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当他走过时,报童们正沿着人行道声嘶力竭地叫喊着:'号外。国会议员惨遭谋杀。'

The newsboys, as he went, were crying themselves hoarse along the footways: "Special edition. Shocking murder of an M.P."

那是对一位朋友兼客户的葬礼悼词;他不禁有些担心,唯恐另一位朋友的好名声会被卷入这桩丑闻的漩涡中。

That was the funeral oration of one friend and client; and he could not help a certain apprehension lest the good name of another should be sucked down in the eddy of the scandal.

这至少是一个棘手的决定,他必须做出抉择;尽管他习惯于自力更生,但他开始渴望得到一些建议。

It was, at least, a ticklish decision that he had to make; and self-reliant as he was by habit, he began to cherish a longing for advice.

这种建议无法直接得到;但他想,或许可以旁敲侧击地探询一下。

It was not to be had directly; but perhaps, he thought, it might be fished for.

不久之后,他坐在自家壁炉的一侧,他的首席文书盖斯特先生坐在另一侧,在两人中间,与炉火保持着精心计算的距离处,放着一瓶特别的陈年老酒,这酒长期存放在他家宅的地窖里,不见天日。

Presently after, he sat on one side of his own hearth, with Mr. Guest, his head clerk, upon the other, and midway between, at a nicely calculated distance from the fire, a bottle of a particular old wine that had long dwelt unsunned in the foundations of his house.

浓雾仍然笼罩在这座淹没的城市上空,街灯像红宝石一样闪烁着微光;透过这些低垂云雾的沉闷和窒息,城市生活的行列仍在通过主要街道滚滚向前,发出宛如狂风的声响。

The fog still slept on the wing above the drowned city, where the lamps glimmered like carbuncles; and through the muffle and smother of these fallen clouds, the procession of the town's life was still rolling in through the great arteries with a sound as of a mighty wind.

但房间里却因炉火而显得明亮欢快。

But the room was gay with firelight.

瓶中的酸性物质早已分解;那帝王般的色泽随着时间而变得柔和,就像彩色玻璃窗的颜色变得更加浓郁一样;山坡葡萄园里炎热秋日午后的光辉,已准备好被释放出来,驱散伦敦的雾霭。

In the bottle the acids were long ago resolved; the imperial dye had softened with time, as the colour grows richer in stained windows; and the glow of hot autumn afternoons on hillside vineyards, was ready to be set free and to disperse the fogs of London.

Vocabulary

The
定冠词,表示特指的人或事物
newsboys
报童,在街上卖报纸的男孩
as
连词,当...时;因为;作为
he
代词,他
went
动词go的过去式,去;走
were
动词be的过去式复数形式
crying
动词cry的现在分词,哭喊;大声叫卖
themselves
反身代词,他们自己
hoarse
形容词,嗓音嘶哑的;沙哑的
along
介词/副词,沿着;向前
footways
人行道;步道
Special
形容词,特别的;专门的
edition
名词,版本;(报纸的)版次
Shocking
形容词,令人震惊的;骇人的
murder
名词/动词,谋杀;凶杀案
of
介词,属于;关于
an
不定冠词,一个(用于元音前)
That
代词/连词,那个;那
was
动词be的过去式单数形式
funeral
名词,葬礼;丧礼
oration
名词,演说;正式演讲
one
数词/代词,一;一个
friend
名词,朋友
and
连词,和;与
client
名词,客户;委托人
could
情态动词can的过去式,能够
not
副词,不;没有
help
动词,帮助;避免
a
不定冠词,一个
certain
形容词,某种;确定的
apprehension
名词,忧虑;担心;理解
lest
连词,唯恐;以免
good
形容词,好的;良好的
name
名词,名字;名誉
another
代词/形容词,另一个
should
情态动词,应该;可能
be
动词,是;成为
sucked
动词suck的过去式,吸入;卷入
down
副词/介词,向下;沿着...而下
in
介词,在...里;在...中
eddy
名词,漩涡;涡流
scandal
名词,丑闻;流言蜚语
It
代词,它
at
介词,在;向
least
副词,至少;最少
ticklish
形容词,棘手的;难办的;怕痒的
decision
名词,决定;决策
that
代词/连词,那个;以致
had
动词have的过去式,有;已经
to
介词/不定式标记,到;去
make
动词,制作;做出
self
名词,自己;自我
reliant
形容词,依赖的;依靠的
by
介词,通过;被;在...旁边
habit
名词,习惯;习性
began
动词begin的过去式,开始
cherish
动词,珍惜;怀有(希望等)
longing
名词,渴望;向往
for
介词,为了;给;因为
advice
名词,建议;劝告
directly
副词,直接地;立即
but
连词,但是;然而
perhaps
副词,也许;可能
thought
动词think的过去式,想;认为
it
代词,它
might
情态动词may的过去式,可能
fished
动词fish的过去式,钓鱼;探听
Presently
副词,不久;一会儿
after
介词/连词,在...之后
sat
动词sit的过去式,坐
on
介词,在...上;关于
side
名词,边;侧面
his
代词,他的
own
形容词,自己的
hearth
名词,壁炉;炉边
with
介词,和;用;带有
Mr
先生的缩写
Guest
名词,客人;宾客
head
名词/形容词,头;首席的
clerk
名词,职员;办事员
upon
介词,在...上;根据
other
形容词/代词,其他的;另一个
midway
副词/形容词,中途;在中间
between
介词,在...之间
nicely
副词,很好地;恰当地
calculated
形容词,精心计算的;蓄意的
distance
名词,距离;远处
from
介词,从;来自
fire
名词,火;火灾
bottle
名词,瓶子
particular
形容词,特别的;特定的
old
形容词,老的;旧的
wine
名词,葡萄酒;酒
long
形容词/副词,长的;长久地
dwelt
动词dwell的过去式,居住
foundations
名词,地基;基础
house
名词,房子;住宅
fog
名词,雾;迷雾
still
副词/形容词,仍然;静止的
slept
动词sleep的过去式,睡觉
wing
名词,翅膀;侧翼;厢房
above
介词/副词,在...上方
drowned
动词drown的过去式,淹没;浸没
city
名词,城市
where
副词/连词,在哪里;...的地方
lamps
名词,灯;lamp的复数
glimmered
动词glimmer的过去式,闪烁;微光
like
介词/动词,像;喜欢
through
介词,通过;穿过
muffle
动词/名词,使模糊;裹住
smother
动词,使窒息;覆盖
these
代词,这些
fallen
动词fall的过去分词,落下的
clouds
名词,云;cloud的复数
procession
名词,队伍;行列
town
名词,城镇;市镇
's
所有格标记,...的
life
名词,生命;生活
rolling
动词roll的现在分词,滚动
great
形容词,伟大的;巨大的
arteries
名词,动脉;干线;artery的复数
sound
名词/动词,声音;听起来
mighty
形容词,强大的;巨大的
wind
名词,风
But
连词,但是;然而
room
名词,房间;空间
gay
形容词,欢乐的;明亮的
firelight
名词,炉火的光;火光
In
介词,在...里;在...期间
acids
名词,酸;acid的复数
ago
副词,以前;之前
resolved
动词resolve的过去式,溶解;决定
imperial
形容词,帝国的;皇家的
dye
名词/动词,染料;染色
softened
动词soften的过去式,使柔和;变软
time
名词,时间;时代
colour
名词,颜色(英式拼写)
grows
动词grow的第三人称单数,生长
richer
形容词rich的比较级,更丰富的
stained
形容词,染色的;有污渍的
windows
名词,窗户;window的复数
glow
动词/名词,发光;光辉
hot
形容词,热的;炎热的
autumn
名词,秋天;秋季
afternoons
名词,下午;afternoon的复数
hillside
名词,山坡;山腰
vineyards
名词,葡萄园;vineyard的复数
ready
形容词,准备好的;乐意的
set
动词,设置;放置;使...处于
free
形容词/动词,自由的;释放
disperse
动词,分散;驱散
fogs
名词,雾;fog的复数
London
专有名词,伦敦
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