The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 38
"我把它烧了," 杰基尔回答说,"当时我没想那么多。但信封上没有邮戳。这封信是有人送来的。"
"I burned it," replied Jekyll, "before I thought what I was about. But it bore no postmark. The note was handed in."
"我可以把这封信留着,考虑一晚上再说吗?" 厄特森问道。
"Shall I keep this and sleep upon it?" asked Utterson.
"我希望你完全替我拿主意," 杰基尔回答,"我对自己已经失去了信心。"
"I wish you to judge for me entirely," was the reply. "I have lost confidence in myself."
"好吧,我会仔细考虑的," 律师回答说。"现在还有一个问题:你遗嘱中关于失踪那部分条款,是海德让你写的吗?"
"Well, I shall consider," returned the lawyer. "And now one word more: it was Hyde who dictated the terms in your will about that disappearance?"
医生似乎突然感到一阵晕眩;他紧闭着嘴,点了点头。
The doctor seemed seized with a qualm of faintness; he shut his mouth tight and nodded.
"我早就知道," 厄特森说。"他想要谋杀你。你真是侥幸逃脱了。"
"I knew it," said Utterson. "He meant to murder you. You had a fine escape."
"我得到的远比这更重要," 医生严肃地回答:"我得到了一个教训——啊,上帝啊,厄特森,我得到了一个多么深刻的教训啊!" 说完他用双手捂住了脸,沉默了片刻。
"I have had what is far more to the purpose," returned the doctor solemnly: "I have had a lesson—O God, Utterson, what a lesson I have had!" And he covered his face for a moment with his hands.
在出门的路上,律师停下来跟普尔说了几句话。"顺便问一下," 他说,"今天有人送来一封信:送信的人长什么样?" 但普尔肯定地说除了邮局送来的东西之外什么都没有;"而且只是些广告传单," 他补充道。
On his way out, the lawyer stopped and had a word or two with Poole. "By the bye," said he, "there was a letter handed in to-day: what was the messenger like?" But Poole was positive nothing had come except by post; "and only circulars by that," he added.
这个消息让来访者带着重新升起的恐惧离开了。显然,这封信是从实验室的门送进来的;实际上,它很可能就是在密室里写的;如果真是这样,就必须用不同的眼光来看待它,并且要更加谨慎地处理。
This news sent off the visitor with his fears renewed. Plainly the letter had come by the laboratory door; possibly, indeed, it had been written in the cabinet; and if that were so, it must be differently judged, and handled with the more caution.
Vocabulary
- I
- 第一人称代词，我
- burned
- 燃烧的过去式，烧毁
- it
- 第三人称代词，它
- replied
- 回答、回复的过去式
- before
- 在……之前，以前
- thought
- 思考的过去式，或名词：想法
- what
- 疑问词，什么
- was
- be动词的过去式
- about
- 关于，大约
- But
- 连词，但是
- bore
- bear的过去式，承受；或使人厌烦
- no
- 否定词，不、没有
- postmark
- 邮戳，邮件上的日期标记
- The
- 定冠词，这个、那个
- note
- 便条、笔记、注释
- handed
- hand的过去式，递交、交给
- in
- 介词，在……里面
- Shall
- 助动词，将要（用于第一人称）
- keep
- 保持，保留，保存
- this
- 指示代词，这个
- and
- 连词，和、并且
- sleep
- 睡觉
- upon
- 介词，在……上，相当于on
- asked
- ask的过去式，询问
- wish
- 希望，愿望
- you
- 第二人称代词，你、你们
- to
- 介词，到、向；不定式标记
- judge
- 判断，评判；法官
- for
- 介词，为了，给
- me
- I的宾格，我
- entirely
- 完全地，彻底地
- the
- 定冠词，这个、那个
- reply
- 回答，回复
- have
- 有；助动词
- lost
- lose的过去式，失去、丢失
- confidence
- 信心，自信
- myself
- 我自己，反身代词
- Well
- 好吧，那么；形容词：健康的
- shall
- 助动词，将要（用于第一人称）
- consider
- 考虑，思考
- returned
- return的过去式，返回、回答
- lawyer
- 律师
- And
- 连词，和、并且
- now
- 现在
- one
- 数词，一；代词：一个
- word
- 单词，话语
- more
- 更多的，另外的
- who
- 疑问词或关系代词，谁
- dictated
- dictate的过去式，口述、命令
- terms
- 条款，术语；term的复数
- your
- 你的，你们的
- will
- 遗嘱；助动词：将要
- that
- 那个；连词：引导从句
- disappearance
- 消失，失踪
- doctor
- 医生，博士
- seemed
- seem的过去式，似乎、好像
- seized
- seize的过去式，抓住、夺取
- with
- 介词，和……一起，用
- a
- 不定冠词，一个
- qualm
- 疑虑，不安；恶心
- of
- 介词，……的
- faintness
- 昏厥，虚弱
- he
- 第三人称代词，他
- shut
- 关闭
- his
- 他的
- mouth
- 嘴巴
- tight
- 紧的，紧紧地
- nodded
- nod的过去式，点头
- knew
- know的过去式，知道
- said
- say的过去式，说
- He
- 第三人称代词，他
- meant
- mean的过去式，意思是、打算
- murder
- 谋杀
- You
- 第二人称代词，你、你们
- had
- have的过去式
- fine
- 好的，优秀的；罚款
- escape
- 逃脱，逃跑
- is
- be动词，是
- far
- 远的，遥远地
- purpose
- 目的，意图
- solemnly
- 严肃地，庄重地
- lesson
- 课程，教训
- God
- 上帝
- covered
- cover的过去式，覆盖、遮盖
- face
- 脸，面部；面对
- moment
- 片刻，瞬间
- hands
- hand的复数，手
- On
- 介词，在……上
- way
- 路，方式
- out
- 出去，向外
- stopped
- stop的过去式，停止
- or
- 连词，或者
- two
- 数词，二
- By
- 介词，通过，被
- bye
- 再见
- there
- 那里
- letter
- 信件，字母
- day
- 天，日子
- messenger
- 信使，送信人
- like
- 喜欢；像
- positive
- 肯定的，积极的
- nothing
- 没有东西，无事
- come
- 来
- except
- 除了
- by
- 介词，通过，被
- post
- 邮政，邮件；张贴
- only
- 仅仅，只
- circulars
- circular的复数，传单、通知
- added
- add的过去式，添加、补充说
- This
- 指示代词，这个
- news
- 新闻，消息
- sent
- send的过去式，发送
- off
- 离开，关闭
- visitor
- 访客，游客
- fears
- fear的复数或第三人称单数，恐惧
- renewed
- renew的过去式，更新、恢复
- Plainly
- 明显地，清楚地
- laboratory
- 实验室
- door
- 门
- possibly
- 可能地
- indeed
- 的确，确实
- been
- be的过去分词
- written
- write的过去分词，写
- cabinet
- 柜子；内阁
- if
- 连词，如果
- were
- be动词的过去式
- so
- 如此，因此
- must
- 必须，一定
- be
- 是；动词原形
- differently
- 不同地
- judged
- judge的过去式，判断
- handled
- handle的过去式，处理、对待
- caution
- 谨慎，小心；警告
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