《巴斯克威尔猎犬》 15更大的疑团(3)

At that moment the door bell rang. It was¹ the driver of the bearded² man's taxi.

这时门铃响了。来者是蓄胡子的那人乘坐的那辆出租马车的车夫。

"I got⁴ a message that you wanted to see me," said⁵ the driver. 'I hope⁶ there's nothing wrong."

“我接到通知说您想见我，”车夫说道。“我希望我没有什么做错之处。”

"No, no, my good man," said Holmes. "In fact⁷ I'll give you some money if you can answer my questions clearly⁸. Tell me all about the man in your taxi this morning.

“没有，没有，好伙计。”福尔摩斯说道。“如果你能清楚地回答我的问题，事实上我就会给你一些钱。告诉我今早乘坐你的马车的那个人的所有情况。

He was watching this house at ten o'clock and then told you to follow the two gentlemen⁹ who came¹⁰ out of it."

他在10点时监视这幢房子，后来又让你尾随从这儿出来的两位绅士来着。”

The taxi driver was surprised¹¹ at how much Holmes seemed¹² to know. He answered: "The man told me that he was a detective¹³, and that I should say nothing about him to anyone¹⁴."

车夫对福尔摩斯看似掌握了很多情况而感到惊诧。他回答道：“那人曾对我说他是位侦探，还对我说不许对任何人讲关于他的事情。”

"This is a serious¹⁵ business," said Holmes, "and you will be in trouble¹⁶ if you try to hide¹⁷ anything. What can you tell me?"

“这是一件很严重的事情，”福尔摩斯说道。“如果你想对我隐瞒什么的话，你就要倒霉了。你能告诉我什么呢？”

"The man told me his name," said the driver.

“这人告诉了我他的名字，”车夫说道。

Holmes looked like a man who has just won¹⁸ an important¹⁹ game. "That was not very clever of him," he said. "What was his name?"

福尔摩斯就像刚刚赢得了一场重大比赛的人一样。“那他可真不太精明，”他说道。“他（说他）叫什么名字啊？”

"His name," said the taxi driver, "was Sherlock Holmes."

“他的名字，”车夫说道，“是歇洛克·福尔摩斯。”

I have never seen²⁰ my friend look more surprised Then he laughed loudly. "Tell me where be got into your taxi and everything that happened."

我从来没有看到我的朋友那样吃惊过。然后，他纵声大笑起来。“告诉我他在什么地方搭上你的车的以及都发生了些什么事情。”

We already²¹ knew most of what the taxi driver told us. But we learned²² that after we had²³ lost sight²⁴ of the taxi, it had gone to Waterloo Station, where the man had caught his train.

车夫告诉我们的大多数事情我们都已经知道了。可是我们还得知，在我们那时看不见了马车之后，马车去了滑铁卢车站，那个人在那儿上了火车。

The taxi driver said that the man was well-dressed and had a black beard³ and pale²⁵ face．He was about forty and not very tall．The driver did²⁶ not know the colour of the man's eyes．

车夫说那人衣着考究，留着黑胡须，脸色苍白。他大约四十岁年纪，身材不算太高。车夫不知道那人的眼珠的颜色。

Holmes gave²⁷ the man a pound²⁸, and sent him away. Then he said:

福尔摩斯给了他一英镑，然后把他打发走了。接着他说道：

"We have a very clever enemy²⁹, Watson. He is winning³⁰ the game at the moment. We have no answers at all to the strange³¹ things that have happened in London.

“我们这次搞上了个狡猾的对手，华生。目前来看他是赢了。我们对在伦敦发生的那些怪事毫无答案。

I hope you are more successful³² at Baskerville Hal, but I am not happy about sending you there. There is too much danger³³ in this case."

我希望你在巴斯克维尔庄园要顺当些，可是派你去那儿我可真是不放心。这宗案子有着太多的危险。”

1 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

2 bearded   

adj.（男子）有胡须的；（植物）有芒的；（鱼钩等）有倒刺的；（编结针等）有钩的

参考例句：

• a tall, luxuriantly bearded man 留有浓密胡须的高个子男人
• I had visualized scientists as bearded old men. 我曾经把科学家想像成长满胡子的老人。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 beard   

n.（下巴上的）胡须；络腮胡子；vt.使长胡须，公开反对

参考例句：

• My grandfather wears a beard.我爷爷留着胡须。
• He's decided to grow a beard.他已经决定蓄胡子。

4 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

5 said   

v.动词say的过去式、过去分词

参考例句：

• He said to me that he could not come.他对我说他不能来。
• He said to his mother that he would do it by himself.他对他的母亲说他将自己独立做那件事。

6 hope   

vt.希望，期望；vi.希望，期待；n.希望，期望

参考例句：

• We hope you can come.我们希望你能来。
• Hope you'll enjoy yourself there.愿您度过愉快的一天。

7 fact   

n.事实，实情，论据

参考例句：

• It is close to fact.这更接近于事实。
• I'm going there tomorrow,as a matter of fact.其实，我明天是准备去那里。

8 clearly   

adj.清楚的；adv. 清楚地

参考例句：

• I remember it quite clearly.这事我记得很清楚。
• We clearly need to think again.我们显然需要重新考虑。

9 gentlemen   

n.阁下；先生；有身份的人；绅士

参考例句：

• He was respected for his learning by several churchmen and other gentlemen. 他的学识博得了一些牧师和其他绅士们的尊敬。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Ladies and gentlemen paraded their fine manners, wit, and charm. 女士们和绅士们卖弄他们的美妙姿态、才智和魅力。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 came   

v.动词come的过去式

参考例句：

• I was surprised why he came here so early.他为什么那么早到这里，我很惊奇。
• The doctor came in time to save his life.医生及时来抢救他的生命。

11 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

12 seemed   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She seemed totally absorbed in her book. 她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
• My life seemed aimless. 我的生活似乎没有目标。

13 detective   

adj.侦察(用)的；n.侦探

参考例句：

• I enjoy reading detective stories.我爱读侦探小说。
• He wrote detective stories for magazines.他给杂志写侦探故事。

14 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

15 serious   

adj.认真的，严肃的，重大的，严重的

参考例句：

• You know I am serious.你知道我是认真的。
• He is a serious boy.他是个严肃的孩子。

16 trouble   

n.苦恼，麻烦；故障；动乱；vt.麻烦 vi.费神

参考例句：

• I hate to trouble you.我真不愿麻烦你。
• The trouble is that he doesn't have enough money.麻烦在于他缺钱。

17 hide   

n.兽皮；迹象；躲藏处；vt.藏，隐瞒，遮避；剥…的皮；vi.躲藏

参考例句：

• She tried to hide her feelings.她设法掩藏她的感情。
• Are you trying to hide something from me?你是不是有什么事想瞒着我？

18 won   

vt.赢得(为win的过去式)

参考例句：

• We won the game in the end.我们最终赢得了比赛。
• We won the football game.我们赢得了足球赛的胜利。

19 important   

adj.重要的；重大的；严重的

参考例句：

• It's important to find out what he is doing.弄清他在干什么是重要的。
• This is a very important problem.这个问题很重要。

20 seen   

vbl.(see的过去分词)看见

参考例句：

• Since I left college, I have not seen him.自从我离开大学以后，就没有见过他了。
• I hope to have seen the film next week.我希望下星期能看到这部电影。

21 already   

adv.已经

参考例句：

• We have eaten already.我们已经吃过了。
• I've been there already,so I don't want to go again.我早已去过那里了，所以我不想再去了。

22 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。

23 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

24 sight   

n.景观，视力，眼界；vt.看见，观看；vi.瞄准

参考例句：

• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。
• We have lost sight of him since he went abroad.在他出国以后，我们就失掉了联系。

25 pale   

adj.苍白的，无力的，暗淡的

参考例句：

• You look a bit pale.你脸色有点苍白。
• He seems to be sick,for he appears pale.看样子他病了，因为他面色看起来很苍白。

26 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

27 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

28 pound   

n.英镑(英国货币单位，符号为￡)

参考例句：

• I had nothing in the world but a million-pound note.除了一张百万英镑的钞票，这世上我是一无所有。
• I hope the cost will be below a pound.我希望费用低于一镑。

29 enemy   

n.敌人，仇敌，反对者；敌军，敌国

参考例句：

• You must keep a good watch for the enemy.对敌人你们必须保持警戒。
• You'd better first know a friend from an enemy.你首先得分清敌友。

30 winning   

adj.获胜的，胜利的；吸引人的，有说服力的

参考例句：

• Team A has no chance of winning.A队没有获胜的可能。
• They have great hopes of winning.他们获胜的希望极大。

31 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

32 successful   

adj.成功的，一帆风顺的，飞黄腾达的

参考例句：

• He was successful in his studies.他在学业上很成功。
• Thanks to your help,we were successful.由于你的帮助，我们得以成功。

33 danger   

n.危险，危险物，威胁

参考例句：

• It's a danger to peace.这是对和平的威胁。
• The people are in danger;we must help them off.人们处境危险，我们必须帮助他们离开。