The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 37
"我对他非常确定,"杰基尔回答说;"我有确定的理由,但不能与任何人分享。不过有一件事你可以给我建议。我收到了一封信,我不知道是否应该把它交给警察。我想把它交到你手上,厄特森;我相信你会做出明智的判断;我非常信任你。"
"I am quite sure of him," replied Jekyll; "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one. But there is one thing on which you may advise me. I have—I have received a letter; and I am at a loss whether I should show it to the police. I should like to leave it in your hands, Utterson; you would judge wisely, I am sure; I have so great a trust in you."
"我想你是担心这可能会导致他被发现?"律师问道。
"You fear, I suppose, that it might lead to his detection?" asked the lawyer.
"不,"对方说。"我不能说我在乎海德会有什么下场;我已经完全与他断绝关系了。我在想的是我自己的名声,这件可恶的事情已经让它相当暴露了。"
"No," said the other. "I cannot say that I care what becomes of Hyde; I am quite done with him. I was thinking of my own character, which this hateful business has rather exposed."
厄特森沉思了一会儿;他对朋友的自私感到惊讶,但又因此感到宽慰。"好吧,"他最后说,"让我看看那封信。"
Utterson ruminated awhile; he was surprised at his friend's selfishness, and yet relieved by it. "Well," said he, at last, "let me see the letter."
那封信是用一种奇特的、竖直的笔迹写成的,署名"爱德华·海德":信中简短地说明,写信人的恩人杰基尔博士,他长期以来一直以不配的方式回报他的无数恩惠,现在无需为他的安全担心,因为他有可靠的逃跑方法,对此他充满信心。律师对这封信相当满意;它给这种亲密关系增添了比他预期更好的色彩;他为自己过去的一些怀疑而自责。
The letter was written in an odd, upright hand and signed "Edward Hyde": and it signified, briefly enough, that the writer's benefactor, Dr. Jekyll, whom he had long so unworthily repaid for a thousand generosities, need labour under no alarm for his safety, as he had means of escape on which he placed a sure dependence. The lawyer liked this letter well enough; it put a better colour on the intimacy than he had looked for; and he blamed himself for some of his past suspicions.
"你有信封吗?"他问道。
"Have you the envelope?" he asked.
Vocabulary
- I
- 我,第一人称单数主格代词
- am
- be动词第一人称单数现在时形式
- quite
- 相当,非常,完全地
- sure
- 确信的,有把握的
- of
- 关于,属于(表示关系的介词)
- him
- 他,第三人称单数男性宾格代词
- replied
- 回答,答复(reply的过去式)
- have
- 有,拥有;助动词
- grounds
- 理由,根据(ground的复数形式)
- for
- 为了,因为(表示目的或原因)
- certainty
- 确定性,必然性,把握
- that
- 那个;引导从句的连词
- cannot
- 不能,无法(can not的缩写)
- share
- 分享,共享,告知
- with
- 和,与,用(表示伴随或工具)
- any
- 任何的,任何一个
- one
- 一个;某人,任何人
- But
- 但是,然而(表示转折)
- there
- 那里;存在(there is/are结构)
- is
- be动词第三人称单数现在时形式
- thing
- 事情,东西,物品
- on
- 在…上;关于(介词)
- which
- 哪一个,哪些(关系代词)
- you
- 你,你们(第二人称代词)
- may
- 可以,可能(表示许可或可能性)
- advise
- 建议,劝告,给…提供意见
- me
- 我(第一人称单数宾格代词)
- received
- 收到,接收(receive的过去式)
- a
- 一个(不定冠词)
- letter
- 信件,字母
- and
- 和,与,以及(连词)
- at
- 在(表示地点或时间的介词)
- loss
- 困惑,不知所措;损失
- whether
- 是否(引导名词性从句)
- should
- 应该,应当(情态动词)
- show
- 展示,显示,给…看
- it
- 它(第三人称单数中性代词)
- to
- 到,向,给(介词)
- the
- 这个,那个(定冠词)
- police
- 警察,警方
- like
- 喜欢;想要;像
- leave
- 留下,离开,交给
- in
- 在…里面(介词)
- your
- 你的,你们的(所有格)
- hands
- 手;掌管,处理(hand的复数)
- would
- 将会,会(will的过去式)
- judge
- 判断,评判;法官
- wisely
- 明智地,聪明地(副词)
- so
- 如此,这么;所以
- great
- 伟大的,巨大的,重大的
- trust
- 信任,信赖;托付
- You
- 你,你们(第二人称代词大写)
- fear
- 害怕,恐惧,担心
- suppose
- 假设,认为,猜想
- might
- 可能,也许(may的过去式)
- lead
- 导致,引导,领导
- his
- 他的(第三人称单数男性所有格)
- detection
- 发现,侦查,察觉
- asked
- 问,询问(ask的过去式)
- lawyer
- 律师,法律工作者
- No
- 不,否定回答
- said
- 说(say的过去式)
- other
- 其他的,另一个
- say
- 说,讲,表达
- care
- 关心,在乎;照顾
- what
- 什么,什么样的(疑问词)
- becomes
- 变成,成为(become的第三人称单数)
- done
- 做完,完成(do的过去分词)
- was
- be动词过去式(第一、三人称单数)
- thinking
- 思考,想(think的现在分词)
- my
- 我的(第一人称所有格)
- own
- 自己的,拥有
- character
- 性格,品格;人物,角色
- this
- 这个,这(指示代词)
- hateful
- 可恨的,令人厌恶的
- business
- 事务,事情;生意,商业
- has
- 有(have的第三人称单数现在时)
- rather
- 相当,宁可,更确切地说
- exposed
- 暴露,揭露(expose的过去式)
- awhile
- 片刻,一会儿
- he
- 他(第三人称单数男性主格)
- surprised
- 感到惊讶的;使惊讶(过去式)
- friend
- 朋友,友人
- s
- 's表示所有格或is/has的缩写
- selfishness
- 自私,自私自利
- yet
- 然而,但是;还,尚未
- relieved
- 感到宽慰的;缓解(过去式)
- by
- 被,由;通过,在…旁边
- Well
- 好,那么(感叹词);健康的
- last
- 最后的,上一个;持续
- let
- 让,允许(使役动词)
- see
- 看见,理解,明白
- The
- 这个,那个(定冠词大写)
- written
- 写的,书面的(write的过去分词)
- an
- 一个(用于元音前的不定冠词)
- odd
- 奇怪的,古怪的;奇数的
- upright
- 直立的,垂直的;正直的
- hand
- 手;笔迹,字体
- signed
- 签名的,签署(sign的过去式)
- signified
- 表示,意味着(signify的过去式)
- briefly
- 简短地,简要地
- enough
- 足够的,充分的
- writer
- 作者,写信人,作家
- Dr
- 博士,医生(Doctor的缩写)
- whom
- 谁(who的宾格形式)
- had
- 有(have的过去式);已经
- long
- 长的,长时间;长久地
- repaid
- 偿还,报答(repay的过去式)
- thousand
- 一千,许多
- need
- 需要,必须
- labour
- 劳动,工作;费力做
- under
- 在…下面;处于…状态
- no
- 不,没有(否定词)
- alarm
- 警报,惊恐;使惊恐
- safety
- 安全,平安
- as
- 作为,当…时;因为
- means
- 方法,手段;意味着
- escape
- 逃跑,逃脱,避免
- placed
- 放置,安置(place的过去式)
- dependence
- 依赖,依靠,信赖
- liked
- 喜欢(like的过去式)
- well
- 好,良好;健康地
- put
- 放,放置,表达
- better
- 更好的,更佳的(good的比较级)
- colour
- 颜色;外表,色彩
- intimacy
- 亲密,密切关系
- than
- 比,比较(用于比较级)
- looked
- 看,看起来(look的过去式)
- blamed
- 责备,指责(blame的过去式)
- himself
- 他自己(反身代词)
- some
- 一些,某些,大约
- past
- 过去的,以前的;经过
- suspicions
- 怀疑,疑心(suspicion的复数)
- Have
- 有,拥有(have的原形大写)
- envelope
- 信封,封套
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