VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

VII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE【礦】紅玉, 【醫】癰;紅

commissionaire門警,看門人

battered憔悴的 billycock【英】(類似常禮帽之)男用圓頂氈帽

jollification歡慶;歡樂

roughs【主英】粗暴的人;流氓,暴徒[C]

felt毛氈;氈製品

tattered 衣衫襤褸的, 破爛的

ruefully悲傷地;可憐地;悲慘地

drawing your inferences

foresight深謀遠慮

moral retrogression倒退;逆行;退化

He has, however, retained some degree of self-respect

disregarding my remonstrance抗議;進諫;告誡

sedentary坐著的,需要(或慣於)久坐的 life

inoints(用油或軟膏等)塗;擦[(+with)] with lime-cream

patent公開的;顯然的;明白的 facts

daubing塗抹 them with ink

tallow牛(羊)油,獸脂[U] stain

scintillating閃爍的 blue stone

this is treasure trove(不知物主的)貴重發掘物

It cuts into glass as though it were putty【建】油灰

the case has been referred to the Assizes (The Courts of Assize, or Assizes, were periodic criminal courts held around England and Wales until 1972, when together with the Quarter Sessions they were abolished by the Courts Act 1971 and replaced by a single permanent Crown Court. The Assizes heard the most serious cases, which were committed to it by the Quarter Sessions (local county courts held four times a year), while the more minor offences were dealt with summarily by Justices of the Peace in petty sessions (also known as Magistrates' Courts).) solder焊接the second bar of the grate

recourse求助對象;(賴以得救的)辦法,手段

221B, Baker Street

bonny漂亮的,嬌美的 thing

in the banks of the Amoy廈門River in southern China

vitriol用硫酸處理;用硫酸毀...的容-throwing, a suicide

purveyor (貨物、服務、消息等的)提供者,供應者to the gallows and the prison

woodcock【動】丘鷸;山鷸[C]

crop (鳥類的)嗉囊

fanlight天窗

tremor震顫;顫抖

the disjecta membra 'scattered fragments' [拉]断片, 残片, 碎片

sideboard餐具櫃

With a comical pomposity自大;炫耀;自大的行為(或言論) of manner he bowed solemnly to both of us

we drew on our ulsters厄爾斯特大衣(有腰帶的寬大長外套) and wrapped cravats (舊式)領結;領巾about our throats

“…here's your good health landlord, and prosperity to your house. Good-night."

get seven years' penal servitude奴役(狀態);束縛unless we can establish his innocence

zigzag of slums貧民窟;陋巷

a horsey貧民窟;陋巷-looking man

shutters 百葉窗;活動遮板[

with his head cocked and his arms akimbo兩手叉腰

"what are you driving at(drive at:意指)? What are you driving at? 你到底是什麼意思?

pestered煩擾,糾纏

I have a fiver【英】五鎊鈔票on it that the bird I ate is country bred."

snapped厲聲說;怒氣沖沖地頂撞(或打斷)[(+out)] the salesman

ever since I was a nipper【英】【口】少年;小孩

obstinate頑固的,固執的

ledger【會計】底帳,總帳

looked deeply chagrined懊惱的;苦惱的

cringing畏縮;蜷縮

the inquirer flitted移居;離開away into the darkness

vestige遺跡;殘餘

with a sidelong斜的 glance

alias化名;別名

not sure whether he is on the verge of a windfall意外的收穫;意外之財 or of a catastrophe.

seasonable合於時宜的;應時的

drawn(臉)扭曲的,拉長的 face

He's not got blood enough to go in for felony with impunity(懲罰、損失、傷害等的)免除[U].

confederate共謀者,共犯

cringe畏縮;蜷縮 and crawl

Ryder passed his tongue over his parched 變乾枯;乾透 lips.

I caught it, and prying(用槓桿等)撬,撬起,撬動[O][O8] its bill鳥嘴,喙 open

The bird gave a gulp吞嚥;一(大)口, and I felt the stone pass along its gullet食道;咽喉 and down into its crop.

said she, a little huffed氣惱,憤怒

barred 有條紋的tail

a branded (商品)名牌商標的 thief

deficiencies缺陷,缺點

commuting減輕(刑罰等)[(+to)] a felony