《巴斯克威尔猎犬》 47沼地上的一起死亡事件(5)

"You're quick to guess who I am, "said Holmes.

“您猜人猜得真快，”福尔摩斯说道。

"We're been expecting you ever since Dr¹ Watson arrived. "

“自从华生医生到达之后，我们一直在期待着您的光临。”

"I have no doubt² my friend is right about the way Selden died, "said Holmes. "It's a sad death, but it will not prevent me from returning to London tomorrow. "

“我确信我的朋友有关塞尔登死去的方式的说法是正确无误的，”福尔摩斯说道。“死得很惨，可是这也不能阻止我明天就回到伦敦去。”

"Before you return, will you be able to explain the mysteries³ that we've experienced⁴ here? "

“在您离去之前，您能解释得了我们在此经历的种种神秘事件吗？”

"I am not always as successful as I hope. I need facts, not stories of the supernatural. This hasn't been a good case for me.

“我不像自己希望的那样总能取得成功。我需要事实，而不是有关鬼怪的种种故事。对我来说这个案子办得并不好。”

Stapleton looked hard at him, but Holmes had spoken very seriously and his words sounded true.

斯台普顿死盯着他，但是福尔摩斯说话时很一本正经，他的话语听上去也像真的。

We covered the body. Then Stapleton turned to go home, and Holmes and I walked towards Baskerville Hall.

我们把尸体遮盖起来。然后，斯台普顿就转身回家了，我和福尔摩斯朝巴斯克维尔庄园走去。

"He's a very clever man, and a dangerous enemy, who will be difficult to trap," said Holmes. "Look how he controlled his disappointment⁵ when he found that the dead man was not Sir Henry."

“他是个聪明人，同时也是个危险的对手，很难被诱捕的，”福尔摩斯讲道。“看看，当他发现那个死去的家伙不是亨利爵士时，他是多么镇定地克制自己的失望之情啊。”

"I'm sorry that he has seen you, "I said.

“我感到很遗憾，他竟看到了你，”我说道。

"So am I, but there was nothing we could do about it. Now he knows I am here he may be more careful, or he may act more quickly than he planned."

“我也这么觉得，可是我们当时对此毫无办法。他现在已经知道了我在这里，可能会变得更加谨慎起来，或许会比他事先预谋好的更快地采取行动。”

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 doubt   

n.怀疑，疑惑；v.怀疑，不信

参考例句：

• I never doubt his ability.我从不怀疑他的能力。
• There was little doubt in my mind.我心里几乎没有疑问。

3 mysteries   

adj.古代的秘密宗教仪式n.神秘（性），秘密（性）( mystery的名词复数 )；神秘的事，难以理解的事物；来历不明[难探究竟]的人

参考例句：

• It is one of the great unsolved mysteries of this century. 这是本世纪尚未解开的大奥秘之一。
• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。

4 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

5 disappointment   

n.失望，挫折；令人失望的事

参考例句：

• The disappointment was cruel.失望是令人痛苦的。
• She couldn't hide her disappointment.她无法掩饰自己失望的情绪。