所谓丑闻原来是波西米亚国王和一个女人的合照,合照中女人叫Irene Adler,是个美丽的歌唱家。国王担心Irene Adler会将合照流露出去,所以才请福尔摩斯帮忙找回照片。但Irene Adler把照片藏得很隐秘,国王的手下尝试偷回,但都失败了。大侦探会如何下手,来寻找照片呢? 本讲故事原文 A Scandal in Bohemia 波西米亚丑闻 2 A Servant Finds 0ut 仆人的发现 When I arrived the next day, Holmes was not there, so I waited in his room. At four o'clock the door opened, and a very strange servant came in. He wore old, dirty clothes, and I had to look very hard before I saw that it was my old friend.
'Holmes!'①I cried. 'Where have you been?'
'I've had a very good day,' he replied with a smile. 'I've been outside Miss Irene Adler's house. Servants are always happy to talk, and so I have heard a lot about the young woman. For example, she has a good-looking man friend called Godfrey Norton, a lawyer, who often visits her. Now why? If he's her lawyer, perhaps she's already given him the photograph. But if he loves her, she won't show him the photograph.'
'Most interesting, Holmes!' I said.
'While I was there, Mr Norton himself suddenly arrived. I watched them through the windows. When he left, he jumped into a taxi. 'To the church of St Monica, as fast as you can!' he shouted. Two minutes later Miss Adler ran out of her house, jumped into another taxi and called, 'To the church of St Monica, quickly!' I couldn't miss this, Watson, so I jumped into a third taxi. When I arrived, I went into the church. Godfrey Norton looked round and saw me. 'Thank God!' he shouted. 'Come here quickly!' 'Why?' I asked. 'Come on, man, we need you!' And so I helped Godfrey Norton to marry Irene Adler. They needed a witness, and a servant from the street was better than nobody.'
'So she's married him! What shall we do now?' I asked.
'Well, tonight, my dear Watson, I need your help. Will you do what I ask? Without questions?'
'Of course, Holmes, if you think that it's important,' I answered.
'Later, we'll go to Briony Lodge. Irene Adler, or Irene Norton, will arrive home at seven o'clock, and she will ask me to go into the house. You must wait outside near the sitting-room window, and when it opens, watch me inside. When I hold up my hand, throw this thing into the room and shout 'Fire!''
I took the small thing out of his hand. 'What is it, Holmes?' I asked.
'It's a smoke-stick. The room will very quickly be full of smoke. After that, wait for me at the corner of the street.'
'Right, I'll do what you want,' I said.
(原文中出现高光标示内容请见文末备注) 核心语言点 1. good-looking 好看的,漂亮的 2.jump into 跳上(交通工具),跳进......里面 拓展:jump into a car 跳上一辆车 jump into a taxi 跳上一辆出租车 3. witness 见证人,亲历者,目击者 例句:He was a witness of the accident. 他是这起事件的目击者。 4. hold up one’s hand 举起某人的手 例句:He held up his hand and asked a question in class. 他在课堂上举手提问。 5. smoke-stick 烟雾棒,烟雾弹 6. be full of... 充满了...... 例句:The classroom was full of students. 教室里坐满了学生。 |
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