五个桔核 21解剖案情(3)

"Yes," I answered, laughing.

"对，"我回答道，不禁笑了。

"It was a singular document. Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember.

"那是一张怪有趣的记录表。我记得：哲学、天文学、政治学，打了零分；

Botany variable, geology profound as regards the mud-stains from any region within fifty miles of town,

植物学，说不准；地质学，就伦敦五十英里以内任何地区的泥迹而言，算得造诣很深；

chemistry eccentric, anatomy¹ unsystematic, sensational² literature and crime records unique,

化学，很独特；解剖学，没有系统；关于惊险文学和罪行记录是无与伦比的；

violin-player, boxer³, swordsman, lawyer, and self-poisoner by cocaine⁴ and tobacco.

是小提琴音乐家、拳击手、剑术运动员、律师；是服用可卡因和吸烟的自我毒害者。

Those, I think, were the main points of my analysis."

我想，那些都是我分析的要点。"

Holmes grinned at the last item. "Well," he said, "I say now, as I said then,

福尔摩斯听到最后一项，嘻嘻地笑了。"嗯，"他说，"就象我过去说的一样，我现在还是要说：

that a man should keep his little brain-attic stocked with all the furniture that he is likely to use,

一个人应当给他自己头脑的小小阁楼里装满他可能需要使用的一切。

and the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.

其余的东西可以放到他的藏书室里去，需要的时候，随时取用即可。

Now, for such a case as the one which has been submitted to us to-night,

现在，为了今晚我们接受的这样一桩案件，

we need certainly to muster⁵ all our resources.

我们肯定需要把我们所有的资料都集中起来。

Kindly⁶ hand me down the letter K of the American Encyclopaedia⁷ which stands upon the shelf beside you.

劳驾把你身边书架上的美国百科全书里Ｋ字部的那一册递给我。

Thank you. Now let us consider the situation and see what may be deduced from it.

谢谢你！让我们考虑一下形势，看看从中可能作出什么样的推论。

1 anatomy   

n.解剖学，解剖；功能，结构，组织

参考例句：

• He found out a great deal about the anatomy of animals.在动物解剖学方面，他有过许多发现。
• The hurricane's anatomy was powerful and complex.对飓风的剖析是一项庞大而复杂的工作。

2 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

3 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

4 cocaine   

n.可卡因，古柯碱（用作局部麻醉剂）

参考例句：

• That young man is a cocaine addict.那个年轻人吸食可卡因成瘾。
• Don't have cocaine abusively.不可滥服古柯碱。

5 muster   

v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，检阅，集合人员，点名册

参考例句：

• Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。
• I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必须鼓起勇气向他问那个问题。

6 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

7 encyclopaedia   

n.百科全书

参考例句：

• An encyclopaedia contains a lot of knowledge.百科全书包含很多知识。
• This is an encyclopaedia of philosophy.这是本哲学百科全书。