The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 5

English → Chinese Full Text Level 6/10

"It is simplicity itself," said he; "my eyes tell me that on the inside of your left shoe, just where the firelight strikes it, the leather is scored by six almost parallel cuts.

「这再简单不过了，」他说，「我的眼睛告诉我，在你左鞋的内侧，就在炉火照到的地方，皮革上有六道几乎平行的划痕。

Obviously they have been caused by someone who has very carelessly scraped round the edges of the sole in order to remove crusted mud from it.

显然，这是某人为了刮去鞋底上结块的泥土，十分粗心地沿着鞋底边缘刮蹭所造成的。

Hence, you see, my double deduction that you had been out in vile weather, and that you had a particularly malignant boot-slitting specimen of the London slavey.

由此，你看，我得出了双重推断：你曾在恶劣的天气中外出，而且你家里有一个特别粗手粗脚、令人头疼的伦敦女仆。

As to your practice, if a gentleman walks into my rooms smelling of iodoform, with a black mark of nitrate of silver upon his right forefinger, and a bulge on the right side of his top-hat to show where he has secreted his stethoscope, I must be dull, indeed, if I do not pronounce him to be an active member of the medical profession."

至于你的职业，如果一位绅士走进我的房间，身上散发着碘仿的气味，右手食指上有硝酸银留下的黑色印记，礼帽右侧鼓起一块，显示他藏着听诊器，那我若不能判断他是一位执业医生，才真是愚钝至极。」

I could not help laughing at the ease with which he explained his process of deduction.

我忍不住笑了起来，因为他解释推理过程时是如此轻描淡写、毫不费力。

"When I hear you give your reasons," I remarked, "the thing always appears to me to be so ridiculously simple that I could easily do it myself, though at each successive instance of your reasoning I am baffled until you explain your process.

「每当我听你讲述你的理由，」我说，「这件事在我看来总是显得如此可笑地简单，以至于我自己也能轻易做到，然而在你每一次推理的过程中，我都困惑不解，直到你解释了你的思路为止。

And yet I believe that my eyes are as good as yours."

然而我相信，我的眼力并不比你差。」

"Quite so," he answered, lighting a cigarette, and throwing himself down into an armchair.

「正是如此，」他回答道，点燃一支烟，随即将自己扔进一把扶手椅里。

"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear.

「你看见了，但你没有观察。这两者之间的区别是显而易见的。

Vocabulary

这: zhè — This; used to indicate something nearby
再: zài — Again; once more; further
简单: jiǎndān — Simple; easy; straightforward
不过: búguò — However; but; no more than
了: le — Particle indicating completed action or new situation
他: tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
说: shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
我: wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
的: de — Possessive or modifying particle; of
眼睛: yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs of sight
告诉: gàosu — To tell; to inform someone of something
在: zài — At; in; on; to be located at
你: nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun
左鞋: zuǒ xié — Left shoe; the shoe worn on the left foot
内侧: nèicè — Inner side; the interior edge of something
就: jiù — Just; then; precisely; right away
炉火: lúhuǒ — Firelight; the light or flames from a stove
照到: zhào dào — To illuminate; light reaching a surface
地方: dìfāng — Place; area; location; region
皮革: pígé — Leather; processed animal hide material
上: shàng — On; above; upon a surface
有: yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist
六道: liù dào — Six lines or marks; six streaks
几乎: jīhū — Almost; nearly; practically identical
平行: píngxíng — Parallel; running side by side without meeting
划痕: huáhén — Scratch marks; lines left by scraping
显然: xiǎnrán — Obviously; clearly; evidently
是: shì — To be; is; am; are
某人: mǒu rén — Someone; a certain unspecified person
为了: wèile — In order to; for the purpose of
刮去: guā qù — To scrape away; remove by scraping
鞋底: xiédǐ — Sole of a shoe; bottom part of footwear
结块: jiékuài — Clumped; hardened into lumps or chunks
泥土: nítǔ — Mud; soil; earth; dirt
十分: shífēn — Very; extremely; fully; completely
粗心: cūxīn — Careless; inattentive; negligent
地: de — Adverbial particle; describes manner of action
沿着: yánzhe — Along; following the length of something
边缘: biānyuán — Edge; rim; border; margin
刮蹭: guācèng — To scrape and rub against a surface
所: suǒ — Particle indicating passive or nominalizing action
造成: zàochéng — To cause; to result in; to bring about
由此: yóucǐ — From this; therefore; hereby
看: kàn — To look; to see; to watch
得出: déchū — To arrive at a conclusion; to deduce
双重: shuāngchóng — Double; dual; twofold
推断: tuīduàn — Inference; deduction; reasoned conclusion
曾: céng — Once; formerly; previously did something
恶劣: èliè — Harsh; terrible; extremely bad conditions
天气: tiānqì — Weather; atmospheric conditions outdoors
中: zhōng — In; within; among; in the middle of
外出: wàichū — To go out; to leave the house
而且: érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition
家里: jiālǐ — At home; inside the house
一个: yī gè — One; a single (general measure word)
特别: tèbié — Especially; particularly; special
粗手粗脚: cū shǒu cū jiǎo — Clumsy and rough-handed; careless and ungraceful
令人头疼: lìng rén tóuténg — Headache-inducing; annoying; troublesome person or thing
伦敦: Lúndūn — London; the capital city of England
女仆: nǚpú — Maid; female domestic servant
至于: zhìyú — As for; regarding; concerning another matter
职业: zhíyè — Profession; occupation; career
如果: rúguǒ — If; supposing; in the event that
一位: yī wèi — One (polite measure word for people)
绅士: shēnshì — Gentleman; a refined and well-mannered man
走进: zǒujìn — To walk into; to enter by walking
房间: fángjiān — Room; an enclosed space within a building
身上: shēn shàng — On one's body; about one's person
散发着: sànfāzhe — Emitting; giving off; radiating a smell or quality
碘仿: diǎnfǎng — Iodoform; antiseptic compound with distinctive smell
气味: qìwèi — Smell; odor; scent
右手: yòushǒu — Right hand; the hand on the right side
食指: shízhǐ — Index finger; the forefinger
硝酸银: xiāosuānyín — Silver nitrate; chemical used in medical procedures
留下: liúxià — To leave behind; to remain; to leave a mark
黑色: hēisè — Black; the color black
印记: yìnjì — Mark; imprint; stain left on a surface
礼帽: lǐmào — Top hat; a formal dress hat
右侧: yòucè — Right side; the side on the right
鼓起: gǔqǐ — To bulge; to swell outward; to protrude
一块: yī kuài — A lump; a piece; a bulge
显示: xiǎnshì — To indicate; to show; to reveal
藏着: cángzhe — Hiding; concealing something inside
听诊器: tīngzhěnqì — Stethoscope; medical instrument for listening to body sounds
那: nà — Then; in that case; that
若: ruò — If; supposing; as if (literary)
不能: bùnéng — Cannot; unable to; not capable of
判断: pànduàn — To judge; to determine; to assess
执业: zhíyè — To practice a profession; licensed practice
医生: yīshēng — Doctor; physician; medical practitioner
才: cái — Only then; truly (emphasizing a result)
真是: zhēn shì — Truly is; really; indeed
愚钝: yúdùn — Dull-witted; stupid; slow to understand
至极: zhìjí — To the extreme; utterly; in the highest degree
忍不住: rěn bu zhù — Cannot help but; unable to hold back
笑了: xiào le — Laughed; broke into laughter
起来: qǐlái — Complement indicating action beginning or continuing
因为: yīnwèi — Because; due to; on account of
解释: jiěshì — To explain; to clarify; an explanation
推理: tuīlǐ — Reasoning; logical deduction; inference
过程: guòchéng — Process; course; procedure
时: shí — When; at the time of; during
如此: rúcǐ — Like this; so; in such a manner
轻描淡写: qīng miáo dàn xiě — To describe lightly; to downplay; to gloss over
毫不费力: háo bù fèilì — Effortlessly; without any difficulty at all
每当: měidāng — Whenever; every time that
听: tīng — To listen; to hear
讲述: jiǎngshù — To narrate; to describe; to recount
理由: lǐyóu — Reason; grounds; justification
件事: jiàn shì — A matter; an affair; an event
看来: kànlái — It seems; it appears; apparently
总是: zǒngshì — Always; invariably; at all times
显得: xiǎnde — To appear; to seem; to look like
可笑: kěxiào — Laughable; ridiculous; absurd
以至于: yǐzhìyú — To such an extent that; so much that
自己: zìjǐ — Oneself; self; on one's own
也: yě — Also; too; as well; even
能: néng — Can; to be able to; capable of
轻易: qīngyì — Easily; without difficulty; readily
做到: zuò dào — To accomplish; to manage to do something
然而: rán'ér — However; yet; nevertheless
每一次: měi yī cì — Every time; each and every occasion
都: dōu — All; both; every; without exception
困惑不解: kùnhuò bù jiě — Completely baffled; puzzled and unable to understand
直到: zhídào — Until; up to; as far as
思路: sīlù — Train of thought; line of reasoning
为止: wéizhǐ — Until; up to a certain point or time
相信: xiāngxìn — To believe; to trust; to have faith in
眼力: yǎnlì — Eyesight; perceptiveness; ability to observe keenly
并不: bìng bù — Not at all; by no means; actually not
比: bǐ — Compared to; than; to compare
差: chà — Inferior; worse; lacking in quality
正是: zhèng shì — Exactly; precisely; it is indeed
回答: huídá — To answer; to reply; a response
道: dào — To say; to speak (literary verb of speech)
点燃: diǎnrán — To light; to ignite; to set fire to
一支: yī zhī — One (measure word for stick-like objects, e.g. cigarette)
烟: yān — Cigarette; smoke; tobacco
随即: suíjí — Immediately after; right away; thereupon
将: jiāng — About to; will; particle before object (literary)
扔进: rēng jìn — To toss into; to throw inside
一把: yī bǎ — One (measure word for chairs or handfuls)
扶手椅: fúshǒuyǐ — Armchair; a chair with armrests
里: lǐ — Inside; within; interior
看见: kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of
但: dàn — But; however; yet
没有: méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; have not
观察: guānchá — To observe; to examine carefully; observation
两者: liǎngzhě — The two; both; the pair of things
之间: zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of two things
区别: qūbié — Difference; distinction; to distinguish between
显而易见: xiǎn ér yì jiàn — Obvious; self-evident; plain for all to see

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