红发会 03红发的主顾(3)

The portly client puffed¹ out his chest with an appearance of some little pride

这位矮胖的委托人挺起胸膛，显得有点骄傲的样子。

and pulled a dirty and wrinkled newspaper from the inside pocket of his great-coat.

他从大衣里面的口袋里掏出一张又脏又皱的报纸

As he glanced down the advertisement column, with his head thrust forward and the paper flattened² out upon his knee,

平放在膝盖上，俯首向前看着上面的广告栏。

I took a good look at the man and endeavoured, after the fashion of my companion,

这时我仔细地打量这个人，力图模仿我伙伴的办法，

to read the indications which might be presented by his dress or appearance.

从他的服装或外表上看出点名堂来。

I did not gain very much, however, by my inspection³.

但是，我这样细看一番收获并不太大。

Our visitor bore every mark of being an average commonplace British tradesman, obese⁴, pompous⁵, and slow.

这个客人从外表的特征看，是一个普普通通的英国商人，肥肥胖胖，样子浮夸，动作迟钝。

He wore rather baggy⁶ gray shepherd's check trousers, a not over-clean black frock-coat, unbuttoned in the front,

他穿着一条松垂的灰格裤子，一件不太干净的燕尾服，前面的扣子没有扣上，

and a drab waistcoat with a heavy brassy Albert chain, and a square pierced bit of metal dangling⁷ down as an ornament⁸.

里面穿着一件土褐色背心，背心上面系有一条艾尔伯特式的粗铜链，还有一小块中间有一个四方窟窿的金属片儿作为装饰品，来回晃动着。

A frayed⁹ top-hat and a faded brown overcoat with a wrinkled velvet¹⁰ collar lay upon a chair beside him.

在他旁边的椅子上放着一顶磨损了的礼帽和一件褪了色的棕色大衣，大衣的线绒领子已经有点皱褶。

Altogether, look as I would, there was nothing remarkable¹¹ about the man save his blazing red head,

我看这个人，总的来说，除了长着一头火红色的头发、

and the expression of extreme chagrin¹² and discontent upon his features.

面露非常恼怒和不满的表情外，没有什么特别的地方。

Sherlock Holmes's quick eye took in my occupation, and he shook his head with a smile as he noticed my questioning glances.

歇洛克·福尔摩斯锐利的眼睛看出了我在做什么。当他注意到我疑问的目光时，他面带笑容，摇了摇头。

1 puffed   

adj.疏松的v.使喷出( puff的过去式和过去分词 )；喷着汽（或烟）移动；吹嘘；吹捧

参考例句：

• He lit a cigarette and puffed at it furiously. 他点燃了一支香烟，狂吸了几口。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance. 他觉得长大了，便自以为了不起。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 flattened   

[医]（水）平扁的，弄平的

参考例句：

• She flattened her nose and lips against the window. 她把鼻子和嘴唇紧贴着窗户。
• I flattened myself against the wall to let them pass. 我身体紧靠着墙让他们通过。

3 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

4 obese   

adj.过度肥胖的，肥大的

参考例句：

• The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了，不能算是健康。
• Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。

5 pompous   

adj.傲慢的，自大的；夸大的；豪华的

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities.他有点自大，自视甚高。
• He is a good man underneath his pompous appearance. 他的外表虽傲慢，其实是个好人。

6 baggy   

adj.膨胀如袋的，宽松下垂的

参考例句：

• My T-shirt went all baggy in the wash.我的T恤越洗越大了。
• Baggy pants are meant to be stylish,not offensive.松松垮垮的裤子意味着时髦，而不是无礼。

7 dangling   

悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
• The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

8 ornament   

v.装饰，美化；n.装饰，装饰物

参考例句：

• The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
• She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。

9 frayed   

adj.磨损的v.（使布、绳等）磨损，磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

11 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。

12 chagrin   

n.懊恼；气愤；委屈

参考例句：

• His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
• Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。