《巴斯克威尔猎犬》 10亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士(1)

Sir Henry Baskerville

亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士

Dr¹ Mortimer and Sir Henry Baskerville arrived at exact-ly ten o'clock the following morning．Sir Henry was a small，healthy，well－built man．His face showed that he had a strong character．He wore a country suit of thick，red－brown material，and his skin showed that he spent most of his time in the open air．

摩梯末医生和亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士于次日早上10点钟准时到达。亨利爵士长得短小精悍，身体健康，体态结实。他的面相表明他性格刚强。他穿着一件厚厚的、棕红色布料制成的外衣，他的皮肤还表明他大多数时间是在户外度过的。

'I am glad this meeting was already arranged，'Sir Henry said，after we had shaken hands with our visitors．'I need your help，Mr Holmes．A strange thing happened to me this morning．Look at this letter．'

“我为事先预约好了这次会面而感到高兴，”亨利爵士在我们与他们握手致意之后说道。“我需要您的帮助，福尔摩斯先生。我今天早上遇到了一桩奇怪的事情。看看这封信吧。”

He put a piece of paper on the table．On it were the words： 'Do not go on to the moor²．If you do，your life will be in dan-ger．'The words had been cut out of a newspaper．

他把一张纸放到了桌上。上面写着：“别前往沼地，不然您将有生命危险。”这些字是从报纸上剪下来的。

'Can you tell me, Mr Holmes, what this means³, and who is so interested in me?' Sir Henry asked．

“福尔摩斯先生，您能告诉我这究竟是什么意思，还有究竟是谁对我这么感兴趣吗？”亨利爵士问道。

'This is very interesting，'said Holmes．'Look how badly it has been done．I think the writer was in a hurry. Why? Per－haps because he did not want somebody to see him．I think the address was written in a hotel．The pen and the ink have both given the writer trouble．The pen has run dry three times in writing a short address．There was probably very little ink in the bottle．A private⁴ pen and bottle of ink are never allowed to get into that condition⁵．Hullo，what's this？'

“这很有趣，”福尔摩斯说道。“看看这项工作是干得多么拙劣吧。我认为写信人很慌张。为什么呢？也许他是不想让人看见。我想地址是在一个旅馆里写就的。钢笔和墨水都给这人添了麻烦。在写这么短的地址之时，笔尖上的墨水就干了三次。可能是瓶中的墨水很少。私人的钢笔和墨水是决不会被弄到这个地步的。哎呀，这是什么啊？”

He was holding the letter only a few centimetres⁶ from his eyes．

他把信拿到离眼睛只有几厘米远的地方。

'Well？'I ashed．

“怎么啦？”我问道。

1 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

2 moor   

n.荒野，沼泽；vt.(使)停泊；vi.停泊

参考例句：

• I decided to moor near some tourist boats.我决定在一些观光船附近停泊。
• There were hundreds of the old huts on the moor.沼地上有成百上千的古老的石屋。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 private   

adj.私人的，私有的，个人的

参考例句：

• She never spoke about her private life.她从未谈论她的私生活。
• He was being followed by a private detective.他正被私家侦探跟踪。

5 condition   

n.条件，状况，情况，地位；v.调节，制约，以…为条件

参考例句：

• The house is in a good condition.房子条件良好。
• His condition has more or less improved.他的情况多少有些改善。

6 centimetres   

n.厘米( centimetre的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is a ruler graduated in both inches and centimetres. 这是一把刻有英寸和厘米的尺子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• This ruler has one scale in centimetres and another in inches. 这把尺子上有厘米和英寸二种刻度。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》