巴斯克威尔的猎犬 夏洛克.福尔摩斯先生（10）

Sherlock Holmes waved our strange visitor into a chair. "You are an enthusiast¹ in your line of

thought, I perceive, sir, as I am in mine," said he. "I observe from your forefinger² that you make

your own cigarettes. Have no hesitation³ in lighting⁴ one."

歇洛克· 福尔摩斯用手势请我们的陌生客人在椅子上坐下。“先生， 我看得出来， 您和

我一样， 是个很热心于思考本行问题的人， 如同我对我的本行一样。” 他说道，“我从您的食

指上能看出来您是自 己卷烟抽的； 不必犹豫了， 请点一支吧。”

The man drew out paper and tobacco and twirled the one up in the other with surprising

dexterity⁵. He had long, quivering fingers as agile⁶ and restless as the antennae⁷ of an insect.

那人拿出了卷烟纸和烟草， 在手中以惊人的熟练手法卷成了一支。 他那长长的手指抖动

着， 好象昆虫的触须一样。

Holmes was silent, but his little darting⁸ glances showed me the interest which he took in our

curious companion.

福尔摩斯很平静， 可是他那迅速地转来转去的眼珠使我看出， 他已对我们这位怪异的客

人发生了兴趣。

"I presume, sir," said he at last, "that it was not merely for the purpose of examining my skull⁹

that you have done me the honour to call here last night and again to-day?"

“我认为， 先生， ” 他终于说起话来了 ，“您昨晚赏光来访， 今天又来， 恐怕不仅仅是为

了研究我的头颅吧？ ”

"No, sir, no; though I am happy to have had the opportunity of doing that as well. I came to

you, Mr. Holmes, because I recognized that I am myself an unpractical man and because I am

suddenly confronted with a most serious and extraordinary problem. Recognizing, as I do, that

you are the second highest expert in Europe --"

“不， 先生， 不是的， 虽然我也很高兴有机会这样做。 我所以来找您， 福尔摩斯先生，

是因为我知道我自己是个缺乏实际经验的人， 而且我忽然遇到了 一件最为严重而又极为特殊

的问题。 由于我确知您是欧洲第二位最高明的专家……”

"Indeed, sir! May I inquire who has the honour to be the first?" asked Holmes with some

asperity¹⁰.

“喝， 先生！ 请问， 荣幸地站在第一位的是谁呢？ ” 福尔摩斯有些刻薄地问道。

1 enthusiast   

n.热心人，热衷者

参考例句：

• He is an enthusiast about politics.他是个热衷于政治的人。
• He was an enthusiast and loved to evoke enthusiasm in others.他是一个激情昂扬的人，也热中于唤起他人心中的激情。

2 forefinger   

n.食指

参考例句：

• He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。
• He held it between the tips of his thumb and forefinger.他用他大拇指和食指尖拿着它。

3 hesitation   

n.犹豫，踌躇

参考例句：

• After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。

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 dexterity   

n.(手的)灵巧，灵活

参考例句：

• You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
• I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧，我不如你。

6 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

7 antennae   

n.天线；触角

参考例句：

• Sometimes a creature uses a pair of antennae to swim.有时某些动物使用其一对触须来游泳。
• Cuba's government said that Cubans found watching American television on clandestine antennae would face three years in jail.古巴政府说那些用秘密天线收看美国电视的古巴人将面临三年监禁。

8 darting   

v.投掷，投射( dart的现在分词 )；向前冲，飞奔

参考例句：

• Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句

9 skull   

n.头骨；颅骨

参考例句：

• The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。
• He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

10 asperity   

n.粗鲁，艰苦

参考例句：

• He spoke to the boy with asperity.他严厉地对那男孩讲话。
• The asperity of the winter had everybody yearning for spring.严冬之苦让每个人都渴望春天。