of Von Bischoff at Frankfort last year.

「去年法兰克福发生了冯·比朔夫案。

Vocabulary

哈: hā — Exclamation expressing laughter or surprise
他: tā — Third-person singular masculine pronoun: he, him
叫: jiào — To call, shout, or be named
道: dào — To say; road; way; principle
拍: pāi — To clap, pat, or slap with the hand
着: zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state
手: shǒu — Hand; body part at end of the arm
看: kàn — To look, watch, or read something
起: qǐ — To rise, start; used in directional complements
来: lái — To come; directional complement indicating motion toward
像: xiàng — To resemble, look like; image or likeness
个: gè — General measure word for people and objects
拿: ná — To hold, take, or grasp something with hand
到: dào — To arrive at; to reach; resultative complement marker
新: xīn — New, fresh, or recently acquired
玩: wán — To play, have fun, or toy with
具: jù — Tool, implement; measure word for sets
的: de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
孩: hái — Child; young person (usually in 孩子)
子: zi — Child; noun suffix; small object
一: yī — The number one; a, an (indefinite article equivalent)
样: yàng — Same; appearance; kind or type
高: gāo — High, tall; used in 高兴 meaning happy
兴: xìng — Interest, excitement; mood (as in 高兴, happy)
你: nǐ — Second-person singular pronoun: you
觉: jué — To feel, sense, or perceive; sleep
得: de — Structural particle linking verb to complement
怎: zěn — How, why; used in question words like 怎么
么: me — Interrogative suffix; used in 怎么, 什么
这: zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun for nearby objects
似: sì — To seem, appear, or resemble
乎: hū — Classical particle expressing approximation or uncertainty
是: shì — To be; copula linking subject and predicate
种: zhǒng — Kind, type, sort; measure word for varieties
非: fēi — Not, non-; prefix of negation or wrongness
常: cháng — Often, frequently; ordinary; very (in 非常)
精: jīng — Refined, precise, excellent; essence
妙: miào — Wonderful, ingenious, clever, or marvelous
检: jiǎn — To inspect, examine, or check
验: yàn — To test, verify, or examine for results
方: fāng — Method, way; square; direction
法: fǎ — Method, law, way of doing something
我: wǒ — First-person singular pronoun: I, me
说: shuō — To speak, say, or talk
极: jí — Extremely, to the utmost degree; pole
了: le — Completion particle; indicates change of state
旧: jiù — Old, former, used, or outdated
愈: yù — To heal; increasingly; more and more
创: chuāng — Wound, injury; to create or start
木: mù — Wood, tree; wooden; numb
脂: zhī — Fat, grease, resin; natural substance from plants
笨: bèn — Stupid, clumsy, or awkward in ability
拙: zhuō — Clumsy, unskilled, or crude in technique
而: ér — Conjunction: and, but, yet; linking clauses
且: qiě — Moreover, furthermore; used in 而且
不: bù — No, not; general negation particle
可: kě — Can, may; possible; worth
靠: kào — To rely on, lean against; dependable
用: yòng — To use; useful; with; by means of
显: xiǎn — Obvious, evident; to display or show
微: wēi — Tiny, micro, slight; prefix meaning small
镜: jìng — Mirror, lens; optical instrument like a microscope
血: xuè — Blood; relating to blood or bloodshed
细: xì — Fine, thin, detailed, careful; small
胞: bāo — Cell (biological); fellow countryman
也: yě — Also, too, as well; even
如: rú — Like, as, such as; to comply with
此: cǐ — This, these; here; such
果: guǒ — Fruit; result; if indeed; really
迹: jì — Trace, mark, track, or vestige left behind
已: yǐ — Already; to stop; afterwards
有: yǒu — To have, exist, or possess something
数: shù — Number, figure; several; to count
小: xiǎo — Small, little, young; minor in size
时: shí — Time, hour; period; when
之: zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle: of, 's
久: jiǔ — Long time; of long duration
后: hòu — After, behind, later; subsequent
便: biàn — Then, thereupon; convenient; immediately
毫: háo — Not at all (毫无); a tiny measure; hair
无: wú — Without, none, lacking; to not have
价: jià — Price, value; worth of something
值: zhí — Value, worth; to be worth something
现: xiàn — Present, current; now; to appear
在: zài — At, in, on; to be located; currently
论: lùn — To discuss, argue; theory; regardless of
都: dōu — All, both, entirely; already
同: tóng — Same, alike; together; with
效: xiào — Effect, result; to imitate; efficacy
若: ruò — If, as if; like; classical conditional conjunction
早: zǎo — Early; morning; long ago
今: jīn — Now, today, present; current time
仍: réng — Still, yet; continuing as before
逍: xiāo — Free and carefree (used in 逍遥)
遥: yáo — Distant, far; free and easy (逍遥)
外: wài — Outside, external, foreign; beyond
百: bǎi — Hundred; many, numerous
名: míng — Name; measure word for people; famous
罪: zuì — Crime, guilt, sin; to punish
犯: fàn — Criminal; to violate or offend
就: jiù — Then, just, right away; to approach
经: jīng — To pass through; already; scripture; manage
为: wèi — For, because of; on behalf of
其: qí — His, her, its, their; that; classical pronoun
行: xíng — To walk, travel; conduct; all right
付: fù — To pay, hand over, deliver
出: chū — To go out, exit; to produce or emerge
代: dài — Generation; to substitute; era; price (代价)
真: zhēn — Real, true, genuine; really, truly
吗: ma — Question particle at end of yes-no questions
低: dī — Low, soft (voice); to lower; below
声: shēng — Sound, voice, tone; measure word for sounds
刑: xíng — Punishment, penalty; criminal (in 刑事)
事: shì — Matter, affair, event; criminal (刑事)
案: àn — Case, legal case; desk; record
件: jiàn — Measure word for matters, items, clothing
悬: xuán — To hang, suspend; unresolved; outstanding
于: yú — At, in, on, from; classical preposition
点: diǎn — Point, dot, spot; a little bit
上: shàng — Up, above, on top; to go up
人: rén — Person, human being, people
月: yuè — Month; moon; lunar
才: cái — Only then; just now; talent; ability
被: bèi — Passive marker; by; to suffer
怀: huái — To harbor, suspect; bosom; cherish
疑: yí — To doubt, suspect; suspicion
对: duì — Correct; toward; to face; pair
衬: chèn — To line, contrast; inner garment; shirt (衬衣)
衣: yī — Clothing, garment; shirt
或: huò — Or; perhaps; either…or
物: wù — Thing, object, matter; creature
进: jìn — To enter, advance, go forward
查: chá — To investigate, check, look up
发: fā — To discover, emit, send out; hair
面: miàn — Face, surface; side; noodles
褐: hè — Brown, dark brownish color
色: sè — Color; appearance; look
污: wū — Stain, dirt, filth; to pollute
些: xiē — Some, a few, a little; plural marker
究: jiū — To investigate thoroughly; after all
竟: jìng — Actually, unexpectedly; to the end; after all
泥: ní — Mud, clay, mire; to plaster
锈: xiù — Rust; to become rusty; oxidized metal
汁: zhī — Juice, sap, liquid from fruit or plants
还: hái — Still, yet; also; or (in questions)
别: bié — Other; don't; to separate; distinguish
什: shén — What (used in 什么)
问: wèn — To ask, inquire; question
题: tí — Topic, question, problem; title
难: nán — Difficult, hard; to make things difficult
倒: dǎo — To fall, topple; to stump or baffle someone
许: xǔ — Many, much; to allow; perhaps
多: duō — Many, much, more; how (in questions)
专: zhuān — Special, specialized; expert; focus on
家: jiā — Home, family; expert (专家); measure word for businesses
呢: ne — Modal particle indicating continuation or mild question
因: yīn — Because, due to; cause, reason
没: méi — Not have; did not; negation of past action
们: men — Plural suffix for pronouns and people
夏: Xià — Summer; a Chinese surname
洛: Luò — Name of a river; used in proper names
克: kè — To overcome; gram; used in transliterations
福: fú — Good fortune, luck, blessing; happiness
尔: ěr — You (classical); used in transliterations
摩: mó — To rub, touch; used in transliterations
斯: sī — This (classical); used in transliterations
再: zài — Again, once more; then; further
会: huì — To meet; can, be able to; meeting
困: kùn — 困惑: confused, puzzled; tired, sleepy; trapped
话: huà — Speech, words, language; to talk
双: shuāng — Pair, double; both; measure word for pairs
眼: yǎn — Eye; measure word for glances
闪: shǎn — To flash, sparkle, glitter; to dodge
光: guāng — Light, ray, brightness; honor; smooth
把: bǎ — Disposal marker; to hold; handle; measure word
放: fàng — To place, put, release, let go
胸: xiōng — Chest, breast; heart, mind
前: qián — Front, before, ahead; former; in front of
鞠: jū — To bow respectfully (鞠躬); to raise
躬: gōng — Body; to bow; personally (鞠躬: bow)
仿: fǎng — To imitate, copy; as if (仿佛)
佛: fó — Buddha; as if (仿佛: seemingly, as though)
想: xiǎng — To think, want, miss; to imagine
象: xiàng — Elephant; appearance; to resemble; imagine
中: zhōng — Middle, center, among; in; China
群: qún — Group, crowd; measure word for groups
鼓: gǔ — Drum; to beat, encourage; to clap (鼓掌)
掌: zhǎng — Palm of hand; to clap (鼓掌: applaud)
喝: hè — To shout approval; cheer (喝彩); to drink
彩: cǎi — Color; applause; cheer (喝彩: to acclaim)
恭: gōng — Respectful, reverent; used in congratulations
贺: hè — To congratulate; congratulations
热: rè — Hot; heat; enthusiastic; fever
情: qíng — Feeling, emotion, affection; situation
颇: pō — Quite, rather, considerably; very much
感: gǎn — To feel, sense; emotion; gratitude
惊: jīng — To startle, surprise, shock; alarm
讶: yà — Astonished, surprised; wonder at something
去: qù — To go, leave; past; away from
年: nián — Year; annual; age
兰: Lán — Orchid; a Chinese given name or surname
生: shēng — To be born, live; raw; student; life
冯: Féng — A Chinese surname; to gallop
比: bǐ — To compare; than; ratio; Belgium
朔: shuò — First day of lunar month; north; beginning
夫: fū — Husband; man; classical exclamatory particle

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