A Study in Scarlet-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-1887

corps醫務,通訊,軍械等兵種的)部隊

regiment【軍】團[G]

The campaign brought honours and promotion to many, but for me it had
nothing but misfortune and disaster.

I was removed from my brigade (為某個目的而成立的)隊,團

grazed擦傷,抓破the subclavian artery

rallied召集;團結

scampered (動物等)驚惶奔跑 away downstairs like so many rats

beatitude至上的幸福

pompously傲慢地

for we are both brain-workers

paroxysm (感情的)爆發 of amusement

antecedents【邏】前件

Gregson looked quite crest-fallen氣餒的;低頭的;羞愧的.

boarder寄膳者;寄膳宿者;寄宿生

bask取暖;曬太陽a little upon the verandah陽臺

I was struck down by enteric腸內的

when at last I came to myself and became convalescent康復中的;恢復期的, 調養的;供康復中病人的

emaciated消瘦的;憔悴的;衰弱的

Portsmouth jetty突碼頭

my health irretrievably不能挽回地;不能補救地 ruined

I had neither kith1. 朋友;親戚(限用於kith and kin之成語) nor kin in England, and was therefore as free as air

I naturally gravitated被吸引 to London, that great cesspool污水坑;糞坑;污穢場所 into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained流掉,漸漸枯竭.

rusticate去鄉下;擇居鄉村 somewhere in the country

make a complete alteration in my style of living

less pretentious炫耀的 and less expensive domicile住處

dresser;(傷口)敷裹員 under me at

crony密友;好朋友 of mine

in the exuberance充溢 of my joy

rattled喋喋不休地講話 through the crowded London streets

as thin as a lath木板條,條板 and as brown as a nut

I gave him a short sketch概略,梗概 of my adventures

commiseratingly憐憫;同情

to get comfortable rooms at a reasonable price

bemoaning哀嘆;對...表示惋惜 himself this morning

get someone to go halves with him in some nice rooms

His studies are very desultory雜亂的;散漫的;不連貫的;古怪的 and eccentric

amassed積聚(財富),積累 a lot of …

"Did you never ask him what he was going in for參加, 喜歡?" I asked.

he is not a man that it is easy to draw out取出

after luncheon午餐,(正式的)午餐會

you have some reason for washing your hands of the matter

temper so formidable可怕的,令人畏懼的

Don't be mealy-mouthed說話婉轉的;說話含糊的 about it

alkaloid【生化】生物鹼

malevolence惡意;狠毒

bleak淒涼的,陰暗的,無希望的 stone staircase:
The future looked bleak. 前途渺茫

bristled密密覆蓋;充滿 with retorts曲頸瓶,曲頸甑, test-tubes, and little Bunsen lamps

haemoglobin血紅素

digging a long bodkin刺針;錐子 into his finger

a chemical pipette pipet

dull mahogany赤褐色 colour

Guiacum(癒創樹) test (A phenolic compound derived from the resin of Guaiacum trees is used in a common test for blood in human stool samples.)

blood corpuscles【解】小體;血球

Criminal cases are continually hinging決定於upon that one point.

His eyes fairly glittered as he spoke

prick刺痕;刺孔;刺點on his finger.

dabble涉獵,淺嘗;涉足with poisons a good deal

mottled雜色的;斑駁的;斑點的over with similar pieces of plaster

My friend here wants to take diggings【英】寄宿舍

sulky生氣的,繃著臉的

bull pup小狗,幼犬

I get up at all sorts of ungodly不敬神的;不虔敬的, 有罪的,邪惡的hours, and I am extremely lazy.

My companion smiled an enigmatical如謎的;難以理解的smile.

This is very piquant有趣的

You'll find him a knotty problem

the rooms at No. 221B, [5[Footnote補充說明; (註在本頁下方的)腳註 5: "221B": the B is in small caps] ] Baker Street

airy通風的;有微風的 sitting-room, cheerfully furnished, and illuminated by two broad windows.

portmanteaus旅行皮包(或皮箱)

For a day or two we were busily employed in unpacking and laying out our property to the best advantage.

Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him

narcotic麻醉劑,致幻毒品

As the weeks went by, my interest in him and my curiosity as to his
aims in life, gradually deepened and increased.

In height he was rather over six feet, and so excessively lean that he seemed to be considerably taller.

torpor不活潑;遲鈍;懶散, (動物的)冬眠

hawk鷹-like nose

His hands were invariably blotted with ink and stained with chemicals, yet he was possessed of extraordinary delicacy of touch, as I frequently had occasion to observe when I watched him manipulating his fragile philosophical instruments.

a hopeless busybody愛管閒事的人

how much this man stimulated my curiosity

break through the reticence沈默寡言,緘默 which he showed on all that concerned himself.
unravel闡明;弄清;解決

ample大量的,豐富的,充裕的

astounded使震驚;使大驚

Desultory雜亂的;散漫的;不連貫的;古怪的 readers are seldom remarkable for the
exactness of their learning. No man burdens his mind with small matters
unless he has some very good reason for doing so.

His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge. Of contemporary
literature, philosophy and politics he appeared to know next to nothing.

Upon my quoting Thomas Carlyle (Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era.[1] He called economics "the dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial social commentator.[1])

The dismal science is a derogatory alternative name for economics devised by the Victorian historian Thomas Carlyle in the 19th century. The term is an inversion of the phrase "gay science," meaning "life-enhancing knowledge." This was a familiar expression at the time, and was later adopted as the title of a book by Nietzsche (see The Gay Science).

jumbled使混亂;使雜亂up with a lot of other things

assortment分類

distend使膨脹;使擴張to any extent

for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before

elbowing用肘推,擠進 out the useful ones."

I enumerated in my own mind all the various points upon which he had shown me that he was exceptionally well-informed.

1. Knowledge of Literature.--Nil.
2. Philosophy.--Nil.
3. Astronomy.--Nil.
4. Politics.--Feeble.
5. Botany.--Variable. Well up in belladonna【植】莨菪,
opium, and poisons generally.
Knows nothing of practical gardening.
6. Geology.--Practical, but limited.
7. Chemistry.--Profound.
8. Anatomy.--Accurate, but unsystematic.
9. Sensational引起轟動的;轟動社會的 Literature.--Immense.
He appears to know every detail of every horror
perpetrated做(壞事);犯(罪) in the century.
10. Plays the violin well.
11. Is an expert singlestick木劍player, boxer, and swordsman.
12. Has a good practical knowledge of British law.


Mendelssohn's (古典音樂家孟德爾頌Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847))

sonorous鏗鏘有力的,語調誇張的

a slight compensation for the trial upon my patience

callers訪問者,探望者

sallow灰黃色的;氣色不好的rat-faced, dark-eyed fellow

seedy衣衫襤褸的visitor, looking like a Jew pedlar小販

slip-shod (shoe的過去式與過去分詞) elderly woman

in his velveteen棉製天鵝絨;(常複數)棉製天鵝絨褲子(或連衣裙) uniform

He always apologized to me for putting me to this inconvenience.

my delicacy體諒;周到prevented me from forcing another man to confide in me.

petulance易怒;任性;脾氣暴躁

gave a curt簡慢的;唐突草率的 intimation通知,宣佈,通告that I was ready

a remarkable mixture of shrewdness精明,機靈;敏銳and of absurdity

Euclid歐幾里德幾何學

uninitiated缺乏某種特定知識和經驗的;不識此道的

necromancer (尤指招魂問卜的)巫師

Puerile孩子氣的;天真的;未成熟的

callosities皮膚硬化,胼胝of his forefinger and thumb

calling職業;天職

inconceivable不能想像的;不可思議的."

"What ineffable說不出的;不應說出的;難以形容的twaddle廢話;閒聊!" I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table, "I never read such rubbish in my life."

I have a turn性情,氣質;素質;才能 both for observation and for deduction.

chimerical空想的;妄想的 are really extremely practical

When these fellows are at fault出毛病 they come to me, and I manage to
put them on the right scent (獵物的)遺臭;蹤跡,線索.

in trouble about something, and want a little enlightening

Those rules of deduction laid down in that article which aroused your
scorn

You remind me of Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin. I had no idea that such individuals did exist outside of stories."

apropos適當的;切題的;中肯的

showy炫耀的,賣弄的 and superficial

Gaboriau's works (Émile Gaboriau (November 9, 1832 - September 28, 1873), was a French writer, novelist, and journalist, and a pioneer of modern detective fiction.)

Sherlock Holmes sniffed sardonically諷刺地;冷嘲地. "Lecoq was a miserable bungler經驗不夠的人," he said, in an angry voice

I felt rather indignant at having two characters whom I had admired
treated in this cavalier傲慢的;目空一切的 style. I walked over to the window, and stood

"This fellow may be very clever," I said to myself, "but he is certainly very conceited."

querulously抱怨地;易怒地

I was still annoyed at his bumptious自大的,傲慢的 style of conversation.

stalwart健壯的人
"Brag大話 and bounce吹牛,說大話!" thought I to myself.

gruffly粗暴地,生硬地

To dazzle使驚羨,使讚歎不已 me

past (指範圍,程度,能力等)超過 my comprehension

lack-lustre光澤 expression

petulantly任性地,脾氣壞地,無緣無故發脾氣地

"I have no time for trifles," he answered, brusquely唐突地;粗率地

You broke the thread of my thoughts

That smacked含意;跡象 of the sea.

"Commonplace司空見慣的事," said Holmes

Our man on the beat (警察等的)巡邏路線,負責區域 saw a light there

Something was amiss不恰當地,不對頭地

We are at a loss困惑不解 as to how he came into the empty house

puzzler難題.

I have left everything _in statu quo【拉】按原樣,維持原狀(=in the state in which) _ until I hear from you.

Scotland Yarders蘇格蘭警

the pick精華,最好的部分of a bad lot一批,一攤;某一類的人

I am the most incurably lazy devil that ever stood in shoe leather--that is, when the fit is on me, for I can be spry精神好的;活潑的enough at times.

personage大人物,要人

an energetic fit had superseded代替,取代the apathetic無感情的;無動於衷的one.

prattled小孩般說話;說半截話;閒聊 away about Cremona fiddles, and the difference between a Stradivarius (義大利提琴製造家)史特拉第瓦里(Stradivari)所製的提琴(或其他弦樂器) and an Amati阿瑪提提琴.

disquisition研究

It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.

minatory威嚇的;具威脅性的look

three tiers階層,等級 of vacant melancholy windows

the bleared使朦朧 panes

sprinkled灑,噴淋;撒 over with a scattered eruption of sickly plants

sloppy潮濕的 from the rain which had fallen through the night

The garden was bounded by a three-foot brick wall with a fringe of wood rails給...圍欄杆;用欄杆圍 upon the top

a small knot一小群,一小隊of loafers遊手好閒的人, 平跟船鞋

craned伸(頸) their necks and strained盡力睜大(眼);竭力喊 their eyes in the vain hope of catching some glimpse of the proceedings within.

With an air of nonchalance漠不關心, 冷靜

the fringe of grass which flanked位於...的側面 the path

keeping his eyes riveted集中(目光、注意力);吸引[(+on/to)] upon the ground

clayey黏土的 soil

flaxen淡黃色的-haired ma

wrung絞,擰 my companion's hand with effusion吐露;強烈的情感流露

the detective said evasively逃避地;推諉地

inconsequent不合理的;矛盾的 remark

bare planked在...上鋪板 and dusty

with that subdued抑制住的 feeling at my heart which the presence of death inspires

A vulgar flaring引人注目的;過分華美的 paper adorned the walls

blotched有污漬的,弄髒的 in places with mildew霉;黴菌

a showy(過分)豔麗的,浮華的;顯眼的,引人注目的 fireplace壁爐, surmounted在...頂上;高於 by a mantelpiece壁爐架;壁爐臺 ofimitation white marble.

the stump殘餘部分 of a red wax candle

giving a dull grey tinge色調,色彩 to everything

dressed in a heavy broadcloth細平布,絨面呢(常用來做襯衣、睡衣等) frock coat
and waistcoat, with light-coloured trousers, and immaculate collar
and cuffs.

interlocked連鎖;連結;連扣

prognathous【解】下巴向前突出的;凸顎的jaw gave the dead man

Lestrade, lean and ferret雪貂,白鼬-like as ever

numerous gouts一滴;一堆;一團and splashes of blood

There is nothing new under the sun. It has all been done before.

stretcher擔架

with masonic共濟會成員的 device

Boccaccio's 'Decameron,' with name of Joseph Stangerson upon the
fly-leaf (書等的)飛頁,扉頁.

chuckled咯咯地笑;暗自發笑 to himself

holding this conversation

pompous愛炫耀的;浮誇的;自負的 and self-satisfied

he said, triumphantly.

scrawled潦草地寫(或畫)

depreciatory輕視的

You may be very smart and clever, but the old hound is the best, when all is said and done.

ruffled弄亂

So engrossed全神貫注的,專心致志的 was he with his occupation

chattered喋喋不休,嘮叨away to himself

foxhound獵狐犬

covert隱蔽處;(鳥獸藏身的)叢林

"They say that genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains," he remarked with a smile. "It's a very bad definition, but it does apply to detective work."

constable (英國)警察

Trichinopoly cigar (in southern India)

Lestrade and Gregson glanced at each other with an incredulous smile.

said Sherlock Holmes curtly簡慢地;唐突草率地;簡短地

With which Parthian巴底亞人 shot臨去時所說的話或所做的事;回馬槍;回馬箭 (The Parthian shot was a military tactic made famous by the Parthians, ancient Iranian people. The Parthian archers, mounted on light horse, would feign retreat; then, while at a full gallop, turn their bodies back to shoot at the pursuing enemy.) he walked away, leaving the two rivals open-mouthed behind him.

There is nothing like first hand evidence

made two ruts車轍;槽;凹痕with its wheels close to the curb路邊,(人行道旁的)鑲邊石,邊欄

in the sere乾焦的;枯萎的and yellow (in old age)

Square-toes

have written a monograph專題論文;專題著作 upon the subject

florid鮮紅色的;氣色好的 face

decamping撤營;逃走

a ruse策略;花招;詐術 to divert inquiry into a wrong channel

he was as sensitive to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could be of her beauty.

Halle's concert to hear Norman Neruda (violinist) this afternoon

dingy骯髒的;衣衫襤褸的streets

Audley Court was not an attractive locality地區;場所,現場

cove【英】【俚】漢子;小伙子[C]

digression離題;脫軌

prop him up支撐[(+up)]

muffled(衣服)裹嚴的,蒙住的 round

aggrieved受委屈的,忿忿不平的, 受侵害的;受欺凌的 voice

you will never rise in the force. That head of yours should be for use as well as ornament.

informant消息(或情報)提供者;告密者

incredulous不輕信的;不相信的;懷疑的[

blundering fool浮躁的;粗魯的

having such an incomparable bit of good luck, and not taking advantage of it.

the description of this man tallies使符合,使吻合 with your idea of …

If we have no other way of catching him, we can always bait置餌於[(+with)] our line with the ring.

the colourless skein混亂的一團;(錯綜複雜的)一系列,一連串 of life,

bloodhound獵犬, 偵探

carolled歡樂地歌唱 away like a lark百靈科鳴禽(如雲雀)

too much for my weak health, and I was tired out in the afternoon

baboon【動】狒狒[C] -like countenance of the murdered man

If ever human features bespoke預定的;定製的 vice of the most malignant type, they were certainly those of Enoch J. Drebber, of Cleveland.

depravity墮落;邪惡

antagonist敵手,對手

As long as all these questions were unsolved, I felt that sleep would be
no easy matter for myself.

misty朦朧不清的,模糊的 centuries when the world was in its childhood

I saw my own comrades hacked劈,砍;亂砍 to pieces at Maiwand without losing my nerve.

where there is no imagination there is no horror

dunderheads蠢才

to allay使緩和,減輕 the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate

engaged in his favourite occupation of scraping刮,擦;挖 upon his violin

pragmatical務實的;實幹的

The footfall腳步,腳步聲 was an uncertain and shuffling支吾的, 曳步的 one.

hobbled蹣跚,跛行

dazzled使昏昏然,使迷惑

bleared模糊不清的 eyes

fumbling亂摸;摸索 in her pocket with nervous, shaky fingers

disconsolate憂鬱的;哀傷的,悲不自勝的 expression

the old crone乾癟老太婆

dropping another curtsey (女子的)屈膝禮

With many mumbled含糊地說,咕噥著說 blessings and protestations (堅決)聲明,斷言 of gratitude

ulster (u-)阿爾斯特大衣and a cravat領帶


stolidly冷淡地;神經麻木地

skipping over the pages of Henri Murger's "Vie de Boheme." (Louis-Henri Murger, also known as Henri Murger and Henry Murger (27 March 1822, Paris - 28 January 1861, Paris) was a French novelist and poet.
He is chiefly distinguished as the author of Scènes de la vie de bohème, from his own experiences as a desperately poor writer living in a Parisian attic, and member of a loose club of friends who called themselves "the water drinkers" (because they were too poor to afford wine). In his writing he combines instinct with pathos and humour, sadness his predominant tone. The book is the basis for the operas La Bohème (Puccini) and La bohème (Leoncavallo), and, at greater removes, the zarzuela Bohemios (Amadeu Vives), the operetta Das Veilchen vom Montmartre (Kálmán) and the Broadway musical Rent. He wrote lyrics as well as novels and stories, the chief being La Chanson de Musette, "a tear," says Gautier, "which has become a pearl of poetry".[1])

pattered啪嗒啪嗒地走(或跑) off to bed

chagrin懊惱;悔恨;苦惱

I have chaffed戲弄,逗弄them so much

giving vent to (感情等的)發洩;吐露[S] the finest assorted collection of oaths that ever I listened to

paperhanger裱糊匠,裱褙匠

that tottering 蹣跚的 feeble old woman

The get-up服裝;打扮;外觀 was inimitable無法仿效的, 獨特的;無比的

you are looking done-up. Take my advice and turn in.

I obeyed his injunction命令;指令;訓諭

Here is a condensation縮短;濃縮;縮寫本 of a few of them:--

The article concluded by admonishing告誡;警告 the Government and advocating擁護;提倡;主張 a closer watch over foreigners in England.

The two bade adieu to their landlady upon Tuesday

It is confidently anticipated that these well-known officers will speedily throw light啟發[ upon the matter.

The despotism專制君主統治;專制政治 and hatred of Liberalism which animated驅動,推動 the Continental Governments

If the man is caught, it will be _on account_ of their exertions; if he escapes, it will be _in spite_ of their exertions.

husky嘶啞的 unnatural tone

'Half-confidences are worse than none. Besides, you do not know how much we know of it.'

make a clean breast of the facts

He was coarse in his habits and brutish粗野的;殘酷的 in his ways.

and spoke to her more than once in a way which, fortunately, she is too innocent to understand

unmanly無男子漢氣概的;怯懦的

this is the slack清淡地;呆滯地(沒咩生意做的) season

I grudged勉強地給;勉強地准許;不情願做 to lose the money

scuffle扭打;亂鬥

gasps倒抽一口氣;喘氣;喘息

stout oak cudgel棍棒.

altercation爭論;爭吵

jauntiness輕鬆活潑;喜洋洋

dumfoundered(dumfound)使人啞然失聲,使發愣

The plot thickens使(情節等)變複雜
"It was quite thick enough before," grumbled Lestrade, taking a chair.

stammered口吃,結結巴巴地說話

On my enquiry as to whether a Mr. Stangerson was living there,
they at once answered me in the affirmative.

The Boots【英】(旅館等處之)擦靴的僕役 volunteered to show me the room

made me feel sickish像是要吐的

From under the door there curled (煙)繚繞 a little red ribbon of blood, which had meandered沿...緩慢而曲折地前進;使迂迴曲折across the passage and formed a little pool along the skirting【建】壁腳板;邊緣 at the other side.

huddled蜷縮,縮成一團 up

presentiment (不祥的)預感 of coming horror

in an awe-struck震驚的,頓生敬畏的,驚奇不已的 voice

it imparted分給;給予;傳授 a fresh ghastliness to his crimes

joiner細木工人 at work in the hotel

on the window-sill門檻;窗臺 a small chip無價值的東西,瑣碎之物 ointment box containing a couple of pills

terrier【動】一種敏捷的小狗[C]

palatable美味的

breathing in a laboured吃力的, 不自然的 way

He gnawed咬,啃,嚙;咬斷;咬成 his lip, drummed his fingers upon the table, and showed every other symptom of acute impatience.

smiled derisively嘲笑地;嘲弄地;值得嘲笑地;愚弄地

outre超出常規的;不得體的

accompaniments伴隨物;附加物

to perpetrate做(壞事);犯(罪) some fresh atrocity殘暴的行為

showed signs of irresolution優柔寡斷

we have a shrewd精明的;狡猾的 and desperate man to deal with

Without meaning to hurt either of your feelings, I am bound to say that I consider these men to be more than a match for the official force

the depreciating輕視,貶低 allusion to the detective police

flaxen淡黃色的 hair

unsavoury難聞的,難吃的

forelock額髮;額毛

blandly溫柔地;和藹地

a sharp click, the jangling噪聲,叮鈴噹啷聲 of metal

pinioned束縛,限制

arid乾旱的;乾燥的;不毛的 and repulsive使人反感的;令人厭惡的;可憎的 desert

jagged有尖突的;有缺口的;鋸齒狀的

Pawnees美國波泥族印第安人;波泥語

coyote【動】(北美大草原的)郊狼,土狼, 【俚】引外國人從墨西哥偷渡進入美國的不法分子

scrub矮樹叢,灌木叢

buzzard【美】紅頭美洲鷲 flaps (鳥)振(翅) heavily through the air

the clumsy grizzly bear lumbers笨重地移動 through the dark ravines溝壑,深谷

sustenance食物,糧食;營養(品)

chaparral叢林 bushes

rugged高低不平的;粗糙的;粗線條的;多皺紋的 summits flecked飾以斑點 with snow

appertaining to【文】屬於;有關聯[(+to)]

rutted有車轍的;充滿車輪痕跡的 with wheels and trodden down

caravan(來往於沙漠的)商隊,香客隊伍,移民隊伍

haggard不馴服的,野性的

lustre光澤;光輝;光彩

hardly more fleshy than that of a skeleton

his tall figure and the massive framework of his bones suggested 使人想起,使人聯想到a wiry(人等)瘦而結實的,筋骨強壯的 and vigorous精力充沛的;壯健的 constitution體質,體格

gaunt憔悴的;枯瘦的

shrivelled乾枯的;皺縮的 limbs

senile and decrepit衰老的;東倒西歪的;破舊的 appearance

barren(土地等)貧瘠的,荒蕪的,不毛的 crag險崖,峭壁

speckled有斑點的

extricated使擺脫;解救

wan蒼白的;無血色的

mica【礦】雲母[U]

pinafore (小孩的)圍嘴;圍兜

buckwheat【植】蕎麥cakes

buzzards】【美】紅頭美洲鷲 -vultures of the west, whose coming is the forerunner預兆;徵候 of death.

gleefully極快樂地,歡欣地

diffidently缺乏自信地;客氣地

disremember【方】忘記

boulder卵石,大圓石;巨礫

bisons北美野牛;歐洲野牛

nomad遊牧民 people

clad in sombre昏暗的;陰沈的 homespun家裡紡織的;手織的, 簡樸的,普通的 garments and armed with rifles

vanguard先鋒;前鋒;先頭部隊;先導

one of the band(一)夥,(一)幫,(一)群

precipitous有懸岩峭壁的;險峻的,陡峭的 slope

flit輕快的飛行;掠過

skyline地平線,天際

boulder卵石,大圓石;巨礫

sinewy肌肉發達的 neck

velveteen 棉製天鵝絨;(常複數)棉製天鵝絨褲子(或連衣裙) tunic【主英】(警察、士兵的)緊身短上衣

a playful smile played over her infantile幼稚的;嬰兒的 features

ledge壁架;架狀突出物

raucous聲音沙啞的;刺耳的 screams of disappointment

gaunt憔悴的;枯瘦的

defiantly挑戰地;大膽對抗地;

stalwart健壯的;結實的

persecuted迫害,殘害

jest戲弄,取笑 at that which is sacred

commiseration憐憫;同情

destitution窮困;缺乏

conspicuous明顯的,易看見的;顯著的

Six horses were yoked給...套上軛;用軛連結

creed教義,信條

commemorate慶祝;紀念

privations喪失;缺乏;貧困,困苦 endured by the immigrant Mormons

haven避風港;避難所

unparalleled in history

impediment妨礙,阻礙;障礙物

tenacity不屈不撓

accumulated terrors had shaken the hearts of the stoutest不屈服的,頑強的,頑固的 among them

farms were apportioned分攤;分配 and allotted專款的,撥出的;指定的 in proportion to the standing of each individual

artisan工匠;技工

draining and hedging, planting and clearing

prospered繁榮,昌盛;成功

the clatter喧嘩聲;哇啦哇啦的談話聲 of the hammer

the rasp刺耳聲;銼磨聲 of the saw

indefatigable不倦的;不屈不撓的 hunter

keen in his dealings買賣;交易, 交往;交際

tilling耕種,耕作 his lands

he offended the susceptibilities易受感動性;多情, 敏感性, 易受影響的氣質 of his co-religionists

a fair-haired girl who had pined away消瘦下去 on the shores of the Atlantic

celibate獨身者;獨身主義者

an hodox正統的;傳統的,習俗的;通常的 and straight-walking man

balsamic (植物的)香膠或香脂的;含有香膠或香脂的 odour of the pine trees

lithe易彎的,柔軟的;輕盈的 girlish figure

mustang (北美平原和墨西哥的)野馬

one little incident which heralded預示...的來臨 the dawn of a new life

defiled敗壞;玷污, 褻瀆 streams of heavily-laden mules

weary of their interminable沒完沒了的,無止盡的;冗長不堪的 journey

motley雜色的,五顏六色的

commission委任,委託 from her father

many a time before

relaxed their accustomed stoicism禁慾主義

cavalcade騎馬行進;遊行行列;騎兵隊

flank脅;脅腹 of the mustang

pranced使(馬)騰躍

plunge猛跌,驟降

goaded刺激;驅使;唆使 it to fresh madness

sinewy肌肉發達的 brown hand caught the frightened horse by the curb勒馬繩

preserver保護人;保存人

laughed saucily漂亮別緻地

Poncho南美人的披風式外套

roan紅棕色;黑白雜色 horse

my father and he were pretty thick【口】親密的,很友好的."

demurely裝成端莊地;認真地

sombrero墨西哥帽

darted 猛衝,狂奔away down the broad road

taciturn沈默寡言的;無言的

had stirred his volcanic, untamed heart to its very depths

he realized that a crisis had come in his life

imperious絕對必要的;緊急的;迫切的 temper

cooped【美】【俚】(警察值勤時)打瞌睡 up in the valley
halcyon幸福美好的 days

trapper設陷阱捕獸者

ranchman大農(或牧)場經營者;大農(或牧)場工人

her blushing cheek and her bright, happy eyes, showed only too clearly that her young heart was no longer her own

There's no one who can stand between us

as though afraid that his resolution might fail him if he took one glance at what he was leaving

she walked back into the house, the happiest girl in all Utah.

impending即將發生的;逼近的 loss of his adopted child

nothing would ever induce him to allow his daughter to wed a Mormon. Such a marriage he regarded as no marriage at all, but as a shame and a disgrace.

inflexible不可改變的;不容變更的

with bated 減去的,除去的 breath: with bated breath (因恐懼、緊張等)屏息以待地,焦慮地

misconstrued誤會

persecutors of the most terrible description種類;性質

Not the Inquisition of Seville, nor the German Vehm-gericht, nor the Secret Societies of Italy, were ever able to put a more formidable可怕的,令人畏懼的 machinery in motion than that which cast a cloud over the State of Utah.

omniscient全知的 and omnipotent 全能的

fared過活;遭遇;進展 at the hands of his secret judges

recalcitrants反抗的;頑強的;不聽話的

barren無益的,無效果的;沈悶無趣的

Strange rumours began to be bandied相互投擲;來回傳遞 about-

women who pined痛苦,悲哀 and wept

Belated過時的;陳舊的

corroborated證實,確證 and re-corroborated

the lonely ranches(北美的)大牧場,大農場

none spoke of the things which were nearest his heart

boded預示[(+for) him little good

wax增加;變大 rich under our protection

expostulation勸告;告誡

Gentile異教徒

heifers (未生過牛犢的)小母牛

lying blanched使變白;漂白 skeletons upon the Sierra Blanco

scrunching蹲;蜷縮 along the shingly path.

broach開始提及;引入;提出;開始討論 the matter to his daughter

drawing her to him, and passing his broad, rough hand caressingly over her chestnut hair

squalls高聲喊叫;號啕,啼哭

knuckling高聲喊叫;號啕,啼哭 under to any man, as these folk do to their
darned該死的;可恨的;要命的 prophet

buckshot鹿彈

imminent (危險等)逼近的;即將發生的 danger

defied公然反抗,蔑視 the Prophet and the Council of Four. You shall rue懊悔,後悔,悔恨;悲嘆 it to the end of your days.

smite重擊,猛打

canting偽善的 rascals

minor errors were punished so sternly, what would be the fate of this

remonstrance抗議;進諫;告誡

straggling散落;四散;零星地出現 letters

scrawled潦草地寫(或畫)

ward【古】保護,守衛

conspicuous引人注目的,出色的,著名的 position

placards小牌子,金屬牌

absentee缺席者;不在場者

low insidious陰險的;狡詐的;暗中為害的 sound

voraciously狼吞虎嚥地

darned該死的;可恨的;要命的 sharp

hornet【昆】大黃蜂[C]

like one who realizes the greatness of the peril, but has steeled使像鋼;使堅強,使下決心 his heart to meet it

scanty不足的;缺乏的;貧乏的

his prairie大草原;牧場 training

lynx山貓,猞猁猻

hooting作貓頭鷹叫聲

who appeared to be in authority

sign and countersign口令;暗號

sentinels步哨;哨兵

picketed擔任糾察

crag險崖,峭壁

basaltic玄武岩的

debris【地】岩層

fugitives逃亡者;逃犯;亡命者

despotism專制君主統治;專制政治

sentinel步哨;哨兵

trot(馬等的)小跑,快步[S]

intricate錯綜複雜的;複雜精細的, 難理解的;難分析的 defiles(山間)隘道,狹路

larch落葉松屬植物

hurtling猛投,猛扔

rattle咯咯聲;吵鬧聲

gorges (山)峽;峽谷

torrent (水、熔岩等的)奔流;洪流

inexorable無動於衷的;毫不寬容的,無情的

defiles (山間)隘道,狹路

a beetling突出的;懸垂的 crag

enmity敵意;不和

there was game to be had吃 among the mountains

nook隱蔽處;隱匿處

tethered (用繩、鏈等)拴 the horses

jutting突出;伸出 pinnacle山頂,山峰

took a long and steady aim before drawing the trigger

tottered蹣跚,踉蹌 for a moment upon the edge of the precipice斷崖,絕壁

unwieldy笨重的,龐大的 to lift

gorges (山)峽;峽谷

A vague, nameless dread came over him.

and speedily recovered from his temporary impotence

smouldering (無火苗地)陰燃,悶燃 fire

cleft裂縫,裂口

The inscription upon the paper was brief, but to the point:

epitaph墓志銘,碑文

harem(總稱)妻妾;女眷們[G]

lethargy不活潑;無生氣 which springs from despair

If there was nothing else left to him, he could at least devote his life to revenge.

indomitable不屈不撓的;不服輸的;不氣餒的 patience and perseverance

possessed also a power of sustained vindictiveness惡毒;懷恨在心

the only one thing which could assuage緩和,減輕(病痛等) his grief would be thorough and complete retribution, brought by his own hand upon his enemies.

festivity歡慶,歡樂

He therefore accosted接近(不識者)與之攀談 him when he got up to him, with the object of finding out what Lucy Ferrier's fate had been.

unkempt未梳理的,蓬亂的;不整潔的 wanderer

spruce把自己打扮得整潔漂亮 young hunter

chiselled似雕刻成的;輪廓鮮明的 out of marble

its eyes glowed with a baleful有害的;有威脅的;邪惡的, 哀傷的,不幸的 light

sottish husband酗酒的,

bereavement喪親;喪友

bier棺架;屍架

tattered衣衫襤褸的 garments

the cowering抖縮;蜷縮;畏縮 women

snarl咆哮

they hoped that time had cooled his vindictiveness

augmented擴大;增加;加強;提高

the predominant idea of revenge had taken such complete possession of it that there was no room for any other emotion.

schism分裂

secession(從宗教、政黨、聯盟等組織中的)退出,脫離,分離

malcontents不滿現狀的人, 反抗者

eked out勉強地維持 by such employment

vagrant流浪者;漂泊者

sureties保證,擔保;擔保人;擔保物

foiled挫敗;阻擾;使受挫折;擊退

duly以適當方式,適當地;充分地;正式地

affable和藹可親的;容易親近的 manner

scuffle扭打;亂鬥

formidable難以克服的,難對付的

I assented同意,贊成 gladly

magistrates地方法官;治安推事

have you anything that you wish to say? I must warn you that your words will be taken down, and may be used against you.

manacled給...上鐐銬 wrists

commotion騷動,喧鬧

you have an aortic大主動脈的 aneurism動脈瘤

placidly平穩地

over-exposure and under-feeding among the Salt Lake Mountains

tussle扭打;爭鬥 w

I'm on the brink of the grave He spoke in a calm and methodical manner, as though the events which he narrated were commonplace enough.

vouch for擔保;保證;作證[(+for)] the accuracy of the subjoined (在最後)增添,增補,添加 account

forfeited喪失 their own lives

I determined that I should be judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one.

I managed to scrape【口】(艱難地)湊集,積攢;勉強過日子 along somehow

napping疏忽,不留神

put out使不方便,打擾 at that

remonstrated抗議;反對;進諫;告誡 with him

they had resolved to stick together

delicate 需要小心處理的;微妙的;棘手的 one, and that he must go alone

Together they could protect each other, but singly they were at my mercy.

undue過度的;過分的 precipitation急躁;魯莽;倉促

shove推;撞

cudgel棍棒

cur壞蛋;無賴

sweeper清潔工,清掃夫

dispenser藥劑師

raining in torrents (水、熔岩等的)奔流;洪流

could have shouted out from pure exultation狂喜;洋洋得意

top-heavy頭重腳輕的;不穩定的

infernally極兇惡地 dark

a livid【口】非常生氣的 face

his teeth chattered使打顫;使卡嗒卡嗒作聲

contentment滿足,知足;滿意 of soul which now possessed me.

sledge雪橇-hammers

overtaken追上;趕上;超過, 突然侵襲;壓倒 you at last

it was the only memento that I had of her

I was ready to dare敢於面對,敢冒(險) anything rather than lose the ring.

I am about done up使精疲力盡.

jocosely開玩笑地;詼諧地

had been summoned before a tribunal where strict justice would be meted out給予 to him

That is a very useful accomplishment才藝,教養;造詣;技能

"I confess," said I, "that I do not quite follow you."

To begin at the beginning.

narrow gauge (槍管)的口徑;(鐵道的)軌距 of the wheels.

The ordinary London growler is considerably less wide than a gentleman's brougham一種有篷馬車.

a mere trampled line of slush泥濘

laid great stress upon it

obliterated擦掉...的痕跡;沖刷(掉);消滅

this last inference推論,推斷 was confirmed

by no means a new thing in criminal annals歷史記載;歷史

toxicologist毒物學家,毒理學家

perpetrator做壞事者;犯罪者

private wrong不公正,冤屈

methodical有條理的;秩序井然的 revenge

robust強健的;茁壯的;健全的 and ruddy紅潤的,氣色好的-faced man

conclusive決定性的;確實的;最終的

jarveys【英】【俚】車夫 of the Metropolis.

ferreted out【口】搜尋;查獲[(+out)] the man that I wanted

the crime was the result of an old standing長期的;常設的;常備的 and romantic feud (部落或家屬間的)世仇

hails (不用被動式)來自[(+from)] also from Salt Lake City

The man was apprehended逮捕, it appears, in the rooms of a certain Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who has himself, as an amateur, shown some talent in the detective line

fitting適當的,合適的;相稱的 recognition

by the consciousness of success, like the Roman miser吝嗇鬼;守財奴

"'Populus me sibilat, at mihi plaudo
Ipse domi simul ac nummos contemplor in arca.'"
(The quotation is from Horace, Book 1, Satire 1."The public hisses at me, but I applaude myself in my own house, and simultaneously contemplate the money in my chest.")