斑点带子案 03海伦小姐(3)

（单词翻译）

I rapidly threw on my clothes and was ready in a few minutes to accompany my friend down to the sitting-room¹.

我匆匆地穿上衣服，几分钟后就准备就绪，随同我的朋友来到楼下的起居室。

A lady dressed in black and heavily veiled, who had been sitting in the window, rose as we entered.

一位女士端坐窗前，她身穿黑色衣服，蒙着厚厚的面纱。她在我们走进房间时站起身来。

"Good-morning, madam," said Holmes cheerily. "My name is Sherlock Holmes.

"早上好，小姐，"福尔摩斯愉快地说道，“我的名字是歇洛克·福尔摩斯。

This is my intimate friend and associate, Dr. Watson, before whom you can speak as freely as before myself.

这位是我的挚友和伙伴华生医生。在他面前，你可以象在我面前一样地谈话，不必顾虑。

Ha! I am glad to see that Mrs. Hudson has had the good sense to light the fire.

哈！赫德森太太想得很周到，我很高兴看到她已经烧旺了壁炉。

Pray draw up to it, and I shall order you a cup of hot coffee, for I observe that you are shivering."

请凑近炉火坐坐，我叫人给你端一杯热咖啡，我看你在发抖。"

"It is not cold which makes me shiver," said the woman in a low voice, changing her seat as requested.

"我不是因为觉得冷才发抖的，"那个女人低声地说，同时，她按照福尔摩斯的请求换了个座位。

"What, then?" "It is fear, Mr. Holmes. It is terror."

"那么，是为什么呢？""福尔摩斯先生，是因为害怕和感到恐惧。"

She raised her veil as she spoke², and we could see that she was indeed in a pitiable state of agitation³,

她一边说着，一边掀起了面纱，我们能够看出，她确实是处于万分焦虑之中，引人怜悯，

her face all drawn⁴ and gray, with restless, frightened eyes, like those of some hunted animal.

她脸色苍白，神情沮丧，双眸惊惶不安，酷似一头被追逐的动物的眼睛。

Her features and figure were those of a woman of thirty,

她的身材相貌象是三十岁模样，

but her hair was shot with premature⁵ gray, and her expression was weary and haggard.

可是，她的头发却未老先衰夹杂着几根银丝，表情萎靡憔悴。