The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 10
"That of course; and when we had absolutely completed every particle of the furniture in this way, then we examined the house itself.
「这是当然的；当我们用这种方法把每一件家具都彻底检查完毕之后，我们就开始检查房屋本身。
We divided its entire surface into compartments, which we numbered, so that none might be missed; then we scrutinized each individual square inch throughout the premises, including the two houses immediately adjoining, with the microscope, as before."
我们把整个房屋的表面划分成若干区块，并逐一编号，以免遗漏；然后我们像之前一样，用显微镜仔细检查了整个房屋内每一平方英寸的地方，包括紧邻的两座房屋。」
"The two houses adjoining!" I exclaimed; "you must have had a great deal of trouble."
「紧邻的两座房屋！」我惊叫道；「你们一定费了很大的工夫。」
"We had; but the reward offered is prodigious!"
「确实如此；但是悬赏的金额实在太惊人了！」
"You include the grounds about the houses?"
「你们也检查了房屋周围的地面吗？」
"All the grounds are paved with brick.
「所有的地面都铺着砖块。
They gave us comparatively little trouble.
这给我们带来的麻烦相对较少。
We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."
我们检查了砖缝之间的苔藓，发现它们完好无损。」
"You looked among D——'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"
「你们当然也检查了D——的文件，以及图书室里的书籍？」
"Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume, not contenting ourselves with a mere shake, according to the fashion of some of our police officers.
「当然；我们打开了每一个包裹；我们不仅打开了每一本书，还翻阅了每一卷的每一页，不像我们某些警察那样，仅仅抖一抖就算了。
We also measured the thickness of every book-cover, with the most accurate admeasurement, and applied to each the most jealous scrutiny of the microscope.
我们还用最精确的测量方式量了每一本书封面的厚度，并用显微镜对每一本书进行了最严密的检查。
Had any of the bindings been recently meddled with, it would have been utterly impossible that the fact should have escaped observation.
如果有任何装订近期曾被动过手脚，这一事实绝对不可能逃过我们的观察。
Some five or six volumes, just from the hands of the binder, we carefully probed, longitudinally, with the needles."
有五六本刚从装订师手中取来的书，我们用针沿纵向仔细地探查了一遍。」
"You explored the floors beneath the carpets?
「你们检查了地毯下面的地板吗？
Vocabulary
- 这
- zhè — This; used to indicate something nearby.
- 是
- shì — To be; is, am, are.
- 当然
- dāngrán — Of course; naturally; certainly.
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.
- 当
- dāng — When; while; to serve as.
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; our group.
- 用
- yòng — To use; to employ a method or tool.
- 这种
- zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of.
- 方法
- fāngfǎ — Method; way; approach to doing something.
- 把
- bǎ — Particle marking the object of a disposal action.
- 每
- měi — Every; each one without exception.
- 一件
- yī jiàn — One item; one piece of something.
- 家具
- jiājù — Furniture; household furnishings.
- 都
- dōu — All; both; every one included.
- 彻底
- chèdǐ — Thorough; complete; leaving nothing out.
- 检查
- jiǎnchá — To inspect; to examine carefully.
- 完毕
- wánbì — Finished; completed; all done.
- 之后
- zhīhòu — After; afterwards; following a certain point.
- 就
- jiù — Then; immediately; indicating a logical result.
- 开始
- kāishǐ — To begin; to start an activity.
- 房屋
- fángwū — House; building; residential structure.
- 本身
- běnshēn — Itself; in itself; the thing proper.
- 整个
- zhěnggè — Entire; whole; the complete thing.
- 表面
- biǎomiàn — Surface; exterior; outer face of something.
- 划分
- huàfēn — To divide; to partition into sections.
- 成
- chéng — Into; to become; resulting in a state.
- 若干
- ruògān — Several; a certain number of; some.
- 区块
- qūkuài — Block; section; divided area or zone.
- 并
- bìng — And; furthermore; simultaneously doing both.
- 逐一
- zhúyī — One by one; individually; in sequence.
- 编号
- biānhào — To number; to assign a serial number.
- 以免
- yǐmiǎn — So as to avoid; in order to prevent.
- 遗漏
- yílòu — To omit; to miss; to leave something out.
- 然后
- ránhòu — Then; after that; subsequently.
- 像
- xiàng — Like; similar to; resembling.
- 之前
- zhīqián — Before; prior to; previously.
- 一样
- yīyàng — The same; identical; just like.
- 显微镜
- xiǎnwēijìng — Microscope; instrument for magnifying tiny objects.
- 仔细
- zǐxì — Careful; attentive; thorough in detail.
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change.
- 内
- nèi — Inside; within; interior of something.
- 一
- yī — One; the number one.
- 平方英寸
- píngfāng yīngcùn — Square inch; unit of area measurement.
- 地方
- dìfang — Place; location; area; spot.
- 包括
- bāokuò — Including; to include; to encompass.
- 紧邻
- jǐnlín — Immediately adjacent; right next to.
- 两座
- liǎng zuò — Two (large structures); two buildings or monuments.
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.
- 惊叫
- jīngjiào — To cry out in surprise; to exclaim.
- 道
- dào — Said; spoke; used after verbs of speech.
- 你们
- nǐmen — You (plural); all of you.
- 一定
- yīdìng — Certainly; must; definitely.
- 费
- fèi — To spend; to expend; to consume effort.
- 很大
- hěn dà — Very great; very large; considerable.
- 工夫
- gōngfu — Effort; time spent; painstaking work.
- 确实
- quèshí — Indeed; truly; certainly the case.
- 如此
- rúcǐ — So; thus; like this; in this way.
- 但是
- dànshì — But; however; indicating a contrast.
- 悬赏
- xuánshǎng — Reward offered; bounty for finding something.
- 金额
- jīn'é — Amount of money; monetary sum.
- 实在
- shízài — Really; truly; indeed; genuinely.
- 太
- tài — Too; excessively; extremely.
- 惊人
- jīngrén — Astonishing; amazing; surprisingly great.
- 也
- yě — Also; too; as well.
- 周围
- zhōuwéi — Surroundings; area around something.
- 地面
- dìmiàn — Ground; floor; surface of the earth.
- 吗
- ma — Question particle indicating yes/no question.
- 所有
- suǒyǒu — All; every; everything belonging to a set.
- 铺
- pū — To lay; to spread; to pave a surface.
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action.
- 砖块
- zhuānkuài — Brick; block of fired clay used in construction.
- 给
- gěi — To give; for; causing a result.
- 带来
- dài lái — To bring; to cause; to introduce something.
- 麻烦
- máfan — Trouble; inconvenience; troublesome situation.
- 相对
- xiāngduì — Relatively; comparatively; in relation to.
- 较少
- jiào shǎo — Relatively fewer; comparatively less.
- 砖缝
- zhuānfèng — Mortar joint; gap between bricks.
- 之间
- zhījiān — Between; among; in the middle of.
- 苔藓
- táixiǎn — Moss; small flowerless green plant on surfaces.
- 发现
- fāxiàn — To discover; to find; to notice something.
- 它们
- tāmen — They; them (referring to non-human things).
- 完好无损
- wánhǎo wúsǔn — Intact; undamaged; in perfect condition.
- 文件
- wénjiàn — Document; file; official paper.
- 以及
- yǐjí — As well as; and; together with.
- 图书室
- túshūshì — Library room; small room for books.
- 里
- lǐ — Inside; within; in a place.
- 书籍
- shūjí — Books; volumes; published written works.
- 打开
- dǎkāi — To open; to unfold; to unwrap.
- 一个
- yī gè — One (general measure word); a single item.
- 包裹
- bāoguǒ — Package; parcel; something wrapped up.
- 不仅
- bùjǐn — Not only; more than just.
- 一本
- yī běn — One volume; one book.
- 书
- shū — Book; written volume.
- 还
- hái — Also; still; in addition to.
- 翻阅
- fānyuè — To browse; to flip through pages.
- 一卷
- yī juǎn — One roll; one volume or scroll.
- 一页
- yī yè — One page; a single leaf of a book.
- 不像
- bù xiàng — Unlike; not resembling; different from.
- 某些
- mǒuxiē — Certain; some; particular unspecified ones.
- 警察
- jǐngchá — Police; law enforcement officer.
- 那样
- nàyàng — Like that; in that way; such.
- 仅仅
- jǐnjǐn — Merely; only; just; nothing more than.
- 抖
- dǒu — To shake; to jolt; to tremble.
- 一抖
- yī dǒu — One shake; a single shaking motion.
- 算了
- suànle — Let it go; forget it; that's enough.
- 最
- zuì — Most; the highest degree; superlative marker.
- 精确
- jīngquè — Precise; exact; highly accurate.
- 测量
- cèliáng — To measure; to take measurements of.
- 方式
- fāngshì — Way; manner; mode of doing something.
- 量
- liáng — To measure; to gauge dimensions of.
- 封面
- fēngmiàn — Cover; front page of a book.
- 厚度
- hòudù — Thickness; measurement of how thick something is.
- 对
- duì — Toward; to; for; directed at.
- 进行
- jìnxíng — To carry out; to conduct; to proceed with.
- 严密
- yánmì — Strict; thorough; leaving no gaps.
- 如果
- rúguǒ — If; in case; supposing that.
- 有
- yǒu — To have; there is; to exist.
- 任何
- rènhé — Any; whatever; no matter which.
- 装订
- zhuāngdìng — Bookbinding; to bind pages into a book.
- 近期
- jìnqī — Recently; in the near past; lately.
- 曾
- céng — Once; previously; at some past time.
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; by (in passive constructions).
- 动过手脚
- dòngguò shǒujiǎo — Tampered with; secretly altered or manipulated.
- 这一
- zhè yī — This particular; this one specific.
- 事实
- shìshí — Fact; truth; actual circumstance.
- 绝对
- juéduì — Absolutely; without doubt; completely certain.
- 不可能
- bùkěnéng — Impossible; cannot be; no way.
- 逃过
- táoguò — To escape; to evade; to slip past unnoticed.
- 观察
- guānchá — To observe; to watch carefully; observation.
- 五六
- wǔ liù — Five or six; approximately five to six.
- 本
- běn — Volume; measure word for books.
- 刚
- gāng — Just; just now; barely; recently completed.
- 从
- cóng — From; since; starting at a point.
- 装订师
- zhuāngdìng shī — Bookbinder; craftsman who binds books.
- 手中
- shǒu zhōng — In hand; in one's possession or hands.
- 取来
- qǔ lái — To fetch; to retrieve; to bring back.
- 针
- zhēn — Needle; thin pointed instrument.
- 沿
- yán — Along; following the length of something.
- 纵向
- zòngxiàng — Lengthwise; longitudinal; along the long axis.
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.
- 探查
- tànchá — To probe; to investigate; to search thoroughly.
- 一遍
- yī biàn — Once through; one complete pass or round.
- 地毯
- dìtǎn — Carpet; rug; floor covering textile.
- 下面
- xiàmian — Below; underneath; the underside of something.
- 地板
- dìbǎn — Floor; wooden or hard flooring surface.
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