希腊翻译（5）

Mycroft Holmes was a much larger and stouter¹ man than Sherlock. His body was absolutely corpulent, but his face, though massive, had preserved something of the sharpness of expression which was so remarkable² in that of his brother. His eyes, which were of a peculiarly light, watery³ gray, seemed to always retain that far-away, introspective look which I had only observed in Sherlock's when he was exerting his full powers.

“I am glad to meet you, sir,” said he, putting out a broad, fat hand like the flipper⁴ of a seal. “I hear of Sherlock everywhere since you became his chronicler. By the way, Sherlock, I expected to see you round last week, to consult me over that Manor⁵ House case. I thought you might be a little out of your depth.”

“No, I solved it,” said my friend, smiling.

“It was Adams, of course.”

“Yes, it was Adams.”

“I was sure of it from the first.” The two sat down together in the bow-window of the club. “To any one who wishes to study mankind this is the spot,” said Mycroft. “Look at the magnificent types! Look at these two men who are coming towards us, for example.”

迈克罗夫特．福尔摩斯比他弟弟高大粗一壮得多。他的身一体极为肥胖，他的面部虽然宽大，但某些地方却具有他弟弟特有的那种轮廓分明的样子。他水灵灵的双眼呈淡灰色，炯炯有神，似乎经常凝神深思，这种神情，我只在歇洛克一精一神贯注时看到过。

“我很高兴见到你，先生，”他说道，伸出一只海豹掌一样又宽又肥的手来，“由于你为歇洛克作传，他才得以名扬四海。顺便说一下，歇洛克，我还以为上星期会看到你来找我商量那件庄园主住宅案呢。我想你可能有点力不从心吧。”

“不，我已经把它解决了，”我朋友笑容可掬地说道。

“当然，这是亚当斯干的了。”

“不错，是亚当斯干的。”

“从一开始我就确信这点。”两个人一在俱乐部凸肚窗旁坐下来。“一个人要想研究人类，这是最好的地方，”迈克罗夫特说道，“看，就拿这两个向我们走过来的人来说吧！这是多好的典型呀！”

1 stouter   

粗壮的( stout的比较级 )； 结实的； 坚固的； 坚定的

参考例句：

• Freddie was much stouter, more benevolent-looking, cheerful, and far more dandified. 弗烈特显得更魁伟，更善良、更快活，尤其更像花花公子。 来自教父部分
• Why hadn't she thought of putting on stouter shoes last night? 她昨天晚上怎么没想起换上一双硬些的鞋呢？

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 watery   

adj.有水的，水汪汪的；湿的，湿润的

参考例句：

• In his watery eyes there is an expression of distrust.他那含泪的眼睛流露出惊惶失措的神情。
• Her eyes became watery because of the smoke.因为烟熏，她的双眼变得泪汪汪的。

4 flipper   

n. 鳍状肢，潜水用橡皮制鳍状肢

参考例句：

• The seal's flipper is homologous with the human arm. 海豹的鳍肢与人类的手臂同源。
• It's almost like a flipper action as she kicks down. 她向下踢腿时有鱼鳍的效果。

5 manor   

n.庄园，领地

参考例句：

• The builder of the manor house is a direct ancestor of the present owner.建造这幢庄园的人就是它现在主人的一个直系祖先。
• I am not lord of the manor,but its lady.我并非此地的领主，而是这儿的女主人。