福爾摩斯探案集·單身貴族案 第11期:勛爵駕到(3)

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"When did you first meet Miss Hatty Doran?" "In San Francisco, a year ago."

"你第一次見到哈蒂·多蘭小姐是在什么時候？""一年以前，在舊金山。"

"You were travelling in the States?" "Yes."

"當(dāng)時你正在美國旅行？""是的。"

"Did you become engaged then?" "No."

"你們那時候訂婚了嗎？""沒有。"

"But you were on a friendly footing?"

"但是有著友好的往來？"

"I was amused by her society, and she could see that I was amused."

"我能和她交往感到很高興，她能夠看出我很高興。"

"Her father is very rich?"

"她的父親很有錢？"

"He is said to be the richest man on the Pacific slope."

"據(jù)說他是太平洋彼岸最有錢的人。"

"And how did he make his money?"

"他是怎樣發(fā)財?shù)哪兀?quot;

"In mining. He had nothing a few years ago. Then he struck gold, invested it, and came up by leaps and bounds."

"開礦。幾年以前，他還一無所有。有一天，他挖到了金礦，于是投資開發(fā)，從此飛黃騰達(dá)成了暴發(fā)戶。"

"Now, what is your own impression as to the young lady's–your wife's character?"

"現(xiàn)在談?wù)勀銓@位年輕的小姐--你的妻子的性格的印象怎么樣？"

The nobleman swung his glasses a little faster and stared down into the fire.

這位貴族目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地看著壁爐，系在他眼鏡上的鏈子晃動得更快了。

"You see, Mr. Holmes," said he, "my wife was twenty before her father became a rich man.

"你知道，福爾摩斯先生，"他說，"我的妻子在她的父親發(fā)財以前，已經(jīng)是二十歲了。

During that time she ran free in a mining camp and wandered through woods or mountains,

在這時期，她在礦鎮(zhèn)上無拘無束，整天在山上或樹林里游蕩，

so that her education has come from Nature rather than from the schoolmaster.

所以她所受的教育，與其說是教師傳授的，還不如說是大自然賦予的。

She is what we call in England a tomboy, with a strong nature, wild and free, unfettered by any sort of traditions.

她是一個我們英國人所說的頑皮姑娘，她性格潑辣、粗野，而又任性，放蕩不羈，不受任何習(xí)俗的約束。

She is impetuous–volcanic, I was about to say.

她很性急，我?guī)缀跸胝f是暴躁。

She is swift in making up her mind and fearless in carrying out her resolutions.

她輕易地作出決定，干起來天不怕、地不怕。

On the other hand, I would not have given her the name which I have the honour to bear" he gave a little stately cough

另一方面，要不是我考慮她到底是一位高貴的女人，"他莊重地咳嗽了一聲，

"had not I thought her to be at bottom a noble woman.

"我是決不會讓她享受我所享有的高貴稱號的。

I believe that she is capable of heroic self-sacrifice and that anything dishonourable would be repugnant to her."

我相信，她是能夠做出英勇的自我犧牲，任何不名譽的事情都是她所深惡痛絕的。"