X. The Adventure of The Noble Bachelor -SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

X. THE ADVENTURE OF THE NOBLE BACHELOR

exalted(地位)高貴的;崇高的 circles

their more piquant辛辣的;夠刺激的;痛快的 details

epistle書信;正式信函

I read nothing except the criminal news and the agony column人事廣告欄.

as this matter is of paramount importance

three caltrops【軍】(阻撓騎兵用的)鐵蒺藜 in chief over a fess中帶(盾形紋章的中央橫線) sable貂皮短大衣(或圍巾等)[P]

They inherit Plantagenet金雀花王朝 blood by direct descent, and Tudor on
the distaff女性的;母系的 side.

Terse (文筆等)精練的,簡練的 and to the point

for over twenty years proof against the little god's arrows, has
now definitely announced his approaching marriage with Miss Hatty
Doran, the fascinating daughter of a California millionaire.

from a Republican lady to a British peeress貴婦;女貴族

danseuse【法】女芭蕾舞蹈家 at the Allegro

petulance易怒;任性;脾氣暴躁 about the mouth

His hair was grizzled round the edges and thin upon the top

foppishness

"But you were on a friendly footing?" (社交關係[S] We are on a friendly footing.
我們彼此和睦相處。)

"It is very good of Lord St. Simon to honour my head by putting
it on a level with his own," said Sherlock Holmes, laughing.

trout鱒魚,鮭鱒魚[C] in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example



was attired in a pea-jacket(水手穿之)短厚呢大衣 and cravat

You have made two blunders大錯[C] in as many minutes.

riveted集中(目光、注意力);吸引[(+on/to)]

drawled拖長聲調說話,慢聲慢氣地講話Holmes

a quite epicurean好美食的 little cold supper

cold woodcock丘鷸;山鷸[C], a pheasant雉,野雞, foie gras【法】肥鵝肝醬pie

like the genii (genius的複數) of the Arabian Nights

It was a slight輕蔑;怠慢[, sir, a public slight

take a lenient寬大的;仁慈的;溫和的view of the matter

had a claim要求物;(移民等)申請產權的土地that petered out逐漸減少;逐漸消耗and came to nothing.

I felt all the time that no man on this earth would ever take the place
in my heart that had been given to my poor Frank.

he raised his finger to his lips to tell me to be still

acquiesce默認;默許;默從[(+in)] in these recent developments

folly of a monarch and the blundering浮躁的;粗魯的of a minister

inexplicable無法說明的;難以理解的,莫名其妙的 a.無法說明的 unexplainable mysterious

You see we have already arrived, by a process of exclusion, at the idea that …

claim-jumping--which in miners' parlance說法;語調 means taking possession of that which another person has a prior claim to

By the select上等的,優等的,卓越的[Z] prices. Eight shillings for a bed and eightpence for a glass of sherry雪利酒(西班牙產的一種烈性白葡萄酒) pointed to one of the most expensive hotels.

I ventured to give them some paternal advice

while away消磨(時光),輕鬆地度過[(+away)] these bleak autumnal evenings."