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Chinese → English THE PURLOINED LETTER Level 8/10

毫无疑问。我们移开了每一块地毯,用显微镜检查了地板。

Beyond doubt. We removed every carpet, and examined the boards with the microscope.

墙上的壁纸呢?

And the paper on the walls?

是的。

Yes.

你们查看了地窖吗?

You looked into the cellars?

我们查看了。

We did.

那么,"我说,"你们的计算出了错,那封信并不在你们所以为的那处房子里。"

Then, I said, you have been making a miscalculation, and the letter is not upon the premises, as you suppose.

"我担心你说得对,"警察局长说,"那现在,杜宾,你建议我怎么做?"

I fear you are right there, said the Prefect. And now, Dupin, what would you advise me to do?

"对那处房子做一次彻底的重新搜查。"

To make a thorough re-search of the premises.

"那完全没有必要,"G——回答道,"我敢用我的呼吸起誓,那封信绝对不在那座宅邸里。"

That is absolutely needless, replied G——. I am not more sure that I breathe than I am that the letter is not at the Hotel.

"我没有更好的建议可以给你,"杜宾说,"你当然有那封信的详细描述吧?"

I have no better advice to give you, said Dupin. You have, of course, an accurate description of the letter?

哦,当然有!"——说着,警察局长掏出一本备忘录,大声朗读了一份关于那份失踪文件内部、尤其是外部特征的详细记录。

Oh yes! And here the Prefect, producing a memorandum-book, proceeded to read aloud a minute account of the internal, and especially of the external appearance of the missing document.

读完这份描述后不久,他便告辞离去,神情比我以往所见的这位好先生任何时候都要沮丧。

Soon after finishing the perusal of this description, he took his departure, more entirely depressed in spirits than I had ever known the good gentleman before.

大约一个月后,他又来拜访我们,发现我们的状态和以前几乎没有什么两样。

In about a month afterwards he paid us another visit, and found us occupied very nearly as before.

他拿了一根烟斗,坐下来,和我们聊起了些寻常的话题。

He took a pipe and a chair and entered into some ordinary conversation.

最后我说道:

At length I said,—

"好吧,G——,那封被盗的信怎么样了?我猜你终于下定决心,认为根本没有办法智胜那位大臣了吧?"

Well, but G——, what of the purloined letter? I presume you have at last made up your mind that there is no such thing as overreaching the Minister?

Vocabulary

Beyond
超过;在…之外的范围
doubt
怀疑;不确定的感觉
We
我们;包括说话人的复数代词
removed
移除;拿走;移动到别处
every
每一个;所有的;各个
carpet
地毯;铺满地面的织物
and
和;与;连接词
examined
检查;仔细查看;研究
the
定冠词;特指某个人或物
boards
木板;董事会;登上
with
用;和;具有;伴随
microscope
显微镜;用来放大小物体的仪器
And
和;与;连接词
paper
纸;报纸;学术文章
on
在…上;关于;开启
walls
墙;建筑物的竖立面
Yes
是的;肯定的回答
You
你;你们;第二人称代词
looked
看;注视;显得;打量
into
进入;到…里面;调查
cellars
地下室;储存东西的地下房间
did
做;过去式助动词;实施
Then
然后;那时;接着
said
说;说过;表示
you
你;你们;第二人称代词
have
有;拥有;已经
been
是;成为;被动助动词
making
制作;制造;做;进行
miscalculation
计算错误;误算的结果
letter
信件;字母;文字符号
is
是;存在;第三人称单数
not
不;否定词
upon
在…上;关于;依靠
premises
建筑物;场所;前提
as
作为;当…时;如同
suppose
假设;推测;认为
fear
害怕;恐惧;担心
are
是;存在;第二人称或复数
right
正确的;权利;右边
there
那里;在那个地方;存在
Prefect
警察局长;行政官员
now
现在;此刻;目前
what
什么;哪个;多么
would
会;将要;愿意
advise
建议;劝告;通知
me
我;宾格人称代词
to
到;向;给;不定式标记
do
做;执行;完成
To
到;向;给;不定式标记
make
制作;制造;做;使
thorough
彻底的;完全的;全面的
re-search
重新搜索;再次调查
of
的;属于;来自
That
那个;那;指示代词
absolutely
绝对地;完全地;肯定
needless
不必要的;多余的;无用的
replied
回答;答复;做出反应
am
是;第一人称单数
more
更多;更;额外的
sure
确定的;肯定;有把握
breathe
呼吸;吸气吐气
than
比;超过;较…
at
在;位于;处于
Hotel
旅馆;宾馆;住宿场所
no
不;没有;否定
better
更好的;更佳的;改善
advice
建议;劝告;忠言
give
给;提供;赠送
course
过程;课程;路线
an
一个;不定冠词
accurate
准确的;精确的;正确的
description
描述;说明;描写
Oh
哦;哎呀;表示惊讶
here
这里;在这个地方
producing
生产;制造;拿出来
memorandum-book
备忘录;笔记本;记录本
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