The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 14
This functionary grasped it in a perfect agony of joy, opened it with a trembling hand, cast a rapid glance at its contents, and then, scrambling and struggling to the door, rushed at length unceremoniously from the room and from the house, without having uttered a syllable since Dupin had requested him to fill up the check.
这位官员在极度狂喜中抓住了它，用颤抖的手打开它，迅速扫了一眼其中的内容，然后跌跌撞撞地挣扎着走向门口，最终毫不客气地冲出了房间和屋子，自从杜宾请他填写支票以来，他一个字也没有说过。
When he had gone, my friend entered into some explanations.
他走后，我的朋友作了一些解释。
"The Parisian police," he said, "are exceedingly able in their way.
他说："巴黎警察在他们自己的方式上极为能干。
They are persevering, ingenious, cunning, and thoroughly versed in the knowledge which their duties seem chiefly to demand.
他们坚韧不拔、足智多谋、狡猾机警，并且对其职责所主要要求的知识了如指掌。
Thus, when G—— detailed to us his mode of searching the premises at the Hotel D——, I felt entire confidence in his having made a satisfactory investigation—so far as his labors extended."
因此，当G——向我们详细描述他在D——旅馆搜查场所的方式时，我对他在其工作范围内已进行了令人满意的调查完全有信心。"
"So far as his labors extended?" said I.
"在他的工作范围内？"我说。
"Yes," said Dupin.
"是的，"杜宾说。
"The measures adopted were not only the best of their kind, but carried out to absolute perfection.
" 所采取的措施不仅是同类中最好的，而且执行得近乎完美。
Had the letter been deposited within the range of their search, these fellows would, beyond a question, have found it."
如果那封信被放在他们搜查的范围之内，这些人毫无疑问会找到它的。"
I merely laughed—but he seemed quite serious in all that he said.
我只是笑了笑——但他说的一切似乎都相当认真。
"The measures, then," he continued, "were good in their kind, and well executed; their defect lay in their being inapplicable to the case, and to the man.
他继续说："那么，这些措施在其种类上是好的，执行得也很好；其缺陷在于它们不适用于这个案子，也不适用于这个人。
A certain set of highly ingenious resources are, with the Prefect, a sort of Procrustean bed, to which he forcibly adapts his designs.
对于警察局长来说，某些极为巧妙的手段就像是一张普洛克路斯忒斯之床，他强行将自己的计划适配其上。
Vocabulary
- 这位
- zhè wèi — This (person), polite measure word for people
- 官员
- guānyuán — Government official; bureaucrat
- 在
- zài — At; in; located at; currently doing
- 极度
- jídù — Extremely; to the utmost degree
- 狂喜
- kuángxǐ — Wild joy; ecstasy; extreme excitement
- 中
- zhōng — In; within; middle; among
- 抓住
- zhuā zhù — To grab; to seize; to catch hold of
- 了
- le — Particle indicating completed action or change
- 它
- tā — It; third-person pronoun for non-human things
- 用
- yòng — To use; with; by means of
- 颤抖
- chàndǒu — To tremble; to shake; to shiver
- 的
- de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification
- 手
- shǒu — Hand; hands
- 打开
- dǎkāi — To open; to unfold; to turn on
- 迅速
- xùnsù — Rapid; swift; fast; quickly
- 扫
- sǎo — To sweep; to scan; to glance over
- 一眼
- yī yǎn — A glance; one look; a quick look
- 其中
- qízhōng — Among them; within it; therein
- 内容
- nèiróng — Content; substance; what is contained inside
- 然后
- ránhòu — Then; after that; afterwards
- 跌跌撞撞
- diēdiē zhuàngzhuàng — Staggering; stumbling along unsteadily
- 地
- de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb
- 挣扎
- zhēngzhá — To struggle; to strive with difficulty
- 着
- zhe — Particle indicating ongoing or continuous action
- 走向
- zǒu xiàng — To walk toward; to move in direction of
- 门口
- ménkǒu — Doorway; entrance; threshold of a door
- 最终
- zuìzhōng — Finally; ultimately; in the end
- 毫不客气
- háo bù kèqi — Without any politeness; rudely; unceremoniously
- 冲出
- chōng chū — To rush out; to burst out of
- 房间
- fángjiān — Room; a room in a building
- 和
- hé — And; together with; as well as
- 屋子
- wūzi — Room; house; indoor living space
- 自从
- zìcóng — Since; ever since a certain point in time
- 请
- qǐng — To invite; to ask; to request politely
- 他
- tā — He; him; third-person masculine pronoun
- 填写
- tiánxiě — To fill in; to complete a form or document
- 支票
- zhīpiào — Check; bank cheque; written payment order
- 以来
- yǐlái — Since; from a time point until now
- 一个字
- yī gè zì — A single word; one character
- 也
- yě — Also; too; either; even
- 没有
- méiyǒu — Do not have; have not; there is no
- 说过
- shuō guò — Have said; spoken before (completed action)
- 走后
- zǒu hòu — After leaving; after someone has gone away
- 我
- wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun
- 朋友
- péngyou — Friend; close acquaintance
- 作
- zuò — To make; to do; to serve as
- 一些
- yīxiē — Some; a few; a certain amount of
- 解释
- jiěshì — To explain; explanation; clarification
- 说
- shuō — To say; to speak; to tell
- 巴黎
- Bālí — Paris, capital city of France
- 警察
- jǐngchá — Police; police officer; law enforcement
- 他们
- tāmen — They; them; third-person plural pronoun
- 自己
- zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own
- 方式
- fāngshì — Way; method; manner; mode of doing
- 上
- shàng — On; above; in terms of; regarding
- 极为
- jí wéi — Extremely; exceedingly; very much so
- 能干
- nénggàn — Capable; competent; able; talented
- 坚韧不拔
- jiānrèn bùbá — Tenacious; unyielding; firmly persevering through hardship
- 足智多谋
- zú zhì duō móu — Resourceful; full of wisdom and strategies
- 狡猾
- jiǎohuá — Cunning; crafty; sly; clever in a tricky way
- 机警
- jījǐng — Alert; sharp; quick-witted; vigilant
- 并且
- bìngqiě — And; moreover; furthermore; in addition
- 对
- duì — Toward; regarding; correct; facing
- 其
- qí — Its; their; his; her (literary pronoun)
- 职责
- zhízé — Duty; responsibility; official obligations
- 所
- suǒ — Particle used before verbs in passive constructions
- 主要
- zhǔyào — Main; primary; principal; most important
- 要求
- yāoqiú — To require; demand; requirement; request
- 知识
- zhīshi — Knowledge; learning; information; understanding
- 了如指掌
- liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng — To know something like the back of one's hand
- 因此
- yīncǐ — Therefore; consequently; as a result
- 当
- dāng — When; while; at the time of
- 向
- xiàng — Toward; to; in the direction of
- 我们
- wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun
- 详细
- xiángxì — Detailed; thorough; in great detail
- 描述
- miáoshù — To describe; to depict; description
- 旅馆
- lǚguǎn — Hotel; inn; lodging establishment
- 搜查
- sōuchá — To search; to conduct a search of a place
- 场所
- chǎngsuǒ — Place; venue; location; premises
- 时
- shí — When; at the time; during
- 工作
- gōngzuò — Work; job; to work; labor
- 范围
- fànwéi — Scope; range; extent; boundary
- 内
- nèi — Within; inside; interior
- 已
- yǐ — Already; by now (literary usage)
- 进行
- jìnxíng — To carry out; to conduct; to proceed with
- 令人满意
- lìng rén mǎnyì — Satisfactory; pleasing; meeting expectations well
- 调查
- diàochá — Investigation; to investigate; to look into
- 完全
- wánquán — Completely; entirely; totally; fully
- 有
- yǒu — To have; there is/are; to exist
- 信心
- xìnxīn — Confidence; faith; self-assurance; belief
- 是的
- shì de — Yes; that's right; affirmative response
- 采取
- cǎiqǔ — To adopt; to take (measures or actions)
- 措施
- cuòshī — Measure; step; action taken to address something
- 不仅
- bùjǐn — Not only; not just; more than
- 是
- shì — To be; is; am; are
- 同类
- tónglèi — Same kind; of the same type or category
- 最好
- zuì hǎo — Best; the finest; optimal
- 而且
- érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; and also
- 执行
- zhíxíng — To execute; to carry out; to implement
- 得
- de — Structural particle linking verb to complement
- 近乎
- jìnhū — Almost; nearly; bordering on; close to
- 完美
- wánměi — Perfect; flawless; ideal; without defect
- 如果
- rúguǒ — If; supposing; in the event that
- 那封信
- nà fēng xìn — That letter; that piece of correspondence
- 被
- bèi — Passive marker; by (indicating passive voice)
- 放在
- fàng zài — To place at; to put in; located within
- 之内
- zhī nèi — Within; inside; contained in (literary form)
- 这些人
- zhèxiē rén — These people; this group of individuals
- 毫无疑问
- háo wú yíwèn — Without a doubt; undoubtedly; unquestionably
- 会
- huì — Will; can; be likely to; able to
- 找到
- zhǎo dào — To find; to locate; to discover something
- 只是
- zhǐshì — Just; merely; only; simply
- 笑了笑
- xiào le xiào — Smiled briefly; gave a slight smile
- 但
- dàn — But; however; yet; nevertheless
- 一切
- yīqiè — Everything; all; the whole of something
- 似乎
- sìhū — Seems; appears to be; as if
- 都
- dōu — All; both; entirely; every
- 相当
- xiāngdāng — Quite; fairly; considerably; rather
- 认真
- rènzhēn — Serious; earnest; conscientious; careful
- 继续
- jìxù — To continue; to go on; to keep doing
- 那么
- nàme — Then; in that case; so; that being the case
- 这些
- zhèxiē — These; these ones; this set of things
- 种类
- zhǒnglèi — Type; kind; category; sort
- 好
- hǎo — Good; fine; well; okay
- 很好
- hěn hǎo — Very good; excellent; very well
- 缺陷
- quēxiàn — Defect; flaw; shortcoming; inadequacy
- 在于
- zàiyú — To lie in; to consist in; the key is
- 它们
- tāmen — They; them (referring to non-human things)
- 不
- bù — No; not; negation particle
- 适用于
- shìyòng yú — Applicable to; suitable for; applies to
- 这个
- zhège — This; this one; this particular thing
- 案子
- ànzi — Case; legal case; affair; matter under investigation
- 人
- rén — Person; people; human being
- 对于
- duìyú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning
- 警察局长
- jǐngchá júzhǎng — Police chief; head of the police department
- 来说
- lái shuō — In terms of; as far as ... is concerned
- 某些
- mǒuxiē — Certain; some; particular unspecified things
- 巧妙
- qiǎomiào — Clever; ingenious; skillful; artful
- 手段
- shǒuduàn — Method; means; tactic; way of doing things
- 就像
- jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as; similar to
- 一张
- yī zhāng — One (flat object); measure word for flat things
- 强行
- qiángxíng — Forcibly; by force; to force through
- 将
- jiāng — Will; to take; used before object (literary)
- 计划
- jìhuà — Plan; scheme; project; to plan
- 适配
- shìpèi — To fit; to adapt; to match; to configure
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