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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
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
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
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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