The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 7
我从未见过如此一圈可憎的面孔;而那个人站在中间,带着一种黑色的冷嘲热讽——我也能看出他很害怕——但他却很镇定,先生,真的像撒旦一样。
I never saw a circle of such hateful faces; and there was the man in the middle, with a kind of black sneering coolness—frightened too, I could see that—but carrying it off, sir, really like Satan.
'如果你们选择利用这次事故来谋利,'他说,'我自然无能为力。没有哪个绅士愿意制造场面,'他说。'开个价吧。'
'If you choose to make capital out of this accident,' said he, 'I am naturally helpless. No gentleman but wishes to avoid a scene,' says he. 'Name your figure.'
好吧,我们逼他给那孩子的家人一百英镑;他显然很想拒绝;但我们这些人有一种不善的气势,最后他还是妥协了。
Well, we screwed him up to a hundred pounds for the child's family; he would have clearly liked to stick out; but there was something about the lot of us that meant mischief, and at last he struck.
接下来的事就是要拿到钱;你猜他把我们带到哪里去了?就是那个有门的地方——他掏出一把钥匙,走了进去,不一会儿就拿着大约十英镑的金币回来了,还有一张库茨银行开的支票,用来支付余额,是凭票即付的,签名是一个我不能透露的名字,虽然这是我故事的要点之一,但那至少是一个非常有名、经常被印刷出来的名字。
The next thing was to get the money; and where do you think he carried us but to that place with the door?—whipped out a key, went in, and presently came back with the matter of ten pounds in gold and a cheque for the balance on Coutts's, drawn payable to bearer and signed with a name that I can't mention, though it's one of the points of my story, but it was a name at least very well known and often printed.
金额很大;但如果签名是真的,那么它的价值远不止这些。
The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was only genuine.
Vocabulary
- I
- 第一人称代词,我
- never
- 从不,绝不,永远不
- saw
- 动词see的过去式,看见
- a
- 不定冠词,一个
- circle
- 圆圈;一群人围成的圈
- of
- 介词,表示所属或关于
- such
- 如此的,这样的
- hateful
- 充满仇恨的,可恨的
- faces
- 名词face的复数,脸,面孔
- and
- 连词,和,并且
- there
- 那里;有
- was
- 动词be的过去式,是
- the
- 定冠词,这个,那个
- man
- 男人,人
- in
- 介词,在...里面
- middle
- 中间,中央
- with
- 介词,带有,和
- kind
- 种类;友好的
- black
- 黑色的;阴暗的
- sneering
- 冷笑的,嘲笑的
- coolness
- 冷静,镇定;冷淡
- frightened
- 害怕的,受惊的
- too
- 也,太
- could
- 能够,可以(can的过去式)
- see
- 看见,看到
- that
- 那个;引导从句
- but
- 但是,可是
- carrying
- 动词carry的现在分词,携带,执行
- it
- 它;代词
- off
- 离开;关闭;成功完成某事
- sir
- 先生,对男性的尊称
- really
- 真正地,确实
- like
- 像,如同;喜欢
- Satan
- 撒旦,魔鬼
- If
- 如果,假如
- you
- 你,你们
- choose
- 选择,决定
- to
- 到,向;不定式标记
- make
- 制造,做
- capital
- 资本;利用某事获利
- out
- 出去;从...中
- this
- 这个
- accident
- 事故,意外事件
- said
- 动词say的过去式,说
- he
- 他
- am
- 动词be的第一人称单数形式,是
- naturally
- 自然地,当然
- helpless
- 无助的,无能为力的
- No
- 不,没有
- gentleman
- 绅士,有教养的人
- wishes
- 希望,愿望(wish的第三人称单数)
- avoid
- 避免,躲避
- scene
- 场面,场景;吵闹的场面
- says
- 动词say的第三人称单数形式,说
- Name
- 名字;说出
- your
- 你的,你们的
- figure
- 数字;人物;身材
- Well
- 好;良好地
- we
- 我们
- screwed
- 拧紧;逼迫,榨取
- him
- 他(宾格)
- up
- 向上;完全
- hundred
- 一百
- pounds
- 英镑;磅(重量单位)
- for
- 为了,给
- child
- 孩子,儿童
- family
- 家庭,家人
- would
- 将会,会(will的过去式)
- have
- 有;助动词
- clearly
- 清楚地,明显地
- liked
- 动词like的过去式,喜欢
- stick
- 坚持;棍子;刺
- something
- 某事,某物
- about
- 关于,大约
- lot
- 很多;一批
- us
- 我们(宾格)
- meant
- 动词mean的过去式,意味着
- mischief
- 恶作剧;伤害,损害
- at
- 在,于
- last
- 最后,最终
- struck
- 动词strike的过去式,打击;达成
- The
- 定冠词,这个,那个
- next
- 下一个,接下来的
- thing
- 事情,东西
- get
- 得到,获得
- money
- 钱,货币
- where
- 哪里,在哪里
- do
- 做;助动词
- think
- 思考,认为
- carried
- 动词carry的过去式,携带
- place
- 地方,位置
- door
- 门
- whipped
- 快速拿出;鞭打(whip的过去式)
- key
- 钥匙;关键
- went
- 动词go的过去式,去
- presently
- 不久,一会儿
- came
- 动词come的过去式,来
- back
- 回来;背部
- matter
- 事情;问题;重要
- ten
- 十
- gold
- 金,黄金
- cheque
- 支票
- balance
- 余额;平衡
- on
- 在...上;关于
- drawn
- 动词draw的过去分词,开出(支票)
- payable
- 应支付的
- bearer
- 持票人,持有人
- signed
- 动词sign的过去式,签名
- name
- 名字,姓名
- can
- 能,可以
- mention
- 提及,说起
- though
- 虽然,尽管
- one
- 一个;某人
- points
- 要点;指出(point的第三人称单数)
- my
- 我的
- story
- 故事,叙述
- least
- 最少,最小
- very
- 非常;正是
- well
- 好,良好
- known
- 已知的,出名的
- often
- 经常,常常
- printed
- 动词print的过去式,印刷
- stiff
- 僵硬的;正式的
- signature
- 签名
- good
- 好的,良好的
- more
- 更多的
- than
- 比,超过
- if
- 如果,假如
- only
- 只,仅仅
- genuine
- 真正的,真实的
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