The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 74
所有这些虽然激起了我的好奇心,但告诉我的确切信息却很少。
All this, though it whetted my curiosity, told me little that was definite.
这里有一小瓶某种盐,以及一系列实验的记录,这些实验(像杰基尔的太多研究一样)没有得出任何实际用途。
Here were a phial of some salt, and the record of a series of experiments that had led (like too many of Jekyll's investigations) to no end of practical usefulness.
这些物品出现在我家里,怎么会影响到我那轻率同事的荣誉、理智或生命呢?
How could the presence of these articles in my house affect either the honour, the sanity, or the life of my flighty colleague?
如果他的信使能去一个地方,为什么不能去另一个地方呢?
If his messenger could go to one place, why could he not go to another?
即使承认有某种障碍,为什么这位绅士要由我秘密接待呢?
And even granting some impediment, why was this gentleman to be received by me in secret?
我越是思考就越确信我面对的是一个脑部疾病的病例;虽然我打发仆人们去睡觉了,但我装好了一把老左轮手枪,以便能采取某种自卫姿态。
The more I reflected the more convinced I grew that I was dealing with a case of cerebral disease; and though I dismissed my servants to bed, I loaded an old revolver, that I might be found in some posture of self-defence.
十二点的钟声刚在伦敦上空敲响,门环就非常轻柔地响了起来。
Twelve o'clock had scarce rung out over London, ere the knocker sounded very gently on the door.
我亲自应召去开门,发现一个小个子男人蜷缩在门廊的柱子旁。
I went myself at the summons, and found a small man crouching against the pillars of the portico.
Vocabulary
- All
- 全部,所有的
- this
- 这个,此事
- though
- 虽然,尽管
- it
- 它,这件事
- whetted
- 磨快了;激起了(兴趣、欲望等)
- my
- 我的
- curiosity
- 好奇心
- told
- 告诉(tell的过去式)
- me
- 我(宾格)
- little
- 少量的,几乎没有
- that
- 那个;引导从句的连词
- was
- 是(be动词的过去式)
- definite
- 明确的,确定的
- Here
- 这里,在此处
- were
- 是(be动词的过去式复数形式)
- a
- 一个(不定冠词)
- phial
- 小玻璃瓶,药瓶
- of
- ……的(表示所属关系)
- some
- 一些
- salt
- 盐;盐类化合物
- and
- 和,与
- the
- 这个,那个(定冠词)
- record
- 记录
- series
- 一系列
- experiments
- 实验(复数)
- had
- 有(have的过去式);曾经
- led
- 导致,引导(lead的过去式)
- like
- 像,如同
- too
- 太;也
- many
- 许多的
- 's
- ……的(所有格标记)
- investigations
- 调查,研究(复数)
- to
- 到,向;不定式标记
- no
- 没有,不
- end
- 结果,结论;结束
- practical
- 实际的,实用的
- usefulness
- 有用性,实用性
- How
- 如何,怎样
- could
- 能够(can的过去式)
- presence
- 存在,在场
- these
- 这些
- articles
- 物品,物件
- in
- 在……里面
- house
- 房子
- affect
- 影响
- either
- 两者中任何一个
- honour
- 荣誉,名誉
- sanity
- 神智正常,理智
- or
- 或者
- life
- 生命
- flighty
- 轻浮的,反复无常的
- colleague
- 同事
- If
- 如果
- his
- 他的
- messenger
- 信使,送信人
- go
- 去
- one
- 一个
- place
- 地方
- why
- 为什么
- he
- 他
- not
- 不
- another
- 另一个
- And
- 和,并且
- even
- 甚至
- granting
- 假定,承认
- impediment
- 障碍,阻碍
- gentleman
- 绅士,先生
- be
- 是,存在
- received
- 接待,接收(过去式或被动)
- by
- 被;通过
- secret
- 秘密的;秘密
- The
- 这个,那个(定冠词)
- more
- 更多
- I
- 我
- reflected
- 反思,思考(过去式)
- convinced
- 确信的;使确信(过去式)
- grew
- 变得,增长(grow的过去式)
- dealing
- 处理,应对
- with
- 与,和;用
- case
- 案例,病例
- cerebral
- 大脑的,脑部的
- disease
- 疾病
- dismissed
- 解雇;打发走(过去式)
- servants
- 仆人(复数)
- bed
- 床
- loaded
- 装载,装弹(过去式)
- an
- 一个(用于元音前的不定冠词)
- old
- 旧的,老的
- revolver
- 左轮手枪
- might
- 可能;也许
- found
- 发现(find的过去式);找到
- posture
- 姿势,姿态
- self
- 自己
- defence
- 防御,防卫
- Twelve
- 十二
- 'clock
- 点钟(用于报时)
- scarce
- 稀少的;几乎不
- rung
- 鸣响(ring的过去分词)
- out
- 出去;外面
- over
- 在……上方;遍及
- knocker
- 门环,敲门器
- sounded
- 发出声音(过去式)
- very
- 非常
- gently
- 轻轻地,温柔地
- on
- 在……上
- door
- 门
- went
- 去(go的过去式)
- myself
- 我自己
- at
- 在
- summons
- 召唤;传票
- small
- 小的
- man
- 男人
- crouching
- 蹲伏,蜷缩
- against
- 靠着,倚着
- pillars
- 柱子(复数)
- portico
- 门廊,柱廊
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