斑点带子案 22不速之客(2)

"Indeed, Doctor," said Holmes blandly¹. "Pray take a seat."

"哦，医生，"福尔摩斯和蔼地说，"请坐。"

"I will do nothing of the kind. My stepdaughter has been here.

"不用来这一套，我知道我的继女到你这里来过。

I have traced her. What has she been saying to you?"

因为我在跟踪她。她对你都说了些什么？"

"It is a little cold for the time of the year," said Holmes.

"今年这个时候天气还这么冷，"福尔摩斯说。

"What has she been saying to you?" screamed the old man furiously.

"她都对你说了些什么？"老头暴跳如雷地叫喊起来。

"But I have heard that the crocuses promise well," continued my companion imperturbably².

"但是我听说番红花将开得很不错，"我的伙伴谈笑自如地接着说。

"Ha! You put me off, do you?" said our new visitor, taking a step forward and shaking his hunting-crop.

"哈！你想搪塞我，是不是？"我们这位新客人向前跨上一步，挥动着手中的猎鞭说。

"I know you, you scoundrel! I have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler⁴."

"我认识你，你这个无赖！我早就听说过你。你是福尔摩斯，一个爱管闲事的人。"

My friend smiled. "Holmes, the busybody!" His smile broadened.

我的朋友微微一笑。"福尔摩斯，好管闲事的家伙！"他更加笑容可掬。

"Holmes, the Scotland Yard Jack-in-office!"

"福尔摩斯，你这个苏格兰场的自命不凡的芝麻官！"

Holmes chuckled⁵ heartily⁶. "Your conversation is most entertaining," said he.

福尔摩斯格格地笑了起来。"你的话真够风趣的，"他说。

"When you go out close the door, for there is a decided⁷ draught⁸."

"你出去的时候把门关上，因为明明有一股穿堂风。"

"I will go when I have said my say. Don't you dare to meddle³ with my affairs.

"我把话说完就走。你竟敢来干预我的事。

I know that Miss Stoner has been here. I traced her! I am a dangerous man to fall foul⁹ of! See here."

我知道斯托纳小姐来过这里，我跟踪了她。我可是一个不好惹的危险人物！你瞧这个。"

He stepped swiftly forward, seized the poker¹⁰, and bent¹¹ it into a curve with his huge brown hands.

他迅速地向前走了几步，抓起火钳，用他那双褐色的大手把它拗弯。

"See that you keep yourself out of my grip," he snarled¹²,

"小心点别让我抓住你，"他咆哮着说，

and hurling¹³ the twisted poker into the fireplace he strode out of the room.

顺手把扭弯的火钳扔到壁炉里，大踏步地走出了房间。

1 blandly   

adv.温和地，殷勤地

参考例句：

• There is a class of men in Bristol monstrously prejudiced against Blandly. 布里斯托尔有那么一帮人为此恨透了布兰德利。 来自英汉文学 - 金银岛
• \"Maybe you could get something in the stage line?\" he blandly suggested. “也许你能在戏剧这一行里找些事做，\"他和蔼地提议道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

2 imperturbably   

adv.泰然地，镇静地，平静地

参考例句：

• She was excellently, imperturbably good; affectionate, docile, obedient, and much addicted to speaking the truth. 她绝对善良，脾气也好到了极点；温柔、谦和、恭顺一贯爱说真话。 来自辞典例句
• We could face imperturbably the and find out the best countermeasure only iffind the real origin. 只有找出贸易摩擦的根源，才能更加冷静地面对这一困扰，找出最佳的解决方法。 来自互联网

3 meddle   

v.干预，干涉，插手

参考例句：

• I hope he doesn't try to meddle in my affairs.我希望他不来干预我的事情。
• Do not meddle in things that do not concern you.别参与和自己无关的事。

4 meddler   

n.爱管闲事的人，干涉者

参考例句：

• "I know you, you scoundrel! I have heard of you before. You are Holmes, the meddler." “我知道你，这个恶棍。我以前听过你。你是福尔摩斯，爱管闲事的人。” 来自互联网

5 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

6 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

7 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

8 draught   

n.拉，牵引，拖；一网（饮，吸，阵)；顿服药量，通风；v.起草，设计

参考例句：

• He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
• It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗，没有过堂风。

9 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

10 poker   

n.扑克；vt.烙制

参考例句：

• He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌，把钱都输光了。
• I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了，可以玩些花样。

11 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

12 snarled   

v.（指狗）吠，嗥叫， （人）咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 )；咆哮着说，厉声地说

参考例句：

• The dog snarled at us. 狗朝我们低声吼叫。
• As I advanced towards the dog, It'snarled and struck at me. 我朝那条狗走去时，它狂吠着向我扑来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 hurling   

n.爱尔兰式曲棍球v.猛投，用力掷( hurl的现在分词 )；大声叫骂

参考例句：

• The boat rocked wildly, hurling him into the water. 这艘船剧烈地晃动，把他甩到水中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Fancy hurling away a good chance like that, the silly girl! 想想她竟然把这样一个好机会白白丢掉了，真是个傻姑娘！ 来自《简明英汉词典》