斑点带子案 26启程出发(3)

From amid the branches there jutted¹ out the gray gables and high roof-tree of a very old mansion².

树丛之中矗立着一座十分古老的邸宅的灰色山墙和高高的屋顶。

"Stoke Moran?" said he.

"斯托克莫兰？"他说。

"Yes, sir, that be the house of Dr. Grimesby Roylott," remarked the driver.

"是的，先生，那是格里姆斯比·罗伊洛特医生的房子，"马车夫说。

"There is some building going on there," said Holmes; "that is where we are going."

"那边正在大兴土木，"福尔摩斯说，"那就是我们要去的地方。"

"There's the village," said the driver, pointing to a cluster of roofs some distance to the left;

"村子在那儿，"马车夫遥指左面的一簇屋顶说，

"but if you want to get to the house, you'll find it shorter to get over this stile,

"但是，如果你们想到那幢房子那里去，你们这样走会更近一些：

and so by the foot-path over the fields. There it is, where the lady is walking."

跨过篱笆两边的台阶，然后顺着地里的小路走。就在那儿，那位小姐正在走着的那条小路。"

"And the lady, I fancy, is Miss Stoner," observed Holmes, shading his eyes.

"我想，那位小姐就是斯托纳小姐，"福尔摩斯手遮着眼睛，仔细地瞧着说。

"Yes, I think we had better do as you suggest."

"是的，我看我们最好还是照你的意思办。"

We got off, paid our fare, and the trap rattled³ back on its way to Leatherhead.

我们下了车，付了车钱，马车嘎啦嘎啦地朝莱瑟黑德行驶回去。

1 jutted   

v.（使）突出( jut的过去式和过去分词 )；伸出；（从…）突出；高出

参考例句：

• A row of small windows jutted out from the roof. 有一排小窗户从房顶上突出来。
• His jaw jutted stubbornly forward; he would not be denied. 他固执地扬起下巴，一副不肯罢休的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 mansion   

n.大厦，大楼；宅第

参考例句：

• The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
• The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。

3 rattled   

慌乱的，恼火的

参考例句：

• The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
• Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。