《巴斯克威尔猎犬》 40太晚了(2)

"That is what I wanted you to think," he said¹.

“那正是我希望你所想的，”他说道。

"Then you havetricked me, andhave no confidence³ inme," I said. I was⁴ upset⁶ and angry because he had⁷ not told me his plans⁸.

“那么说，你是在骗我，并不信任我呵！” 我说道。我因他没有告诉我他的计划而又烦又恼。

"I am sorry if it seems⁹ I have tricked² you, my dear Watson. I did¹⁰ not want our enemy¹¹ to know I was here, but I wanted to be near enough to make sure that you and Sir Henry were safe. You are a kind person—too kind to leave me alone¹² out here in bad weather. Our enemy would¹³ guess I was here if he saw¹⁴ you coming out with food, or with important¹⁵ news¹⁶. You have been a very real¹⁷ help to me. Your letters with all their valuable¹⁸ information¹⁹ have been brought²⁰ to me. You have done excellent²¹ work, and without you I would not have all the important details²² I needed."

“如果看上去是我对你耍了什么花招的话，那就请你原谅我吧，我亲爱的华生。我不想叫咱们的对手知道我就在此地，但是我又想在此附近来保证你和亨利爵士安然无恙。你是个好心肠的人——好得都到了不能容忍我独自一人在此身处恶劣的露天环境之中。如果咱们的对手看到你带着食物出来了或带着重要的消息出来了，他就会猜到我在此地。你一直对我来说是种无可估量的帮助。你的那些有着价值无比的信息的信件都已被送到我这儿。你干得很出色，要是没有你我就不会得到我所需要的那一切详情了。”

Holmes' warm words of thanks made²³ me feel much happier, and I saw that he was right.

福尔摩斯的那些温暖的感谢话语使我觉得高兴多了，我还意识到他是对的。

"That's better, "he said, as⁵ he saw the shadow²⁴ lift from my face. "Now tell me about your visit to Mrs Laura Lyons."

“这样就好了，”他看到阴影已从我的脸上消失时这么说道。“现在告诉我你造访劳拉·莱昂丝太太的情况吧。”

I told Holmes everything Mrs Lyons had said.

我把莱昂丝太太所讲的全部内容告诉了福尔摩斯。

This is all very important, "Holmes said. "It answers questions I have been unable²⁵ to answer、Did you know that Mrs Lyons and Stapleton are very close friends? They often meet, and they write to each other. Perhaps²⁶ I can use this information to turn Stapleton's wife²⁷ against²⁸ him..."

“这点至关重要，”福尔摩斯说道。“它回答了我一直不能回答的那些问题。你已知道莱昂丝太太和斯台普顿是关系密切的朋友了吧？他们常见面，还常通信。也许我可以用这条信息使斯台普顿的妻子与他作对……”

"His wife?"I asked. "Who and where is she?"

“他的妻子？”我问道。“她是谁，又在哪儿呢？”

1 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。

2 tricked   

v.哄骗，欺骗( trick的过去式和过去分词 )；打扮

参考例句：

• The swindler tricked the old lady out of her necklace. 那个骗子把老妇人的项链骗走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I was tricked into giving the old man some money. 我被骗了，给了那老头儿一些钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

4 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。

5 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

6 upset   

adj.烦乱的，不高兴；v.颠覆，推翻；扰乱，使心烦意乱，使不舒服

参考例句：

• She upset our plan.她打乱了我们的计划。
• He was very upset.他非常心烦。

7 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。

8 plans   

n.计划( plan的名词复数 )；打算；平面图；示意图v.计划，打算，设计( plan的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• We have to discover his plans and act accordingly. 我们得找出他的计划，照着办。
• There are plans afoot to increase taxation. 正在拟订增税方案。

9 seems   

v.好像，仿佛( seem的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job. 她似乎对新工作忧喜参半。
• Her return to the team now seems a certainty. 她的归队现在似乎已成定局。

10 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？

11 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。

12 alone   

adj.单独的，孤独的；adv.单独地，独自地；仅仅

参考例句：

• He often makes a round trip to the hospital alone.他经常一个人往返医院。
• It is dangerous for a girl to go out alone at night.一个女孩夜里单独外出是危险的。

13 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

14 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

15 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。

16 news   

n.新闻，消息

参考例句：

• No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
• I like reading hot news.我喜欢读热点新闻。

17 real   

adj.真实的；非虚构的；真正的；非常的

参考例句：

• You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字？
• The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的！

18 valuable   

adj.有价值的，贵重的，宝贵的，可估价的

参考例句：

• This is one of the most valuable lessons I learned.这是我所学到的最宝贵的教训。
• He has a valuable collection of stamps.他收藏了很有价值的邮票。

19 information   

n.起诉；信息，消息；知识；报告，通知，情报

参考例句：

• I hope the information I gave you was helpful.我希望我给你的消息对你有所帮助。
• We must get further information.我们必须获得更多的消息。

20 brought   

vbl.bring的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He brought a new book with him.他带来一本新书。
• I brought you your shirt.我带来了你的衬衣。

21 excellent   

adj.极好的；优秀的

参考例句：

• She is an excellent teacher.她是个优秀的教师。
• I'm sure you can make an excellent job next time. 我相信你下次会干得更好。

22 details   

n.详细资料；详述( detail的名词复数 )；（照片、绘画等的）细部；细目；各种细节

参考例句：

• The spokesman refused to disclose details of the takeover to the press. 发言人拒绝向新闻界透露公司收购的详细情况。
• Details of his criminal activities were expunged from the file. 他犯罪活动的详细情况已从档案中删去。

23 made   

v.make的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• They were not made in china.它们不是中国制造的。
• The monkey made a long arm for the peach.猴子伸臂去摘桃子。

24 shadow   

n.阴影，荫，影子，影像，阴暗，预兆，少许，隐蔽处，庇护；vt.遮蔽，使朦胧，预示

参考例句：

• Every light has its shadow.是灯都有影。
• The trees throw a shadow on the grass.树木在草地上投下了阴影。

25 unable   

adj.不能的，不能胜任的

参考例句：

• He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.他缺少经验不能胜任这项工作。
• He was so angry as to be unable to speak.他是如此生气以至于不能说出话来。

26 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

27 wife   

n.妻子，太太，老婆

参考例句：

• She is my wife.她是我妻子。
• He is a tall man but his wife is a short woman.他是个子很高的男人，但他妻子很矮。

28 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？