The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 12
"Confound him, say I—yes; I made the re-examination, however, as Dupin suggested—but it was all labor lost, as I knew it would be."
「我说，去他的——是的；不过我还是按杜邦的建议重新检查了一遍——但一切都是白费力气，正如我料到的那样。」
"How much was the reward offered, did you say?" asked Dupin.
「您说悬赏了多少钱？」杜邦问道。
"Why, a very great deal—a very liberal reward—I don't like to say how much, precisely; but one thing I will say, that I wouldn't mind giving my individual check for fifty thousand francs to any one who could obtain me that letter.
「哦，非常多——一笔非常丰厚的赏金——我不太想说具体数目；但有一件事我可以说，任何人若能为我取得那封信，我愿意亲自开一张五万法郎的支票给他。
The fact is, it is becoming of more and more importance every day; and the reward has been lately doubled.
事实上，这件事每天都变得愈发重要；而且赏金最近已经翻了一倍。
If it were trebled, however, I could do no more than I have done."
然而，即便赏金翻到三倍，我也无法做得比现在更多了。」
"Why, yes," said Dupin, drawlingly, between the whiffs of his meerschaum, "I really—think, G——, you have not exerted yourself—to the utmost in this matter.
「哦，是吗，」杜邦拖着长腔说道，一边悠然地吸着他的海泡石烟斗，「我真的——觉得，G——，您在这件事上并没有竭尽全力。
You might—do a little more, I think, eh?"
您或许——可以再多做一些，我想，是吗？」
"How?—in what way?"
「怎么做？——以何种方式？」
"Why—puff, puff—you might—puff, puff—employ counsel in the matter, eh?—puff, puff, puff.
「哦——呼，呼——您或许——呼，呼——在这件事上寻求旁人的建议，是吗？——呼，呼，呼。
Do you remember the story they tell of Abernethy?"
您记得那个关于阿伯内西的故事吗？」
"No; hang Abernethy!"
「不记得；管他阿伯内西呢！」
"To be sure! hang him and welcome.
「当然！尽管去管他好了。
But, once upon a time, a certain rich miser conceived the design of spunging upon this Abernethy for a medical opinion.
但是，从前有一个富有的吝啬鬼，打算从这位阿伯内西那里白蹭一个医疗意见。
Getting up, for this purpose, an ordinary conversation in a private company, he insinuated his case to the physician, as that of an imaginary individual.
为此，他在一个私人聚会上制造了一番普通的谈话机会，将自己的病情以一个虚构之人的名义暗示给了那位医生。
Vocabulary
- 我
- wǒ — I, me, first-person singular pronoun
- 说
- shuō — To speak, say, or tell
- 去
- qù — To go, to leave toward a destination
- 他
- tā — He, him, third-person masculine pronoun
- 的
- de — Possessive or attributive particle
- 是
- shì — To be; is, am, are
- 不
- bù — No, not; negation particle
- 过
- guò — To pass; however; used in resultative complements
- 还
- hái — Still, yet, also, in addition
- 按
- àn — According to; to press; following
- 杜
- Dù — A Chinese surname; also means to stop or prevent
- 邦
- bāng — Nation, state; also part of proper names
- 建
- jiàn — To build, establish, construct
- 议
- yì — To discuss; suggestion, proposal
- 重
- chóng — Again, once more; to repeat
- 新
- xīn — New, fresh, recently
- 检
- jiǎn — To inspect, examine, check
- 查
- chá — To investigate, look into, check
- 了
- le — Completion particle; indicates finished action
- 一
- yī — One; the number one
- 遍
- biàn — Once through; a measure word for complete actions
- 但
- dàn — But, however, yet
- 切
- qiē / qiè — Everything; to cut; all, whole
- 都
- dōu — All, both, entirely
- 白
- bái — White; in vain, for nothing
- 费
- fèi — To waste, spend; expense, cost
- 力
- lì — Strength, power, effort
- 气
- qì — Air, breath, energy, spirit
- 正
- zhèng — Just, exactly; upright, correct
- 如
- rú — As, like; according to; if
- 料
- liào — To expect, anticipate; material, ingredient
- 到
- dào — To arrive; to, until; used as resultative complement
- 那
- nà — That, those; in that case
- 样
- yàng — Appearance, manner, kind, way
- 您
- nín — You (polite, respectful form)
- 悬赏
- xuán shǎng — To offer a reward for finding someone or something
- 多少
- duō shǎo — How much, how many; an indefinite quantity
- 钱
- qián — Money, currency, cash
- 问
- wèn — To ask, inquire, question
- 道
- dào — To say; road, way, path; principle
- 哦
- ó / ò — Oh; expresses surprise or realization
- 非常
- fēi cháng — Extremely, very, unusually
- 笔
- bǐ — Pen, brush; measure word for sums of money
- 丰厚
- fēng hòu — Generous, substantial, ample in amount
- 金
- jīn — Gold; money; metal
- 太
- tài — Too, excessively; very, extremely
- 想
- xiǎng — To think, want, miss, consider
- 具体
- jù tǐ — Specific, concrete, detailed, particular
- 数目
- shù mù — Number, figure, numerical amount
- 有
- yǒu — To have, exist, there is
- 件
- jiàn — Measure word for items, matters, or clothing
- 事
- shì — Matter, affair, thing, event
- 可以
- kě yǐ — Can, may, be allowed to
- 任何
- rèn hé — Any, whatever, whichever
- 人
- rén — Person, people, human being
- 若
- ruò — If, supposing; like, as if
- 能
- néng — Can, to be able to, capable of
- 为
- wèi / wéi — For, on behalf of; to act as, be
- 取得
- qǔ dé — To obtain, acquire, achieve, gain
- 封
- fēng — Measure word for letters; to seal, enclose
- 信
- xìn — Letter (mail); trust, believe
- 愿意
- yuàn yì — To be willing to, want to
- 亲自
- qīn zì — Personally, in person, oneself
- 开
- kāi — To open; to start; to write out (a check)
- 张
- zhāng — Measure word for flat objects; to open, spread
- 五万
- wǔ wàn — Fifty thousand
- 法郎
- fǎ láng — French franc, former French currency unit
- 支票
- zhī piào — Check (banking instrument for payment)
- 给
- gěi — To give; for, to (indirect object marker)
- 实
- shí — Real, true, solid, actual
- 上
- shàng — Above, on top; to go up; in fact (事实上)
- 这
- zhè — This, these
- 每天
- měi tiān — Every day, daily
- 变
- biàn — To change, transform, become different
- 愈
- yù — More and more; increasingly; to recover
- 发
- fā — To send out, emit, develop; hair
- 要
- yào — To want, need, must, important
- 而且
- ér qiě — Moreover, furthermore, and also
- 最近
- zuì jìn — Recently, lately, in the near future
- 已经
- yǐ jīng — Already, by now
- 翻倍
- fān bèi — To double, increase twofold
- 然
- rán — So, thus; but; correct; particle in formal use
- 即便
- jí biàn — Even if, even though, although
- 三
- sān — Three, the number three
- 也
- yě — Also, too, as well, either
- 无
- wú — Without, not have, none, no
- 做
- zuò — To do, make, act as, work
- 比
- bǐ — To compare; than (in comparisons)
- 现在
- xiàn zài — Now, at present, currently
- 更
- gèng — Even more, still more, further
- 吗
- ma — Question particle for yes/no questions
- 拖
- tuō — To drag, pull, delay, drawl
- 着
- zhe — Ongoing action particle; indicates continuous state
- 边
- biān — Side, edge; while (doing something)
- 悠
- yōu — Leisurely, unhurried, carefree
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 吸
- xī — To inhale, suck, absorb, smoke
- 烟斗
- yān dǒu — Tobacco pipe for smoking
- 真
- zhēn — True, real, genuine; really, truly
- 觉
- jué — To feel, sense, realize, perceive
- 并
- bìng — And; actually; (not) at all
- 没
- méi — Not have; did not (negates past actions)
- 竭尽全力
- jié jìn quán lì — To do one's utmost, exert every effort
- 或许
- huò xǔ — Perhaps, maybe, possibly
- 再
- zài — Again, once more; then, in addition
- 些
- xiē — Some, a few, a little
- 怎么
- zěn me — How, in what way, why
- 种
- zhǒng — Kind, type, sort; measure word for kinds
- 方式
- fāng shì — Method, way, manner, mode
- 呼
- hū — To call out, shout, exhale, appeal
- 寻求
- xún qiú — To seek, pursue, look for
- 旁
- páng — Side, beside, nearby, other
- 记
- jì — To remember, record, note down
- 个
- gè — General measure word for people and objects
- 关于
- guān yú — Regarding, about, concerning
- 阿
- ā — Prefix for names; exclamation particle
- 伯
- bó — Uncle (father's elder brother); earl, count
- 内
- nèi — Inside, within, interior
- 西
- xī — West; western
- 故
- gù — Therefore; old; reason; late (deceased)
- 管
- guǎn — To manage, control; regardless of; tube
- 呢
- ne — Sentence-final particle expressing continuation or mild question
- 当
- dāng — When; to serve as, act as
- 好
- hǎo — Good, well; very; fine
- 从前
- cóng qián — In the past, formerly, once upon a time
- 富
- fù — Rich, wealthy, abundant
- 吝啬鬼
- lìn sè guǐ — Miser, cheapskate, extremely stingy person
- 打算
- dǎ suàn — To plan, intend; a plan or intention
- 位
- wèi — Polite measure word for people; position, place
- 里
- lǐ — Inside, within; Chinese unit of distance
- 蹭
- cèng — To freeload, mooch; to rub against slowly
- 医疗
- yī liáo — Medical treatment, healthcare
- 见
- jiàn — To see, meet, visit; appear
- 此
- cǐ — This, these, here
- 私
- sī — Private, personal, secret, selfish
- 聚会
- jù huì — Gathering, get-together, party
- 制造
- zhì zào — To manufacture, create, produce, fabricate
- 番
- fān — Measure word for actions done repeatedly or fully
- 普通
- pǔ tōng — Common, ordinary, average, general
- 谈话
- tán huà — Conversation, talk, chat
- 机
- jī — Machine, opportunity, crucial point
- 将
- jiāng — Will (future marker); to take, with
- 己
- jǐ — Oneself, self; sixth heavenly stem
- 病情
- bìng qíng — Condition of an illness, patient's state
- 虚构
- xū gòu — To fabricate, make up, fictional
- 之
- zhī — Classical possessive or linking particle; it, him
- 名义
- míng yì — In the name of; nominal capacity or title
- 暗示
- àn shì — To hint, imply, suggest indirectly
- 生
- shēng — To live, be born; raw; life; doctor (suffix)
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