The Sign of Four-Canon Doyle

the fifth proposition of Euclid."

I could not tamper竄改with the facts

analytical reasoning from effects to causes by which I succeeded in unraveling解開, 拆散it

a small vanity underlay my companion's quiet and didactic為教導的; 教訓的manner

it ached wearily令人厭煩地at every change of the weather

filling up his old brier【植】野薔薇, 荊棘[C] -root pip

a crumpled弄皺, 壓皺sheet of foreign notepaper

I glanced my eyes down it

ardent熱烈的; 激動的admiration

monographs專題論文; 專題著作

You have an extraordinary genius for minutiae (常複數)細節; 小事

slaters石板瓦匠

compositors排字工人

the antecedents前事, 前情of criminals

sending up thick blue wreaths圈狀物, 環狀物, 螺旋形物[(+of)] from his pipe

so absurdly simple that an explanation is superfluous過剩的; 多餘的, 不必要的[Z]

instep腳背; 鞋背

Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the
truth.

Would you think me impertinent不恰當的; 不合理的if I were to …

Would you have the kindness to let me have an opinion upon the character or habits of the late owner?

somewhat dogmatic武斷的; 固執己見的tone

smiling at his crestfallen氣餒的; 低頭的; 羞愧的face

He was left with good prospects, but he threw away his chances

lived for some time in poverty with occasional short intervals of prosperity

a touch of charlatanism詐騙行為; 蒙混, 庸醫之行為; 江湖騙術in it.

follow my train of thought

dinted打出凹痕in two places

it is cut and marked all over from the habit of keeping other hard
objects, such as coins or keys, in the same pocket.

cavalierly漫不經心地; 無憂無慮地

that your brother was often at low water (had no money)

It is as clear as daylight

What is the use of having powers when one has no field upon which to exert them?

I had opened my mouth to reply to this tirade長篇的攻擊性演說; 激烈的發言

brass salver盤子; 托盤

Her face had neither regularity端正, 整齊, 勻稱of feature nor beauty of complexion, but her expression was sweet and amiable

her large blue eyes were singularly spiritual and sympathetic

inexplicable無法說明的; 難以理解的, 莫名其妙的,

his own regiment【軍】團[G]

a very large and lustrous有光澤的; 光亮的pearl

You are a wronged冤枉, 委屈 woman, and shall have justice.

Gave little darting glances from one to the other

irrepressible壓抑不住的Greek e

drooping eyelids

You really are an automaton【計】機器人; 自動機械裝置

There is something positively inhuman in you at times

The emotional qualities are antagonistic to clear reasoning.

the most winning迷人的, 可愛的 woman

the most repellant令人厭惡的; 令人反感的[(+to)] man of my acquaintance

vacillation猶豫不決, 躊躇, 搖擺; 波動in his k's

Winwood Reade's 'Martyrdom of Man.'

until such dangerous thoughts came into my head

plunged furiously into跳入; 投入the latest treatise論文; 專著[C][(+on/upon)] upon pathology

suggestive暗示的; 示意的; 引起聯想的[F][(+of)]

“I may be very obtuse愚鈍的, but I fail to see what this suggests."

culminates使達最高點(或高潮)

deprivation剝奪; 免職, 損失of her father

our expedition遠征; 探險; 考察[C] of to-night will solve them all

Miss Morstan and I chatted in an undertone低聲; 小聲about …

splotches污點

murky黑暗的; 陰鬱的

crowded thoroughfare大街, 大道; 幹線道路[C]

beshawled, bediamonded women

accosted接近(不識者)與之攀談us

dogged頑固的, 固執的manner

hoax騙局; 玩笑; 惡作劇

inconceivable不能想像的; 不可思議的hypothesis

musket毛瑟槍, 滑膛槍[C]

tawdry花俏而庸俗的, 俗麗的; 俗氣的brilliancy

There was something strangely incongruous不合適的; 不適宜的; 不相稱的
in …

sordid骯髒的, 污穢的, 色彩暗淡的; 灰褐色的and common passage

now scowling皺眉; 沈下臉, 顯怒容, but never for an instant in repose安詳; 安靜; 靜止

Nature had given him a pendulous下垂的lip

sanctum密室

In that sorry拙劣的, 差勁的house

athwart橫跨

Eastern luxury

a huge hookah水煙筒

mitral valve【解】心臟僧帽瓣

aortic大主動脈的

sat down upon a low settee有靠背的長椅

a glass of Chianti【義】吉安地酒

Tokay(匈牙利產)托凱葡萄酒

balsamic(植物的)香膠或香脂的; 含有香膠或香脂的 odor of the Eastern tobacco

I find my hookah水煙筒 an invaluable sedative【醫】鎮靜劑; 能使安靜的東西

He applied a taper錐形物; 尖塔 to the great bow

I may call myself a patron庇護人, 保護人 of the arts.

some positive danger overhung(危險、災難等)逼近; 威脅 our father

he had a most marked aversion厭惡, 反感[ to men with wooden legs

canvassing for進行遊說; 拉選票; 兜攬生意[(+for)] orders

written in a scrawling潦草地寫(或畫) hand

he was propped支撐[(+up)] up with pillows

'I have only one thing,' he said, 'which weighs upon my mind at this
supreme moment.”

my besetting不斷侵襲的; 不時纏擾的 sin through life

avarice貪婪, 貪慾[U]

See that chaplet(戴在頭上的)裝飾花圈、串珠項鍊 dipped with pearls beside the quinine【化】金雞納鹼 -bottle.

That was enough to decide使下決心; 使決斷 me.

make restitution歸還; 賠償

she was about to faint. She rallied (重新)集合, 重整 however, on drinking a glass of water which I quietly poured out for her from a Venetian carafe玻璃水(酒)瓶 upon the side-table.

a problem which would tax使負重擔; 使受壓力 his sagacity睿智, 聰慧 to the utmost

feel destitute窮困的, 貧困的

The little man waved his hand deprecatingly極不贊成地.

We were your trustees(財產、業務等的)受託管理人

to have treated a young lady in so scurvy卑鄙的, 下流的 a fashion.

sat twitching抽動, 抽搐, 痙攣on his luxurious settee

rabbit-skin cap with hanging lappets(帽子等的)垂片which covered the ears

I am compelled to be a valetudinarian體弱多病的人; 過分擔心自己健康的人.

by borings鑽孔; 挖洞[U]

In the centre stood the treasure-chest, resting upon two rafters椽.

sat downcast垂頭喪氣的, 萎靡不振

hypochondriac憂鬱病患者

he was pouring forth interminable憂鬱病患者trains of symptoms,

innumerable quack nostrums自認為可解決某種社會(或政治)問題的妙計

castor oil【藥】蓖麻油

strychnine【化】番木虌鹼in large doses as a sedative


half blubbering哭訴 with fear

restless picking(用手指或尖形工具)挖; 剔; 扒; 啄[(+from/out of)] fingers

have a soothing effect upon her.

murmured some few words of kindly womanly comfort

something was amiss不恰當地, 不對頭地

more jarring使人產生不愉快的感覺, 刺激 to the nerves than any scowl皺眉; 沈下臉, 顯怒容 or contortion

retorts【化】蒸餾器

carboys用籐罩保護的大玻璃瓶 of acid in wicker枝條; 柳條 baskets

lath【建】木板條, 條板[C] and plaster【建】灰泥, 灰漿[U]

inscrutable不可理解的; 不可思議的; 不可測知的 smile upon his face

wringing絞, 擰

he broke out into a sharp, querulous愛發牢騷的; 易怒的; 愛挑剔的 cry

we must not err on the side of over-confidence

there may be something deeper underlying it

expounding解釋; 詳細述說 to his class

wooden stump【口】腿; 義肢[P]

on the sill門檻; 窗臺 is the boot-mark

ally伙伴, 助手

crevice裂縫, 裂隙, 破口[C]

unintelligible難理解的, 晦澀難懂的

grate火爐, 壁爐

precept格言, 箴言

The chamber was about ten feet one way and six the other.

The floor was formed by the rafters椽[C], with thin lath-and-plaster between, so that in walking one had to step from beam to beam.

The roof ran up to an apex頂, 頂點.

He had recovered his self-possession沈著; 泰然自若 in an instant.

foretell預言, 預示[+(that)][+wh-]

instructive有教育意義的; 有啟發性的 to compare results."

I cannot conceive構想, 設想[(+of)] anything which will cover the facts,

In an off-hand當即 way

furtive偷偷的; 鬼鬼祟祟的; 狡猾的

creosote【化】雜酚油, 木餾油

pack(獵犬, 野獸, 飛機, 艦艇等的)一群; 一隊

accredited鑑定合格的; 達標的 representatives of the law

clamor吵鬧聲, 喧囂聲; 噪聲 of loud voices

Hippocratic 古希臘"醫學之父"(Hippocrates希波克拉底)的 smile, or 'risus sardonicus (Risus sardonicus is a highly characteristic, abnormal, sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning. The name of the condition derives from the appearance of raised eyebrows and an open "grin" - which can appear malevolent to the lay observer - displayed by those suffering from these muscle spasms. It is most often observed as a sign of Tetanus破伤风, also called lockjaw, is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. Poisoning with strychnine may result in a risus sardonicus)

I took it up gingerly極為謹慎地, 極為小心地; 輕手輕腳地

the auxiliary forces may beat a retreat."

portly【婉】【幽】肥胖的; 個頭大的 man

burly魁梧的; 強壯的 and plethoric過多的; 冗贅的,

puffy pouches(下眼瞼的)垂肉, 眼囊

the house seems to be as full as a rabbit-warren養兔場; 養兔場的兔子

said the fat detective, pompously傲慢地

some hocus-pocus戲法; 奇術, 耍花招

He seemed a little crestfallen氣餒的; 低頭的; 羞愧的

exult狂喜; 歡欣鼓舞 over any mare's-nest

a bird-stuffer填塞工人,【俚】販賣假貨的人's:

a queer mongrel雜種狗; 雜種動物; 雜交植物

'Wir sind gewohnt das die Menschen verhoehnen was sie nicht verstehen.' Goethe is always pithy簡潔有力的; 簡練的."

years of the conventionalities因循性; 恪守常規 of life could not teach me to know her sweet, brave nature

It was to take her at a disadvantage to obtrude強迫; 強使接受 love upon her at such a time.

This Agra treasure intervened like an impassable不能通行的 barrier between us.

barometer氣壓計; 晴雨表

the very singular accompaniments伴隨物; 附加物 to the crime

kennels狗舍[C]

a stringy多纖維的; 多筋的 neck, and blue-tinted glasses.

Keep clear of the badger【動】【澳】毛鼻袋熊; 袋狸[C]; for he bites.

stoat【動】(尤指夏天變成褐色毛皮的)鼬

guyed取笑, 嘲弄 at by the children

cranny裂縫, 裂隙, 龜裂 and corner

Toby (a dog) proved to an ugly, long-haired, lop-eared垂耳 creature

spaniel一種毛美而耳朵長的狗 and half lurcher一種獵犬

a scuffling拖著腳步行走發出的(輕微)腳步聲 of feet

Are you game賭博 for a six-mile trudge長途跋涉, Watson?

trenches溝, 溝渠

ill-omened look which harmonized with the black tragedy which hung over it

beech山毛櫸木材[U]

My fears were soon appeased平息; 緩和; 撫慰, however.

swerved突然轉向; 轉彎; 偏離方向

waddled(鴨、鵝般地)搖搖擺擺地走 on in his peculiar rolling fashion

culpable該責備的; 有罪的

I don't wish to be theatrical.

that is mere speculation思索; 沈思; 推測

gauntlet (中世紀武士用的)金屬護手, 臂鎧

He bore no grudge怨恨; 妒忌[O1] against Bartholomew Sholto

put his head in a halter絞索; 絞刑 (to kill him)

lair祕密藏身處, 躲藏處

already astir已起床

slatternly不整潔的women

sauntered閒逛; 漫步

inimitable獨特的; 無比的

the very picture of canine indecision優柔寡斷, 遲疑不覺

sawyers鋸木匠

sawdust鋸木屑[U] a

With lolling垂下; (舌頭)伸出在外 tongue and blinking eyes

staves (staff) 柺杖; 棍; 棒[C] of the barrel

infallibility無錯誤; 無過失(性)
punts平底船 and skiffs小艇; 小型帆船

a wooden placard招貼, 公告; 海報; 公告牌, 標語牌 slung out through the second window

a steam launch 汽艇; 遊艇 was kept

preconcerted事先照會的; 事先約定的

prodigy奇才, 天才

barge 駁船, 大型平底船

outlandish異國風格的 talk

with bland無刺激性的 surprise

funnel(輪船、火車頭等的)煙囪

wherry小舟; 擺渡船; 平底貨船

wharfingers碼頭老板

ubiquitous到處存在的, 普遍存在的 reporter

short notice, which was headed "Mysterious Business at Upper Norwood."

miscreants惡棍; 歹徒

haphazard偶然, 隨意(性)[U] burglary

"I think that we have had a close shave ourselves of being arrested for
the crime."

"So do I. I wouldn't answer for our safety now, if he should happen to
have another of his attacks of energy."

At this moment there was a loud ring at the bell, and I could hear Mrs.
Hudson, our landlady, raising her voice in a wail of expostulation and
dismay.

"By heaven, Holmes," I said, half rising, "I believe that they are
really after us."

"No, it's not quite so bad as that. It is the unofficial force,--the
Baker Street irregulars."

disreputable little scarecrow衣衫襤褸的人

Three bob【英】【俚】(舊時英幣)一先令(相當於現時的五便士)[M] and a tanner【英】【口】(英國舊時的)六便士幣[C] for tickets

streaks條紋, 斑紋

funnel(輪船、火車頭等的)煙囪black with a white band

old scale of pay

Toby could eat these scraps殘羹剩飯[P], I dare say.

I have a curious constitution. I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.

great agility機敏

"South American," I hazarded冒險作出; 嘗試; 大膽提出.

convict-barracks(工地等的)棚屋, 兵營, 簡陋的房子

The aborigines of the Andaman Islands may perhaps claim the distinction of being the smallest race upon this earth, though some anthropologists prefer the Bushmen of Africa, the Digger Indians of America, and the Terra del Fuegians.

morose脾氣壞的; 陰鬱的; 孤僻的

misshapen heads

intractable不聽話的; 倔強的, 棘手的and fierce

braining打破...的腦袋致死 the survivors with their stone-headed clubs

concluded by a cannibal feast

his gaunt憔悴的; 枯瘦的 limbs

I woke, strengthened and refreshed

I stirred動; 移動; 搖動; 撥動, 喚醒; 喚起[(+from)]

with the twinkle(星等)閃爍; 閃耀 of a smile in his eyes

I did not pause to argue over this atrocious【口】非常惡劣的, 糟透的, 令人震驚的; 駭人聽聞的 sentiment.

I took our mongrel雜種狗; 雜種動物; 雜交植物 accordingly

a black cannibal, and a wooden-legged ruffian惡棍, 流氓, 暴徒[C]

to have the world at your feet

clear him of this dreadful and unfounded 沒有事實根據的, 無理由的charge

how his keen spirit was chafing惹怒; 使焦躁 against this involuntary
inaction不活動; 無為

This infernal【口】可憎的; 壞透的[B] problem is consuming me.

It is too much to be balked阻礙, 阻止; 妨礙 by so petty an obstacle,

scuttled逃避; 逃脫 the craft船; 飛機; 太空船[C][M]

I found Holmes dejected沮喪的, 情緒低落的, 氣餒的 and somewhat morose

his malodorous有惡臭的 experiment

it is quite on the cards (possible) that some message may come during the day

the police have made a blunder大錯[C]."

It struck me as rather ingenious製作精巧的; 巧妙的

his nimble聰明的, 機智的, 敏銳的 and speculative思索的; 推測的 mind

fall into error through the over-refinement of his logic

equally outre超出常規的; 不得體的 and startling

mopping擦去(汗水等)[O][(+from)] his face with a red bandanna(印度的)紮染印花大手帕 handkerchief

if you want to be in at the finish (end)

clad in seafaring航海的; 以航海為業的 garb【文】(某種職業或民族特有的)服裝; 裝束[U]

oaken橡木製的 cudgel棍棒 his

petulant任性的, 脾氣壞的 obstinacy of a very old man

stanch堅定的, 可靠的[B] men

a brace(獵禽等的) 一對, 一雙[M] of grouse【鳥】松雞[M]

on miracle-plays, on medieval pottery,on Stradivarius violins, on the Buddhism of Ceylon, and on the war-ships of the future

faced his dinner with the air of a bon vivant【法】講究美食及生活享受的人

"One bumper滿杯," said he, "to the success of our little expedition."

I sat in the stern船尾. There was one man at the rudder(船的)舵; (飛機的)方向舵

two burly魁梧的; 強壯的 police-inspectors

loaded barges駁船, 大型平底船

overhauled趕上, 追上 a river steamer

One of our greatest statesmen政治家[C] has said that a change of work
is the best rest.

scuttled逃避; 逃脫

lair祕密藏身處, 躲藏處 of his


I wondered what I should do myself if I were in his shoes.

I drew獲取, 得到[O] blank at fifteen (第十五次仍一遍空白), but at the
Sixteenth…

he bellowed(公牛等)吼叫 out his name and the name of his launch.

a pretty shrewd精明的; 狡猾的 fellow

the last rays of the sun were gilding the cross upon the summit of St.
Paul's

rigging給(船隻桅杆)裝配帆及索具 on the Surrey side

rascals流氓, 無賴, 惡棍

There is no a priori 當場的(地) probability about it.

Some one calls him a soul concealed in an animal.

"Winwood Reade (William Winwood Reade (1838 - 1875) was a British historian, explorer, and philosopher) is good upon the subject," said Holmes. "He remarks
that, while the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate
he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never
foretell what any one man will do, but you can say with precision what
an average number will be up to. Individuals vary, but percentages
remain constant. So says the statistician. …"

the powerful engines whizzed颼颼作聲and clanked發叮噹聲; 叮噹而過

steep prow船首, 船頭 cut through the river-water and sent two rolling waves to
right and to left of us

blundered in (因笨拙或看不見)碰著

helm舵, 舵柄, 舵輪

murky黑暗的; 陰鬱的uncertain twilight

The boy held the tiller【船】舵柄[C],

during my checkered多變的; 不規則的career

his strident, 刺耳的; 吱吱尖叫的angry cries t

a shock of tangled, dishevelled (人)頭髮凌亂的; 衣冠不整的hair

wrapped in some sort of dark ulster厄爾斯特大衣(有腰帶的寬大長外套) or blanket

his strong yellow teeth gnashing (因憤怒或痛苦等)咬牙, 磨牙at us

marsh沼澤, 濕地-land

fugitive【書】逃亡者; 逃犯; 亡命者[(+from)]

sodden濕透的[(+with)] soil

Islander島上居民

it turned me sick to think of the horrible death which had passed so close to us

captive俘虜; 囚徒; 獵獲物

"I am sorry that it has come to this." (最後搞成這樣)

hell-hound惡鬼Tonga東加(西南太平洋群島國)

I welted毆打the little devil with the slack鬆弛的end of the rope for it

breakwater防波堤in the Andamans

the Agra treasure, which never brought anything but a curse yet
upon the man who owned it

overhaul趕上, 追上

All is well that ends well

clipper (十九世紀的)快速帆船

diaphanous半透明的; 模糊的material

basket chair

the rich coils of her luxuriant hair

speaking jovially and boisterously吵鬧地; 喧囂地; 猛烈地, though my heart was heavy within me

An annuity年金of ten thousand pounds.

I must have been rather overacting my delight, and that she detected a hollow ring in my congratulations.

listened with parted lips and shining eyes to my recital詳述; 列舉[C][U] of our adventures

placed my friends in such horrible peril

hasp (門、窗或盒蓋的)搭扣

"Because you are within my reach (現在我配得上你了) again," I said.

tenner【英】十英鎊; 十英鎊鈔票

I have you to thank that I have these bracelets upon my wrists.

I bear no grudge怨恨; 妒忌; 嫌隙; for that.

I was always a bit of a rover流浪者; 漫遊者.

goose-step【軍】正步

handle my musket毛瑟槍, 滑膛槍

nipped夾, 掐, 捏, 咬 off my right leg as clean as a surgeon

I found myself invalided【主英】(因病或傷)使退役[H] out of the army

My misfortune soon proved to be a blessing in disguise.

indigo【化】靛藍, 靛青; 靛藍染料[U] –planter

overseer監督者; 工頭[C] to look after his coolies (舊時中國、印度等的)苦力; 小工[C]

To make a long story short, …

Drop into my little shanty簡陋小(木)屋[C]

I was never in luck's way long.

Suddenly, without a note of warning, …

mutiny(艦艇上官兵等的)反叛, 嘩變; 叛亂[U][C]

veranda陽臺; 遊廊; 走廊[C]

drinking whiskey-pegs and smoking cheroots方頭雪茄煙

nullah水道; 峽谷; 乾涸的河床

Dawson's wife, all cut into ribbons破碎條兒[P], and half eaten by jackals and native dogs

paddy稻田-fields

blowing our own bugle軍號, 喇叭[C][U] –calls

rum難對付的, 危險的 corners

the scorpions and the centipedes

rajah(印度等的)王公; 首領

hoards貯藏, 聚藏; 隱藏[(+up)] his gold rather than spend it

Sepoy(英國殖民印度時代)英國陸軍隊中的印度兵

they saw their ne'er-do-well coming back with his pockets full of gold
moidores莫依多(從前的葡萄牙及巴西之古金幣)

firelock燧發機; 明火槍

moat護城河, 壕溝[C]

mire泥沼; 污泥

an enormous Sikh, with a black beard which swept nearly down to his cummerbund(印度男用)腰帶; 腹帶

chirrup鳥聲; 蟲聲 of joy

scuffle扭打; 亂

his manacled給...上鐐銬 hands

we had feasted our eyes

'the Great Mogul蒙兀兒人(後裔)(尤指16世紀征服印度建立回教帝國的蒙古族人) '

carbuncles【礦】紅玉

agates瑪瑙

beryls【礦】綠寶石

onyxes【礦】縞瑪瑙(一種指甲色的瑪瑙)

cats'-eyes, turquoises

our shares of the plunder劫掠物; 侵吞物; 贓物

The three Sikhs got penal servitude for life, and I was condemned to death, though my sentence was afterwards commuted into the same as the others.

cuff手銬[P]

I just held on and bided my time.

clearings(森林中的)空地[C] was infested大批出沒於; 侵擾; 騷擾[(+with)]
with wild cannibal natives

yam山芋類植物; 山藥; 馬鈴薯-planting

dispense配(藥), 配(方) drugs for the surgeon

picked up a smattering一知半解的知識 of his knowledge

had a nasty facer意外打擊; (突現的)難題 myself

cheroot方頭雪茄煙

flinch畏懼; 退縮[(+from)] from his friend

I weary you with my long story

stowed貯藏, 收藏[(+away/in/into)] in chokey【英】【俚】監獄; 拘留所

From that day I lived only for vengeance.

as venomous怨恨的 as a young snake

yams山芋類植物; 山藥; 馬鈴薯,

stanch堅定的, 可靠的[B] and true

vile Pathan住在印度西北國境的阿富汗人

fate had placed him in my way that I might pay my debt

with his back to me, and his carbine卡賓槍 on his shoulder

my little chum 好友

A hundred times I have killed him in my sleep.

I had left some mark of our hatred

the rope I found him strutting高視闊步; 趾高氣揚地走 about as proud as a peacock.

affably友好地

you are a connoisseur of crime

you don't club用棍棒打; 像用棍棒一樣地打 me with your wooden leg

loafer遊手好閒的人

I often think of those lines of old Goethe,--

Schade dass die Natur nur EINEN Mensch aus Dir schuf,
Denn zum wuerdigen Mann war und zum Schelmen der Stoff.

moles鼴鼠, 錢鼠

accessory從犯, 同謀[(+to)]

a sheet had been draped 覆蓋over the central figure

bull's-eye擊中要害的話(或行動)

We clambered(手腳並用費勁地)爬, 攀登 up through the hole.

a strong tarry塗柏油的; 被柏油弄髒的 smell

I found him seated at one of the corner eaves簷, 屋簷.

Confound 討厭; 該死the fellow!

It's a most break-neck非常危險的; 極快的 place.

sat stolidly冷淡地; 神經麻木地

his wooden leg cocked over his sound one

exultantly狂喜地; 歡欣鼓舞地

It is my treasure; and if I can't have the loot(總稱)戰利品; 掠奪物; 贓物, I'll take darned good care that no one else does.

kith朋友; 親戚 or kin of Sholto or of Morstan

rupees盧比(印度、斯里蘭卡、尼泊爾等的貨幣單位)

with a shrewd精明的; 狡猾的, sidelong斜的 look

I've had ups in my life, and I've had downs, but I've learned not to cry
over spilled milk.

instead of thwarting反對, 阻撓; 使受挫折; 挫敗 it in this way

fever-ridden充斥...的 swamp沼澤; 沼澤地

mangrove紅樹林 –tree

racked使受極大痛苦, 折磨 with ague瘧疾

I have paid this price only that another may enjoy it

dropped his mask of stoicism堅忍, 淡泊