A Study in Scarlet — Page 4
他听完我的遭遇后,同情地说道:「你现在在做什么?」
"he said, commiseratingly, after he had listened to my misfortunes. "What are you up to now?"
「我在找住处,」我回答道,「想弄清楚能不能以合理的价格租到舒适的房间。」
"Looking for lodgings," I answered. "Trying to solve the problem as to whether it is possible to get comfortable rooms at a reasonable price."
「真是巧了,」我的同伴说道,「今天你是第二个对我说这话的人了。」
"That's a strange thing," remarked my companion; "you are the second man to-day that has used that expression to me."
「那第一个是谁?」我问道。
"And who was the first?" I asked.
「是在医院化学实验室工作的一个家伙。他今早还在抱怨,说找不到人跟他合租那套他看中的好房间,因为单靠他一个人的钱包负担不起。」
"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."
「天哪!」我叫道,「如果他真的想找人合租、分摊费用,我正是他要找的人。比起独居,我更愿意有个室友。」
"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."
年轻的斯坦福德隔着酒杯用一种颇为奇怪的眼神看着我。「你还不了解夏洛克·福尔摩斯,」他说,「也许你不会愿意他一直陪在身边。」
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."
「怎么,他有什么问题吗?」
"Why, what is there against him?"
「哦,我没说他有什么问题。他在思想上只是有点古怪,对某些科学领域十分狂热。就我所知,他这个人还算不错。」
"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."
「我猜他是个医科学生?」我说。
"A medical student, I suppose?" said I.
「不,我不知道他打算从事什么职业。
"No—I have no idea what he intends to go in for.
Vocabulary
- said
- say的过去式,表示某人说了某话
- commiseratingly
- 以同情怜悯的方式说话或表达
- after
- 在某事发生之后
- listened
- listen的过去式,专心听某人说话
- misfortunes
- 不幸的遭遇,复数形式,指多次厄运
- up
- 此处与are连用,询问目前在做什么
- lodgings
- 出租的临时住所,尤指房间
- answered
- answer的过去式,回答了某人的问题
- Trying
- try的进行时,表示努力尝试去做某事
- solve
- 解决问题或找到答案
- problem
- 需要解决的难题或困难
- whether
- 连词,表示是否,引导疑问性从句
- possible
- 有可能发生或实现的
- get
- 获得、找到或取得某物
- comfortable
- 舒适的,令人感到安逸的
- rooms
- 房间,复数形式,指可居住的空间
- reasonable
- 合理的,不过分的,价格适中的
- price
- 价格,买卖某物所需的金钱
- strange
- 奇怪的,不寻常的,令人感到困惑的
- remarked
- remark的过去式,发表简短评论或说法
- companion
- 同伴,一起相处的朋友或同行者
- second
- 第二个,序数词,顺序上排第二
- to-day
- today的旧式写法,表示今天
- used
- use的过去分词,表示使用过某词或物
- expression
- 表达方式,尤指某个短语或说法
- first
- 第一个,序数词,顺序最前的
- asked
- ask的过去式,提出问题或询问
- fellow
- 男性,家伙,非正式指某个人
- working
- work的进行时,表示在某处工作
- chemical
- 化学的,与化学有关的
- laboratory
- 实验室,进行科学实验的专用场所
- hospital
- 医院,为病人提供治疗的医疗机构
- bemoaning
- bemoan的进行时,抱怨或悲叹某事
- himself
- 反身代词,他自己,强调主语本人
- morning
- 早晨,一天中上午的时间段
- because
- 连词,表示原因,因为
- could
- can的过去式,表示能够或可以
- someone
- 某人,不特指的某个人
- halves
- half的复数,此处指平摊费用
- nice
- 好的,令人满意的,舒适的
- found
- find的过去式,发现或找到某物
- too
- 副词,表示过于,程度超出范围
- much
- 很多,程度或数量大,用于不可数
- purse
- 钱包,也可指个人的经济能力
- Jove
- 罗马主神朱庇特,用于感叹表惊讶
- cried
- cry的过去式,此处指大声说出
- if
- 连词,表示如果,引导条件从句
- really
- 副词,真的,确实,用于加强语气
- wants
- want的第三人称单数,表示想要
- share
- 共同分担或分享某物
- expense
- 费用,花销,某件事的金钱支出
- should
- 情态动词,表示应该或推测
- prefer
- 更喜欢,倾向于选择某事物
- partner
- 合伙人,共同承担某事的同伴
- alone
- 独自一人,没有他人陪伴
- Young
- 年轻的,此处作为人物姓氏使用
- looked
- look的过去式,用某种眼神看
- rather
- 副词,相当,有些,程度适中
- strangely
- 奇怪地,以不寻常的方式
- wine-glass
- 葡萄酒杯,喝葡萄酒用的高脚杯
- know
- 知道,了解某人或某事
- yet
- 副词,还,尚未,用于否定句
- perhaps
- 也许,可能,表示不确定
- would
- will的过去式,表示愿意或将会
- care
- 在意,介意,此处指是否愿意
- constant
- 持续的,不断的,此处指长期相处
- Why
- 疑问词,询问原因,也可表感叹
- against
- 介词,反对,此处指有什么不好的
- anything
- 任何事物,用于否定或疑问句中
- little
- 一点,稍微,此处修饰形容词
- queer
- 奇怪的,古怪的,不寻常的
- ideas
- idea的复数,想法,观点,念头
- enthusiast
- 对某事物充满热情的人,狂热爱好者
- branches
- branch的复数,学科的分支领域
- science
- 科学,研究自然规律的系统知识
- far
- 远,此处as far as意为就……来看
- decent
- 像样的,decent enough指相当不错
- enough
- 足够的,达到所需程度
- medical
- 医学的,与医疗或医学相关的
- student
- 学生,在校学习的人
- suppose
- 认为,猜想,此处表示推测
- idea
- 想法,观点,此处指不知道
- intends
- intend的第三人称单数,打算做某事
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