巴斯克威尔的猎犬 三条断了的线索（9）

 

"Quite so. Well, Sir Henry, I am of one mind with you as to the advisability of your goingdown to Devonshire without delay. There is only one provision which I must make. You certainlymust not go alone."

“非常正确。 啊， 亨利爵士， 对于您应该马上到德文郡去的这个意见， 我和您的看法相同。 但有一个条件， 您决不能单独去。”

"Dr. Mortimer returns with me."

“摩梯末医生和我一起回去。”

"But Dr. Mortimer has his practice to attend to, and his house is miles away from yours. Withall the good will in the world he may be unable to help you. No, Sir Henry, you must take withyou someone, a trusty man, who will be always by your side."“可是， 摩梯末医生有医务在身啊， 而且他家离您的家也有数英里之遥， 尽管他对您怀有天大的好意， 恐怕他对您也是爱莫能助。 不行， 亨利爵士， 您必须另找一个可以信赖的人，能够永远和您形影不离的人一起去。”

"Is it possible that you could come yourself, Mr. Holmes?"“您自己去可能吗， 福尔摩斯先生？ ”

"If matters came to a crisis I should endeavour to be present in person; but you canunderstand that, with my extensive consulting practice and with the constant appeals which reachme from many quarters, it is impossible for me to be absent from London for an indefinite time. Atthe present instant one of the most revered¹ names in England is being besmirched² by a blackmailer,and only I can stop a disastrous³ scandal. You will see how impossible it is for me to go toDartmoor."

“如果事情到了发生危机的程度的时候， 我一定尽可能亲自出马， 但是您可以了 解到，我有着接受广泛咨询的业务和经常的来自各方面的请求， 如果让我无限期地离开伦敦， 那是不可能的。 目前就有一位英格兰的极为可敬的人物， 正在受人威胁和污蔑， 而只有我才能制止这件后果严重的诽谤。 您可以看得出来， 现在叫我到达特沼地去是件多么不可能的事。”

"Whom would you recommend, then?"

“那么， 您打算让谁去呢？ ”

Holmes laid his hand upon my arm.

福尔摩斯用手拍着我的手背说道：

"If my friend would undertake it there is no man who is better worth having at your sidewhen you are in a tight place. No one can say so more confidently than I."“如果我的朋友愿意担任这件事的话， 那末在您正处于危急的情况之下， 要想找一个人来陪伴和保护您， 就再也没有比他更好的了， 这一点也再没有人能说得比我更有信心了。”

1 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

2 besmirched   

v.弄脏( besmirch的过去式和过去分词 )；玷污；丑化；糟蹋（名誉等）

参考例句：

• Her soul was horribly besmirched. 她的心灵已经变得非常肮脏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• His body was bruised, his hands were bleeding, and his rags were all besmirched with mud. 他已遍体鳞伤，手上在流血，一身破衣服沾满了污泥。 来自辞典例句

3 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。