The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 4

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With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner.

他几乎一言不发，却以友善的目光示意我坐进一把扶手椅，把他的雪茄盒推了过来，并指了指角落里的酒柜和汽水瓶。

Then he stood before the fire and looked me over in his singular introspective fashion.

随后他站在壁炉前，以他那独特的、若有所思的神情打量着我。

"Wedlock suits you," he remarked.

「婚姻生活很适合你，」他说道。

"I think, Watson, that you have put on seven and a half pounds since I saw you."

「我想，华生，自从上次见面，你大约重了七磅半。」

"Seven!" I answered.

「七磅！」我回答道。

"Indeed, I should have thought a little more.

「哦，我原以为会更多一点。

Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson.

只是稍微多一点点，我觉得，华生。

And in practice again, I observe.

而且你又重新开业行医了，我注意到。

You did not tell me that you intended to go into harness."

你并没有告诉我你打算重操旧业。」

"Then, how do you know?"

「那么，你是怎么知道的？」

"I see it, I deduce it.

「我看出来的，是推断出来的。

How do I know that you have been getting yourself very wet lately, and that you have a most clumsy and careless servant girl?"

我又是怎么知道你最近全身湿透，以及你有一个极其笨手笨脚、粗心大意的女佣的呢？」

"My dear Holmes," said I, "this is too much.

「我亲爱的福尔摩斯，」我说，「这也太厉害了。

You would certainly have been burned, had you lived a few centuries ago.

如果你生在几个世纪前，你肯定早就被烧死了。

It is true that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful mess, but as I have changed my clothes I can't imagine how you deduce it.

确实，我周四在乡间散步，回家时弄得一团糟，但我已经换了衣服，实在想不通你是怎么推断出来的。

As to Mary Jane, she is incorrigible, and my wife has given her notice, but there, again, I fail to see how you work it out."

至于玛丽·简，她实在无可救药，我妻子已经解雇了她，但在这一点上，我同样不明白你是如何推断出来的。」

He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.

他独自轻声笑了起来，搓动着他那双修长而敏感的手。

Vocabulary

几乎: jīhū — Almost, nearly; used to indicate something barely occurs.
一言不发: yī yán bù fā — Not saying a single word; completely silent.
却: què — But, yet; indicates contrast or unexpectedness.
以: yǐ — With, using; preposition indicating means or manner.
友善: yǒushàn — Friendly, kind; showing goodwill toward others.
目光: mùguāng — Gaze, look; the expression or direction of one's eyes.
示意: shìyì — To signal or gesture to someone indicating an intention.
坐进: zuò jìn — To sit down into something, such as a chair.
一把: yī bǎ — A classifier for objects with handles; one piece of.
扶手椅: fúshǒuyǐ — Armchair; a chair with side supports for the arms.
把: bǎ — Disposal preposition; also classifier for handled objects.
雪茄盒: xuějiā hé — Cigar box; a container used for storing cigars.
推: tuī — To push something toward or away from someone.
过来: guòlái — To come over; movement toward the speaker's direction.
并: bìng — And, moreover; connects parallel actions or statements.
指: zhǐ — To point at or indicate something with a finger.
角落: jiǎoluò — Corner; a secluded or enclosed angle of a room.
酒柜: jiǔguì — Liquor cabinet; a piece of furniture storing drinks.
汽水瓶: qìshuǐ píng — Soda bottle; a bottle containing carbonated water or drink.
随后: suíhòu — Soon after, shortly afterward; indicating immediate sequence.
壁炉: bìlú — Fireplace; a built-in hearth for burning fuel indoors.
独特: dútè — Unique, distinctive; having qualities unlike anything else.
若有所思: ruò yǒu suǒ sī — Appearing deep in thought; looking pensive and reflective.
神情: shénqíng — Expression, look; the emotion shown on one's face.
打量: dǎliàng — To look someone up and down; to size up carefully.
婚姻生活: hūnyīn shēnghuó — Married life; the daily experience of being married.
适合: shìhé — To suit, to fit; to be appropriate for someone.
说道: shuōdào — Said; a narrative verb introducing someone's speech.
自从: zìcóng — Ever since; from a particular point in time onward.
上次: shàngcì — Last time; the most recent previous occasion of meeting.
见面: jiànmiàn — To meet, to see each other; a face-to-face encounter.
大约: dàyuē — Approximately, about; indicating an estimated quantity or time.
重: zhòng — Heavy; to weigh a certain amount in measurement.
磅: bàng — Pound; a unit of weight measurement used in English system.
回答: huídá — To answer, to reply; a response to a question.
道: dào — Said; narrative particle following a speaker's dialogue.
哦: ó / ò — Oh; interjection expressing realization or mild surprise.
原以为: yuán yǐwéi — Originally thought; assumed something to be true before.
更多: gèng duō — Even more; a greater quantity or degree than before.
只是: zhǐshì — Just, merely; used to minimize or qualify a statement.
稍微: shāowēi — Slightly, a little; to a small or minor degree.
一点点: yīdiǎndiǎn — Just a tiny bit; an even smaller amount than 一点.
觉得: juéde — To feel, to think; to have a subjective opinion or sensation.
而且: érqiě — Moreover, furthermore; adds additional information or emphasis.
又: yòu — Again, also; indicates repetition or addition of action.
重新: chóngxīn — Again, anew; to do something over from the beginning.
开业: kāiyè — To open a business; to start practicing professionally again.
行医: xíngyī — To practice medicine; to work as a medical doctor.
注意到: zhùyì dào — To notice, to become aware of something observed.
并没有: bìng méiyǒu — Did not at all; emphatic negation of a previous statement.
打算: dǎsuàn — To plan, to intend; having a purpose to do something.
重操旧业: chóng cāo jiù yè — To return to one's old profession or former occupation.
那么: nàme — Then, in that case; used to introduce a logical consequence.
出来: chūlái — To come out; resultative complement indicating perception achieved.
推断: tuīduàn — To deduce, to infer; reaching a conclusion through reasoning.
最近: zuìjìn — Recently, lately; referring to the near past or future.
全身: quánshēn — Whole body, entire body; every part of one's person.
湿透: shītòu — Soaked through, drenched; completely wet to the core.
以及: yǐjí — As well as, and; connecting additional items in enumeration.
极其: jíqí — Extremely, exceedingly; to the highest possible degree.
笨手笨脚: bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo — Clumsy, awkward; all thumbs with hands and feet.
粗心大意: cūxīn dàyì — Careless and negligent; lacking attention to detail.
女佣: nǚyōng — Maidservant, female domestic helper working in a household.
呢: ne — Sentence-final particle indicating continuation or mild inquiry.
亲爱: qīn'ài — Dear, beloved; affectionate term of address for someone close.
厉害: lìhai — Impressive, formidable; remarkably capable or intense.
如果: rúguǒ — If; introduces a conditional or hypothetical clause.
世纪: shìjì — Century; a period of one hundred years in history.
肯定: kěndìng — Certainly, definitely; expressing strong affirmation or certainty.
早就: zǎojiù — Long ago, already; something would have happened much earlier.
被: bèi — Passive marker indicating the subject receives the action.
烧死: shāo sǐ — Burned to death; killed by fire as a punishment.
确实: quèshí — Indeed, truly; used to confirm something is factually correct.
周四: zhōusì — Thursday; the fourth day of the working week.
乡间: xiāngjiān — Countryside, rural area; open land outside the city.
散步: sànbù — To take a walk; a leisurely stroll for relaxation.
弄得: nòng de — Made into, resulting in; caused a particular resulting state.
一团糟: yī tuán zāo — A complete mess; everything in disorder and chaos.
但: dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting or qualifying clause.
已经: yǐjīng — Already; indicates an action has been completed before now.
换: huàn — To change, to exchange; to replace one thing with another.
实在: shízài — Really, truly; used to emphasize a genuine state of affairs.
不通: bùtōng — Does not make sense; illogical or incomprehensible reasoning.
至于: zhìyú — As for, regarding; introduces a new topic or subject.
无可救药: wú kě jiù yào — Incorrigible, hopeless; beyond any possibility of being fixed.
妻子: qīzi — Wife; one's female spouse in a marriage relationship.
解雇: jiěgù — To fire, to dismiss; to terminate someone's employment.
这一点: zhè yīdiǎn — This point, this matter; referring to something just mentioned.
同样: tóngyàng — Likewise, equally; in the same way or to same degree.
明白: míngbai — To understand, to comprehend; to be clear about something.
如何: rúhé — How, in what way; asking about method or manner formally.
独自: dúzì — Alone, by oneself; without any other person present.
轻声: qīngshēng — Softly, quietly; in a low or gentle tone of voice.
起来: qǐlái — Resultative complement indicating an action beginning or rising.
搓动: cuōdòng — To rub back and forth; to move by rubbing repeatedly.
修长: xiūcháng — Slender and long; elegantly elongated in shape or form.
而: ér — And, yet; conjunction connecting contrasting or parallel qualities.
敏感: mǐngǎn — Sensitive, perceptive; quick to detect or respond to stimuli.

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