巴斯克威尔的猎犬 夏洛克.福尔摩斯先生（2）

"I think also that the probability is in favour of his being a country ractitioner who does a great deal of his visiting on foot."

“我还认为， 他很可能是一位在乡 村行医的医生， 出诊时多半是步行的。”

"Why so?"

“为什么呢？ ”

"Because this stick, though originally a very handsome one has been so knocked about that I can hardly imagine a town practitioner¹ carrying it. The thick-iron ferrule is worn down, so it is evident that he has done a great amount of walking with it."

“因为这根手杖原来虽很漂亮， 可是， 已经磕碰得很厉害了， 很难想象一位在城里行医

的医生还肯拿着它。 下端所装的厚铁包头已经磨损得很厉害了， 因此， 显然他曾用它走过很

多的路。”

"Perfectly² sound!" said Holmes.

“完全正确！” 福尔摩斯说。

"And then again, there is the 'friends of the C.C.H.' I should guess that to be the Something Hunt, the local hunt to whose members he has possibly given some surgical³ assistance, and which has made him a small presentation in return."

“还有， 那上面刻着‘C.C.H.的朋友们’ ， 据我猜想， 所指的大概是个猎人会； 他可能

曾经给当地的这个猎人会的会员们作过一些外科治疗， 因此， 他们才送了他这件小礼物表示

酬谢。”

［因为猎人（Hunter） 一词的头一个字母是Ｈ， 所以华生推想Ｃ .Ｃ .Ｈ.可能是个什么猎

人会组织名称的缩写字。 ——译者注］

"Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting⁴ a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually⁵ underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous⁶, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable⁷ power of stimulating⁸ it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt."

“华生， 你真是大有长进了 ， ” 福尔摩斯一面说着， 一面把椅子向后推了推， 并点了支

纸烟，“我不能不说， 在你热心地为我那些微小的成就所作的一切记载里面， 你已经习惯于

低估自己的能力了 。 也许你本身 并不能发光， 但是， 你是光的传导者。 有些人本身 没有天才，可是有着可观的激发天才的力量。 我承认， 亲爱的伙伴， 我真是太感激你了 。”

He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure,for I had often been piqued⁹ by his indifference¹⁰ to my admiration¹¹ and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity¹² to his methods. I was proud, too, to think that I had so far mastered his system as to apply it in a way which earned his approval. He now took the stick from my hands and examined it for a few minutes with his naked eyes. Then with an expression of interest he laid down his cigarette, and carrying the cane¹³ to the window, he looked over it again with a convex lens.

他以前从来没有讲过这么多的话， 不可否认， 他的话给了 我极大的快乐。 因为过去他对

于我对他的钦佩和企图将他的推理方法公诸于众所作的努力， 常是报以漠然视之的态度， 这

样很伤我的自尊心。 而现在我居然也能掌握了他的方法， 并且实际应用起来， 还得到了他的

赞许， 想起这点我就感到很骄傲。 现在他从我手中把手杖拿了 过去， 用眼睛审视了几分钟，

然后带着一副很感兴趣的神情放下了纸烟， 把手杖拿到窗前又用放大镜仔细察看起来。

1 practitioner   

n.实践者，从事者；(医生或律师等)开业者

参考例句：

• He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。
• She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 surgical   

adj.外科的，外科医生的，手术上的

参考例句：

• He performs the surgical operations at the Red Cross Hospital.他在红十字会医院做外科手术。
• All surgical instruments must be sterilised before use.所有的外科手术器械在使用之前，必须消毒。

4 lighting   

n.照明，光线的明暗，舞台灯光

参考例句：

• The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
• The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。

5 habitually   

ad.习惯地，通常地

参考例句：

• The pain of the disease caused him habitually to furrow his brow. 病痛使他习惯性地紧皱眉头。
• Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair. 我已经习惯于服从约翰，我来到他的椅子跟前。

6 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

7 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。

8 stimulating   

adj.有启发性的，能激发人思考的

参考例句：

• shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
• This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。

9 piqued   

v.伤害…的自尊心( pique的过去式和过去分词 )；激起（好奇心）

参考例句：

• Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing. 他们的好奇心被挑起，停下了手中的笔。 来自辞典例句
• This phenomenon piqued Dr Morris' interest. 这一现象激起了莫里斯医生的兴趣。 来自辞典例句

10 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。

11 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

12 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

13 cane   

n.手杖，细长的茎，藤条；v.以杖击，以藤编制的

参考例句：

• This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
• English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。