The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 72
帮帮我吧,我亲爱的兰宁,救救我
Serve me, my dear Lanyon and save
你的朋友
Your friend,
H.J.
H.J.
附:我已经把信封好了,突然又有一阵新的恐惧袭上心头。
P.S.—I had already sealed this up when a fresh terror struck upon my soul.
邮局可能会出差错,这封信也许要到明天早上才能送到你手里。
It is possible that the post-office may fail me, and this letter not come into your hands until to-morrow morning.
亲爱的兰宁,如果真是那样的话,就请你在白天方便的时候替我办这件差事;然后在午夜时分再等候我的信使。
In that case, dear Lanyon, do my errand when it shall be most convenient for you in the course of the day; and once more expect my messenger at midnight.
那时也许已经太晚了;如果那天晚上平安无事,你就会知道你已经见到亨利·杰基尔最后一面了。
It may then already be too late; and if that night passes without event, you will know that you have seen the last of Henry Jekyll.
读了这封信之后,我断定我的同事一定是疯了;但在证实这一点之前,我觉得有责任按他的要求去做。
Upon the reading of this letter, I made sure my colleague was insane; but till that was proved beyond the possibility of doubt, I felt bound to do as he requested.
我对这篇胡言乱语越是不理解,就越是无法判断它的重要性;而措辞如此恳切的请求是不能置之不理的,否则就要承担重大的责任。
The less I understood of this farrago, the less I was in a position to judge of its importance; and an appeal so worded could not be set aside without a grave responsibility.
于是我从餐桌旁站起来,叫了一辆双轮马车,直接赶到杰基尔的家。
I rose accordingly from table, got into a hansom, and drove straight to Jekyll's house.
管家正在等候我的到来;他和我同时收到了一封挂号指示信,并且立刻派人去叫锁匠和木匠。
The butler was awaiting my arrival; he had received by the same post as mine a registered letter of instruction, and had sent at once for a locksmith and a carpenter.
我们还在说话的时候,工匠们就来了;我们一起去了老丹曼医生的外科手术室,从那里(你无疑知道)可以很方便地进入杰基尔的私人书斋。
The tradesmen came while we were yet speaking; and we moved in a body to old Dr. Denman's surgical theatre, from which (as you are doubtless aware) Jekyll's private cabinet is most conveniently entered.
Vocabulary
- Serve
- 提供服务;招待;为...服务
- me
- 我(宾格)
- my
- 我的(所有格)
- dear
- 亲爱的;珍贵的
- and
- 和;与;并且
- save
- 拯救;挽救;节省
- Your
- 你的;您的(所有格)
- friend
- 朋友;友人
- I
- 我(主格)
- had
- 有(过去式);已经
- already
- 已经;早已
- sealed
- 密封;封住(seal的过去式)
- this
- 这个;此
- up
- 向上;起来
- when
- 当...时候;何时
- a
- 一个(不定冠词)
- fresh
- 新鲜的;新的
- terror
- 恐怖;恐惧
- struck
- 打击;撞击(strike的过去式)
- upon
- 在...上;一...就
- soul
- 灵魂;心灵
- It
- 它
- is
- 是(be动词)
- possible
- 可能的;可能发生的
- that
- 那个;引导从句
- the
- 这个;那个(定冠词)
- post
- 邮政;邮件;柱子
- office
- 办公室;机构
- may
- 可能;也许
- fail
- 失败;未能做到
- letter
- 信;字母
- not
- 不;没有
- come
- 来;到来
- into
- 进入;到...里面
- your
- 你的;您的
- hands
- 手(复数)
- until
- 直到...为止
- to
- 到;向;给
- morning
- 早晨;上午
- In
- 在...里面;在...期间
- case
- 情况;案例;以防
- do
- 做;执行
- errand
- 差事;跑腿的任务
- it
- 它
- shall
- 将;应该
- be
- 是;成为
- most
- 最;非常
- convenient
- 方便的;便利的
- for
- 为了;给
- you
- 你;你们
- in
- 在...里面;在...期间
- course
- 课程;过程;路线
- of
- ...的;属于
- day
- 天;白天
- once
- 一次;曾经
- more
- 更多;再
- expect
- 期待;预期
- messenger
- 信使;送信人
- at
- 在(某时间或地点)
- midnight
- 午夜;半夜十二点
- then
- 然后;那时
- too
- 也;太;过于
- late
- 晚的;迟的
- if
- 如果;是否
- night
- 夜晚;晚上
- passes
- 经过;通过(pass的第三人称单数)
- without
- 没有;无
- event
- 事件;活动
- will
- 将;会
- know
- 知道;了解
- have
- 有;已经
- seen
- 看见(see的过去分词)
- last
- 最后的;上一个
- Upon
- 在...之上;一...就
- reading
- 阅读;读
- made
- 制作;使(make的过去式)
- sure
- 确定的;肯定的
- colleague
- 同事;同僚
- was
- 是(be动词过去式)
- insane
- 疯狂的;精神失常的
- but
- 但是;然而
- till
- 直到;直到...为止
- proved
- 证明(prove的过去式)
- beyond
- 超出;在...之外
- possibility
- 可能性;可能
- doubt
- 怀疑;疑问
- felt
- 感觉(feel的过去式)
- bound
- 有义务的;必定的
- as
- 作为;如同;当...时
- he
- 他
- requested
- 请求;要求(request的过去式)
- The
- 这个;那个(定冠词)
- less
- 更少的;较少
- understood
- 理解;明白(understand的过去式)
- position
- 位置;职位;立场
- judge
- 判断;评判;法官
- its
- 它的
- importance
- 重要性
- an
- 一个(不定冠词)
- appeal
- 呼吁;吸引力;上诉
- so
- 如此;这么;所以
- worded
- 措辞的(word的过去分词)
- could
- 能够;可以(can的过去式)
- set
- 放置;设置
- aside
- 在旁边;搁置
- grave
- 严重的;坟墓
- responsibility
- 责任;职责
- rose
- 上升(rise的过去式);玫瑰
- accordingly
- 因此;相应地
- from
- 从;来自
- table
- 桌子;表格
- got
- 得到;获得(get的过去式)
- drove
- 驾驶;开车(drive的过去式)
- straight
- 直的;直接地
- house
- 房子;住宅
- butler
- 男管家
- awaiting
- 等待;等候(await的现在分词)
- arrival
- 到达;抵达
- received
- 收到;接受(receive的过去式)
- by
- 通过;由;在...旁边
- same
- 相同的;同样的
- mine
- 我的(名词性物主代词);矿
- registered
- 注册的;挂号的(register的过去式)
- instruction
- 指示;说明
- sent
- 发送;送(send的过去式)
- locksmith
- 锁匠
- carpenter
- 木匠;木工
- tradesmen
- 商人;手艺人(复数)
- came
- 来(come的过去式)
- while
- 当...时候;虽然
- we
- 我们
- were
- 是(be动词过去式复数)
- yet
- 还;仍然;但是
- speaking
- 说话;讲话(speak的现在分词)
- moved
- 移动;搬动(move的过去式)
- body
- 身体;尸体
- old
- 老的;旧的
- Dr
- 博士;医生(Doctor的缩写)
- surgical
- 外科的;手术的
- theatre
- 剧院;手术室
- which
- 哪个;哪些
- are
- 是(be动词复数)
- doubtless
- 无疑地;肯定地
- aware
- 意识到的;知道的
- private
- 私人的;私有的
- cabinet
- 橱柜;内阁;密室
- conveniently
- 方便地;便利地
- entered
- 进入(enter的过去式)
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