月亮和六便士 第三十二章(3)

 It showed an eagerness for adventure, a readiness for the hand-to-mouth, 这说明了她喜欢追求冒险，肯于忍饥耐劳；

which the care she took of her home and her love of good housewifery made not a little remarkable¹. 后一种性格从她过去辛勤操理家务、热心家庭主妇的职责看来倒也不足为奇。

She must be a woman of complicated character, and there was something dramatic in the contrast of that with her demure² appearance. 看来她一定是一个性格非常复杂的女人，这同她那端庄娴静的外表倒构成了极富于戏剧性的对比。

I was excited by the encounter, and my fancy worked busily while I sought to concentrate myself on the game I was playing. 这次与思特里克兰德和勃朗什不期而遇使我非常激动，勾起我无数奇思遐想。但是我还是拼命把精神集中在走棋上，

I always tried my best to beat Strickland, because he was a player who despised the opponent he vanquished;  使出全副本领，一定要把思特里克兰德击败。他非常看不起那些败在他手下的人；

his exultation³ in victory made defeat more difficult to bear. 如果叫他取胜，他那种洋洋自得的样子简直叫你无地自容。

On the other hand, if he was beaten he took it with complete good-humour. 但是在另一方面，如果他下输了，他倒也从来不发脾气。

He was a bad winner and a good loser. 换言之，思特里克兰德只能输棋，不能赢棋。

Those who think that a man betrays his character nowhere more clearly than when he is playing a game might on this draw subtle inferences. 有人认为只有下棋的时候才能最清楚地观察一个人的性格，这倒是可以从思特里克兰德这人的例子取得一些微妙的推论。

When he had finished I called the waiter to pay for the drinks, and left them. 下完棋以后，我把侍者叫来，付了酒账，便离开了他们。

The meeting had been devoid⁴ of incident. 这次会面实在没有什么值得记述的地方，

No word had been said to give me anything to think about, and any surmises⁵ I might make were unwarranted. 没有一句话可以使我追思、玩味，如果我有任何臆测，也毫无事实根据。

I was intrigued⁶. I could not tell how they were getting on. 但这反而更引起了我的好奇心。我实在摸不透这两人的关系。

I would have given much to be a disembodied spirit so that I could see them in the privacy of the studio and hear what they talked about. 如果灵魂真能出窍的话，不论出什么代价我也得试一次；只有这样我才能在画室里看到他俩私下如何过活，才能听到他们交谈些什么。

I had not the smallest indication on which to let my imagination work. 总之一句话，我没有可以供我的幻想力发挥作用的最小依据。

1 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。

2 demure   

adj.严肃的；端庄的

参考例句：

• She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
• The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。

3 exultation   

n.狂喜，得意

参考例句：

• It made him catch his breath, it lit his face with exultation. 听了这个名字，他屏住呼吸，乐得脸上放光。
• He could get up no exultation that was really worthy the name. 他一点都激动不起来。

4 devoid   

adj.全无的，缺乏的

参考例句：

• He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
• The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。

5 surmises   

v.臆测，推断( surmise的第三人称单数 )；揣测；猜想

参考例句：

• The detective is completely correct in his surmises. 这个侦探所推测的完全正确。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• As the reader probably surmises, a variety of interest tables exists. 正如读者可能推测的那样，存在着各种各样的利息表。 来自辞典例句

6 intrigued   

adj.好奇的，被迷住了的v.搞阴谋诡计(intrigue的过去式)；激起…的兴趣或好奇心；“intrigue”的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You've really intrigued me—tell me more! 你说的真有意思—再给我讲一些吧！
• He was intrigued by her story. 他被她的故事迷住了。