On the Method of Zadig: Essay #1 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" — Page 6

树枝在五英尺高处交汇于头顶，在树枝下面我看到了新落的叶子；

Branches of the trees met overhead at the height of five feet, and under them I saw newly fallen leaves;

所以我知道那匹马曾蹭到了一些树枝，因此它有五英尺高。

so I knew that the horse had brushed some of the branches, and was therefore five feet high.

至于它的马嚼子，它一定是由二十三克拉的黄金制成的，

As to his bit, it must have been made of twenty-three carat gold,

因为它曾把嚼子在一块石头上磨蹭过，那块石头原来是一块试金石，我通过实验对其性质十分熟悉。

for he had rubbed it against a stone, which turned out to be a touchstone, with the properties of which I am familiar by experiment.

最后，从他的蹄铁在另一种石子上留下的痕迹，我被引导着认为他的蹄铁是精银制成的。

Lastly, by the marks which his shoes left upon pebbles of another kind, I was led to think that his shoes were of fine silver.

所有的法官都钦佩扎迪格深刻而敏锐的洞察力，这件事的名声甚至传到了国王和王后那里。

All the judges admired Zadig's profound and subtle discernment; and the fame of it reached even the King and the Queen.

从候见室到觐见厅，扎迪格的名字人人挂在嘴边；

From the ante-rooms to the presence-chamber, Zadig's name was in everybody's mouth;

尽管许多术士认为应该将他作为巫师烧死，国王却命令将他被罚缴的四百盎司黄金归还给他。

and, although many of the magi were of opinion that he ought to be burnt as a sorcerer, the King commanded that the four hundred ounces of gold which he had been fined should be restored to him.

于是朝廷的官员们盛装前来送还那四百盎司黄金；只是他们以诉讼费为由扣留了三百九十八盎司，而他们的仆人还期望得到小费。

So the officers of the court went in state with the four hundred ounces; only they retained three hundred and ninety-eight for legal expenses, and their servants expected fees.