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Les Misérables by Victor Hugo

单词提示

1.misery 苦难
2.bishop 主教
3.candlestick 蜡烛台

原文

Chapter 1: Jean Valjean

It is the year 1796, and the people of France are hungry; not the rich people, of course, they have food, they have warm clothes, they have beautiful houses; no, it is the poor people of France.
Jean Valjean is one of these poor people.
He is a young man, big, strong, and a good worker, but he has no work.
He cannot find work, and he is hungry.
He lives with his sister in the village of Bree, her husband is dead and she has seven children.
It is a cold, hard winter and there is no food in the house, no bread.
Nothing and seven children.
Jean Valjean is a good man; he is not a thief.
But how can a man just sit there when his sister's children cry all night because they are hungry?
What can a man do?
He leaves his house at night and goes down the village night.
He puts his hand through the window of the bakery.
“Crash!”,he takes a loaf of bread and he runs.
He runs fast, but other people run faster.
France is not kind to poor people.
France send Jean Valjean to prison for five years.
After four years, he escapes.
They find him and bring him back.
They give him six more years.
Once again, he escapes, and two days later they find him and they give him another eight years,19 years in prison for a loaf of bread.
In 1815, when he leaves prison, Jean Valjean is a different man.
Prison changes people.
Years of misery, years of back breaking work,years of cruel prison guards, these things change a man once.
There was love in Jean Valjean's heart, now there is only hate.
One evening in October in the year 1815,there was a knock on the door of the Bishop of Denya's house.
“Come in”, said the bishop.
The bishop was a kind man.
Everyone in the town of Denya knew that poor people, hungry people, miserable people, they all came to the door of the bishop's house.
The bishop's sister looked at the man at the door that night, and she was afraid.
“Look at him,” she whispered to the bishop, “he is a big man and a dangerous one. He carries a yellow card, so he was once a prisoner, a bad man.”
But the bishop did not listen.
“Come in, my friend,” he said to the man at the door, “come in, you must eat dinner with us and sleep in a warm bed tonight.”
The man stared at the bishop.
“My name is Jean Valjean,” he said, “I was a prisoner in Toulon for 19 years. Here is my yellow card, see, people everywhere shut their doors in my face, but not you, why not?”
“Because my friend, in the eyes of God, you are my brother,”said the bishop smiling, “So come in and sit by our fire.”
The bishop turned to his sister, “Now sister, our friend Jean Valjean needs a good dinner. Bring out the silver dinner plates. It's a special night tonight.”
“Not the silver plates,” whispered the bishop's sister.
Her eyes went quickly to Jean Valjean, then back to the bishop's face.
“Yes, the silver plates,” said the bishop, “and the silver candlesticks, too. The church has these beautiful things, but they are for our visitors, and our visitor tonight must have only the best.”
And so, Jean Valjean sat down with the bishop and his sister, and ate from silver plates.
He ate hungrily. It was his first good meal for weeks.
“You're a good man,” he said to the bishop, “perhaps the only good man in France.”
But Valjean could not take his eyes away from the silver plates.
After the meal, the bishop's sister put the silver plates away, and Valjean's eyes watched.
He saw the place, and he remembered it in the night, in his warm bed in the bishop's house.
He thought about the plates, they were big,heavy, so much silver in them.
“I can sell those plates,” he thought, “for just one of them. I can eat well for months.”
19 years in prison is a long time, and 19 hard years change a man.
By morning, Valjean was a long way from the bishop's house.
But how do you carry big silver plates? How do you hide them?
People in Denya began to whisper.
“Did you see him? That big man carrying six silver plates? Where did he get them from? Those plates came from the church. A man like that doesn't have silver plates, no, and he carries a yellow card, did you see? So he was a prisoner once, he's a thief, he stole those plates.”
The police heard the whispers, they went after Jean Valjean, found him and took him back to the bishop's house in the afternoon.
But there, they had a surprise.
“My dear friend,” the bishop, said to Jean Valjean, “I am so pleased to see you. You forgot the candlesticks, I gave you the silver plates and the candlestick, you remember, but you forgot to take the candlesticks when you left.”
“But this man is a thief.” said one of the policemen.
“No, no, of course not,” said the bishop smiling, “I gave the silver to Monsieur Valjean.”
“You mean he can go? He is free?” said the policeman.
“Of course,” the bishop said.
All this time Jean Valjean stared at the bishop, and said not one word.
The policeman went away, and the Bishop of Denya went into his house and came out again with the two silver candlesticks.
They were tall and heavy and beautiful.
The bishop put the candlesticks into Jean Valjean's hands.
“Jean Valjean, my brother,” he said, “you must leave your bad life behind you. This is God's silver, and I am giving it to you. With it, you can begin a new good life. I am buying your soul for God.”
Jean Valjean left the town of Denya with his silver plates and his silver candlesticks.
Suddenly he was a rich man, but he did not understand why.
“What's happening to me,” he thought, “everything is changing. How can I hate people when this bishop is so good to me? What shall I do, how shall I live?”
Prisoner Valjean did not understand anything.
He sat down by the road with his head in his hands and cried.
He cried for the first time in 19 years.
How long did he sit there crying? What didhe do next and where did he go?
Nobody knows, but when the sun came up on anew day, he was a changed man.

翻译

第一章：冉阿让

那是1796年，法国人民正饱受饥饿之苦；当然，富人不在其列，他们有充足的食物、温暖的衣物和漂亮的房子；挨饿的，是法国的穷苦百姓。
冉阿让就是这些穷人中的一员。
他是个年轻人，身材高大，体格强壮，也是个勤快的好工人，但他就是找不到工作。
他找不到活儿干，只能忍饥挨饿。
他和姐姐住在布里村，姐夫已经去世，留下姐姐独自抚养七个孩子。
那是一个寒冷而严酷的冬天，家里已经揭不开锅，连一点面包都没有了。
家里空空如也，却还有七张嗷嗷待哺的嘴。
冉阿让是个好人，他本不是贼。
可是，当姐姐的孩子们因为饥饿整夜整夜地啼哭时，一个男人怎么能干坐着无动于衷呢？
他又能做些什么呢？
他在夜里离开家，摸黑走进村庄。
他把手伸进面包房的窗户。
“哐当！”他抓起一条面包，拔腿就跑。
他跑得很快，但别人追得更快。
法国对穷人并不仁慈。
法国把冉阿让送进监狱，判了五年。
四年后，他越狱了。
他们抓回了他，又给他加了六年刑期。
他再次越狱，两天后又被抓了回来，这次又加了八年。仅仅为了一条面包，他在监狱里整整熬了十九年。
1815年，当他走出监狱时，冉阿让已经变成了另一个人。
监狱是会改变人的。
多年的苦难、多年的苦役、多年残酷狱卒的折磨，这些经历彻底改变了一人。
冉阿让的心里曾经有过爱，如今却只剩下仇恨。
1815年10月的一个傍晚，迪涅主教的宅邸响起了敲门声。
“请进。”主教说道。
主教是个仁慈的人。
迪涅镇上的每个人都知道，穷人、饿着肚子的人、走投无路的人，都会来到主教家门前求助。
那天晚上，主教的姐姐看着门外的男人，心里十分害怕。
“你看看他，”她低声对主教说，“他是个大块头，看着很危险。他带着黄护照，说明他曾经是个囚犯，是个坏人。”
但主教没有听她的。
“请进吧，我的朋友，”他对门外的男人说，“请进来，你必须和我们一起吃顿晚饭，今晚还要睡在温暖的床上。”
男人死死盯着主教。
“我叫冉阿让，”他说，“我在土伦的监狱里蹲了十九年。这是我的黄护照，你看，走到哪里人们都对我闭门不见，但你却没有，为什么？”
“因为我的朋友，在上帝眼里，你就是我的兄弟，”主教微笑着说，“所以请进来，在炉火旁坐下吧。”
主教转过头对姐姐说：“姐姐，我们的朋友冉阿让需要一顿丰盛的晚餐。把那些银餐盘拿出来吧。今晚是个特别的夜晚。”
“别拿银餐盘。”主教的姐姐低声说。
她的目光迅速瞥向冉阿让，又马上转回主教的脸上。
“就要拿银餐盘，”主教说，“还有银烛台也要拿出来。教堂拥有这些精美的器物，但它们本就是为客人们准备的，而我们今晚的客人，理应享受最好的待遇。”
于是，冉阿让和主教以及他的姐姐坐在一起，用银餐盘吃着饭。
他狼吞虎咽地吃着。这是他几周来吃的第一顿饱饭。
“你是个好人，”他对主教说，“也许是法国唯一的好人。”
但冉阿让的目光始终无法从那些银餐盘上移开。
饭后，主教的姐姐把银餐盘收了起来，冉阿让的眼睛一直盯着。
他看清了存放的位置，并在当晚、在主教家温暖的床上，将这一切牢牢记在心里。
他想着那些盘子，它们又大又沉，里面全是实打实的银子。
“我可以把那些盘子卖掉，”他想，“哪怕只卖一个，也够我舒舒服服吃上好几个月了。”
十九年的牢狱之灾太漫长了，十九年的苦难足以改变一个人。
到了第二天清晨，冉阿让已经离开主教的宅邸，走出了很远。
可是，那么大的银餐盘怎么带走？又该怎么藏匿呢？
迪涅镇上的人们开始窃窃私语。
“你看见他了吗？那个大块头带着六个银餐盘？他从哪儿弄来的？那些盘子是教堂的。像他这种人不可能有银餐盘，不可能，而且他带着黄护照，你看见了吗？所以他以前是个囚犯，他是个贼，那些盘子是他偷的。”
警察听到了这些议论，他们追上冉阿让，在下午将他押回了主教的家。
但在那里，他们却迎来了一个意想不到的转折。
“我亲爱的朋友，”主教对冉阿让说，“见到你回来我太高兴了。你把烛台落下了。我给了你银餐盘和烛台，你记得的，但你走的时候忘了把烛台带走。”
“可这个人是个贼啊。”一名警察说道。
“不，不，当然不是，”主教微笑着说，“那些银器是我送给冉阿让先生的。”
“您的意思是，他可以走了？他自由了？”警察问。
“当然。”主教说。
在这整个过程中，冉阿让一直呆呆地盯着主教，一句话也没说。
警察离开后，迪涅主教走进屋里，拿着那两只银烛台走了出来。
它们又高又沉，十分精美。
主教把烛台放进冉阿让的手里。
“冉阿让，我的兄弟，”他说，“你必须把过去的罪恶生活抛在脑后。这是属于上帝的银器，现在我把它送给你。有了它，你可以开始一段崭新而向善的人生。我是在替上帝买下你的灵魂。”
冉阿让带着银餐盘和银烛台离开了迪涅镇。
突然间，他成了一个富人，但他自己都不明白为什么。
“我到底怎么了，”他想，“一切都在改变。当这位主教对我如此仁慈时，我怎么能继续去恨别人呢？我该怎么办，我又该怎样活下去？”
作为囚犯的冉阿让，对这一切感到茫然不解。
他坐在路边，双手捂着脸，哭了起来。
这是十九年来，他第一次流泪。
他在那里坐了多久？接下来他又做了什么，去了哪里？
没有人知道。但当新的一天太阳升起时，他已脱胎换骨，变成了一个全新的人。

121.
The major result from recent investigations of Emmet's theory has been that it can be applied to biochemistry as well.
埃米特理论最近的研究成果已经开始应用于生物化学领域。

122.
The basis of this system is that the students must take turns in teaching, they have to help each other.
这个制度的基础是学生必须轮流教学，他们必须互相帮助。

123.
Career opportunities, flex-time, satellite offices, and more childcare facilities are required to make women at home join the work force.
职业机会、弹性工作时间、远程办公和更多的托儿设施是使在家的妇女加入工作队伍所必需的。

124.
When bears sleep or lie down, their postures depend on whether they want to get rid of heat or conserve it.
当熊睡觉或躺下时，它们的姿势取决于它们是想散热还是取暖。

125.
A boy and a girl came in. I spoke to the boy, who seemed to be older than the girl.
一个男孩和一个女孩进来了。我和那个似乎比女孩年纪大的男孩交谈。

听前提示
一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。
二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。
三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 165

1641.
Perfect
a.完美的；完全的v.使完美

I'm in perfect health now.
我现在非常健康。
Today is the perfect day for a picnic.
今天是野餐的好天气。
She's the perfect candidate for the job.
她是这份工作的理想人选。

1642.
Perfectly
adv.完美地，极佳地；绝对地，完全地

It's perfectly white.
它完全是白色的。
That's perfectly natural.
这很自然。
You are perfectly capable of doing it yourself.
你完全有能力自己做。

1643.
Perform
v.履行，执行；表演，演出

He taught the dog to perform some very clever tricks.
他教那只狗表演一些非常聪明的把戏。

1644.
Performance
n.执行；表演，演出；性能

I am not satisfied with my performance today.
我对今天的表现不满意。
We praised him for his wonderful performance.
我们赞扬他的出色表现。
In summary, this was a disappointing performance.
总而言之，这是一个令人失望的表现。

1645.
Perhaps
ad.也许，大概，恐怕

Perhaps you're right.
也许你是对的。
Perhaps we overlooked something.
也许我们忽略了一些东西。

1646.
Period
n.时期；周期，一段时间

Ten years is really a long period of time.
十年确实是一段很长的时间。

1647.
Permanent
a.永久的，持久的

What is your permanent address?
你的永久住址是什么？
Nothing is permanent in this world.
在这个世界上，没有什么是永久的。

1648.
Permanently
adv.永久地；一直存在地

He was permanently banned from the store.
他被永久禁止进入商店。
She decided to settle permanently in France.
她决定在法国永久定居。

1649.
Permission
n.允许，同意

We have permission to be here.
我们获准来这里。
She took the car without permission.
她未经允许就开了车。
Do you ask your parents for permission?
你向你父母征得许可吗？

1650.
Permit
v.许可，允许n.许可证，执照

The teacher didn't permit me to leave early.
老师不允许我提早离开。
We wanted to marry but circumstances didn't permit.
我们想结婚，但情况不允许。

2021年9月云南贵州卷听力

第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where is Alice now?
A. In New York.
B. In London.
C. In Chicago.
2.What does the woman think of the cake?
A.It's not very fresh.
B. It's not tasty.
C. It's not expensive.
3.What will the man do?
A.Wait for a few minutes.
B. Go to the room upstairs.
C.Put off the meeting.
4.How many times has the woman seen this movie?
A. Twice.
B.Three times.
C.Four times.
5.What is the woman going to do?
A.Show photos.
B. Goon a trip.
C. Attend class.

第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2--4个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6--7小题。
6. What is the danger of eating ice cream according to the man?
A. Putting on weight.
B. Catching a cold.
C.Having a headache.
7.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A.Husband and wife.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Father and daughter.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8--10小题。
7. Where was the boy this morning?
A. In the classroom.
B. In the art museum.
C.At Ms. Green's house.
9.How did Ms. Green feel about the boy's painting?
A. It was boring.
B. It was strange.
C. It was pleasing.
10.What is the topic of the conversation?
A. An oil painting.
B. A famous artist.
C. An art lesson.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 11--13小题。
11. What does the woman say about raising a kid while working?
A. It's a hard task.
B. B.It requires skills.
C. C.It keeps her busy.
12. What does the woman's husband do at home?
A. Do more housework.
B.Care more about their kid.
C.Spend more time reading.
13.What does the woman often do with her kid?
A. Do exercise.
B.Take pictures.
C. Go shopping.

听第 9段材料，回答第14 至 17小题。
13. What is Jennifer doing?
A.Hosting a meeting.
B.Serving a customer.
C.Having an interview.
15.What does Jennifer learn from her previous job?
A.Sales techniques.
B.Interpersonal skills.
C.Language knowledge.
16.What was Jennifer's worst experience at work?
A.Receiving an unreasonable phone call.
B.Arguing with the manager.
C.Dealing with a complaint.
17.What will Jennifer do next?
A.Make a decision.
B. Apply for the position.
C. Wait for a call.

听第 10段材料，回答第 18--20小题。
18.What is Mary Glen?
A.A lovely shop.
B.A holiday place.
C.A farmer's market.
19.Where does the speaker suggest riding bikes?
A.Along the River Dent.
B. Along the Soli.
C. Along the Evergreen Trail.
20.Why does the speaker give the talk?
A. To do promotion.
B. To introduce the town of Soli.
C. To discuss a sport.

答案
1-5BABAC 6-10 CABAC
11-15BAACB 16-20 CCBCA

录音材料

Text 1
M:Alice! So nice to see you. I thought you went to New York. Why are you still here in London?
W: It was my sister who went to New York. And she’s in Chicago now. I’ve been here the whole time.

Text 2
M:Linda, have a taste of this cake and tell me what you think.
W:OK. Hmm… I’m afraid it has gone bad. When did you buy it?

Text 3
M:Excuse me, isn’t the staff meeting at 9:30? I’ve been waiting here for ten minutes, but nobody showed up.
W:You’re in the wrong room. It’s one floor up.
M:Oops! Thank you.

Text 4
M:Hey, you come to watch the movie again. Weren’t you here yesterday?
W:Oh, yes. I saw it last week and I saw it again yesterday. I always see my favorite movies four or five times.
M:Here’s your ticket. Have a nice time.

Text 5
W:Bob, your trip sounds wonderful, but I have to go now. My biology class starts in a few minutes.
M:Oh, sorry, Caroline. I didn’t mean to hold you up.

Text 6
W:It’s hot today. I’d like to have some ice cream. Do you want some, dear?
M:No, thank you. Do you know the danger you face when eating ice cream?
W:Yes, gaining weight.
M:No, not that. Have you heard about brain freeze?
W:No, what’s that?
M:For many people, eating ice cream or drinking an icy drink too fast can produce a terrible headache. It usually hits in the front of the brain.People also call it “ice cream headache”.
W:Okay. I see. You know what? After all these years, you sound more and more like my father.

Text 7
W:Mike, what lessons did you have at school this morning?
M: We had art, but we didn’t go to the classroom. Ms. Green took us to visit the museum in town.
W:How come? What did you do there?
M: We looked at paintings by famous artists.
W: I wish I had been with you. Did anything attract you?
M: A lot. But my favorite painting was by Picasso. It looked very strange.
W:Did Ms. Green explain something about the paintings?
M:Yes, and after that we made pictures for a competition. I drew a picture of Ms.Green. It looked like a Picasso painting.
W:Did she like it?
M:Ms. Green wasn’t very pleased, and she thought it dull. So, I didn’t win.

Text 8
M:Cindy, as a working mother, how do you balance work and family?
W: It takes skills. It’s an art, I should say. But raising a kid while working is not as hard as most people think.
M:You mean it’s not difficult?
W:No, if you know how to share your responsibilities properly. My husband does more housework, and I take more care of our kid. I try to spend as much time with our kid as possible. She joins me in my daily activities.
M:What do you mean?
W:Working as a model, I do a lot of exercise every day to stay fit, and I encourage our kid to do it with me. It’s like play to her. As a result,I’m fit, she’s fit, and we spend time together.
M: I see. What else do you do together?
W:Things like reading picture books and going to the park.
M: I really like your ideas.

Text 9
M:Nice to meet you, Jennifer. Can you tell us a few things about yourself?Perhaps your work experience.
W:I’m a university student in my final year, and I major in English. I’ve had several part-time jobs, including office work and sales.
M:What was your office work about?
W: I worked at the reception desk and did some paperwork.
M:What did you learn there?
W:I received phone calls and met customers most of the time. And I supported staff from different departments at times. So, I learned to deal with various kinds of people.
M:Did you apply any of the knowledge you got at university?
W:Yes, I think I did use some of the language knowledge.
M:What has been your worst experience at work?
W:Well, once I met a customer who came to make a complaint. I tried my best,but he was just being unreasonable. I had to refer him to my manager. It was a hard day.
M:Okay. Now, do you have any questions for us?
W:No, not at the moment.
M:Thank you, Jennifer. We have a number of people applying for this position,and we will call you with our decision within two weeks.
W:Okay, thank you.

Text 10
W:Mary Glen, built on a working family farm, is a perfect place for holiday.Here, you’ll find everything you need. We have five wooden houses with all modern facilities. Mary Glen is just three miles from the busy town of Soli, where you’ll find quite a few lovely shops and great farmers’ markets.The area around Mary Glen is great for riding bikes. So, do bring your bikes and try the Evergreen Trail, or you can go running along the River Dent. After a busy day, relax in our game room where there are lots of card games. Try a family holiday at Mary Glen. With prices as low as 425 pounds a week, you can’t go wrong.

Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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1.tendon 肌腱

原文

Chapter 6: Holmes has the answers

On the train back to London, Holmes told us the story behind the mystery, and the time went very quickly.
"Before we went down to King's Pyland," my friend began, "I thought it was Fitzroy Simpson. But when we arrived at the stables, I suddenly remembered the hot meat curry. Why didn't I think of it before? That, you see, was the beginning."
"The meat curry?" said Mr. Ross, thinking about it, "How did the meat curry help you?"
"Do you know the taste of opium?" Holmes said.
"No."
"Well, it's not a very strong taste, but it's there. You can taste it in most food, but not in curry. Curry has a very strong taste,stronger than opium. So the killer says 'I need a night, when the dinner is a meat curry, then Ned Hunter can eat his dinner happily without the taste of opium and go to sleep.'
But did Fitzroy Simpson know that curry was the dinner on Monday night? Of course not. How could he? He didn't make the dinner, he was a stranger at King's Pyland. He knew nobody in the trainer's house. So, we forget Simpson and think again.Who knew about the curry before dinner on that Monday night?"
"John Straker and his wife," I said, "And the servant."
"Right,Watson, and so on to the next question about the dog. We know there was a dog in the stables that night, because Ned Hunter took the dog out when Simpson was there. Then in the middle of the night, someone went into the stables and took out a horse. The two boys sleeping upstairs in the stables heard nothing,because there was nothing to hear. The dog did not bark, why not?"
"Aha!"said Mr. Ross, "It didn't bark because it knew the visitor. Dogs only bark at strangers."
"Right again, so the midnight visitor was John Straker. But why did he take the horse out? What did he want? It was something dishonest? or why did he put opium in his stable boy's dinner? We all know about dishonest trainers, they can make a lot of money, they put big bets against their own horse and then stop their horse winning, but how? What was Straker's plan here? Perhaps the answer was in his pockets, I thought.
And so it was. you remember the strange knife? Doctor Watson here told us about it-an eye knife, used by doctors in hospitals. With a knife like this, you can make a cut, a very, very small cut in the tendon of a horse's back leg. Nobody can seethe cut, and the horse only feels it a little. He's not lame, but he doesn't run his best, so he cannot win the race."
"And Straker wanted to do this to my horse," cried Mr. Ross, "How could he? I thought he was a good man."
"No,"said Holmes, "He wasn't a good man or a careful one, No horse stands quietly when a knife goes into its back leg, Straker didn't want anyone to heart he noise, so he took the horse out onto the moor.
"The candle and the match!" I said, "Of course."
"That's right," Holmes said, "And I learnt more from Straker's pockets, too. You are a man of the world, Mr. Ross, do men carry other men's bills around in their pockets? No, they do not. So, who was Mr. Derbyshire?Another name for John Straight, and there was a lady in the case, too. A very expensive lady. I talk to Mrs. Straker about the dress and the hat on the bill,but she knew nothing about them."
"Andon Monday night, out on the moor," said Mr. Ross, "What happened, do you think?"
"How about this?" said Holmes, "Straker takes the horse down the hill. He sees Simpson's scarf on the ground and takes it with him. Why? I don't know, he puts his coat on a tree, gets out the candle and the matches and the knife, and begins his work, but Silver Blaze doesn't like it. Perhaps he's afraid, perhaps he feels something is wrong. He's a big strong horse, and he gets angry. He kicks out with his back legs, and the horse shoes hit Straker on the head. Straker goes down into the mud and the knife in his hand goes into his own leg. The horse disappears into the night."
"Wonderful!"Mr. Ross said, "You tell it very well, Mr. Holmes, I see it all now."
"And the sheep," I asked, "What about the sheep? You told Inspector Gregory that they were important."
"Yes,Watson, the sheep," Holmes smiled "And they were important. It's not easy to make a very small cut in an animal's tendon, and Straker did not want to get it wrong. He needed to practice first, but what onthere were his own sheep right in front of him.
"And where did you go in London, the day after we got back?" I asked, "Was it to that dressmaker on the bill for Mr. Derbyshire?"
"Very good, Watson," Holmes laughed, "Yes, I had a photograph of Straker,and the dressmaker knew him at once. 'Oh, yes,' she said, 'That's Mr. Derbyshire do a lot of work for him. Mrs. Derbyshire is a very beautiful lady, and she likes expensive dresses. '"
Holmes laughed again, "It's an old, old story, Straker is not the first man with two women in his life. He needed more money for the expensive Mrs. Derbyshire,so he thought of this plan with Silver Blaze, and there you have it, Mr. Ross."
"Yes,I understand it all now," said Mr. Ross, "And thank you very much, Mr.Holmes. There's just one thing-where was the horse?"
"Yes,the horse was safe and well and with a friend," said Sherlock Holmes, "I can't tell you who or where, because I made a promise. But here we are, nearly in London, you have the answer to the mystery, Mr. Ross. You are the winner of the Wessex Cup and the owner of the fastest racehorse in the South of England.What more do you need?"

翻译

第六章：福尔摩斯的答案

在回伦敦的火车上，福尔摩斯给我们讲了这个谜后面的事情真相，不知不觉时间过得飞快。
"我们去金斯皮兰之前，"我的朋友开口说道，"我以为是菲茨罗伊·辛普森干的。但当我们走到马厩那儿的时候，我突然想起那些热的咖哩烧肉。在这之前我怎么没想到这个呢?瞧，这就是事件的开端......"
"咖哩烧肉......"罗斯先生说着，回想了一下。"呃，咖哩烧肉对你有什么启发?"
"你知道麻鸦片的味道吗?"福尔摩斯说，"不知道?呃，那种味道不怎么浓烈，但能感觉到。大多数食物里放了麻醉剂都能尝出来，但在咖哩里尝不出来。咖哩味道很浓，比麻醉剂味道还重。所以凶手说：'我需要找个吃咖哩烧肉的晚上，这样内德·亨特就会愉快地享受晚餐，不会尝出鸦片的味道--然后就睡着了。'
但菲茨罗伊·辛普森知道星期一晚上的晚餐是咖哩吗?当然不知道。他怎么能知道呢?晚餐又不是他做的。他不是金斯皮兰人，也不认识驯马师家里的任何人。所以，我们排除了辛普森，开始重新思考。星期一晚上，谁在晚饭前就知道有咖哩呢?"
"约翰·斯特雷克和他妻子，"我说，"还有那个佣人。"
"没错，华生。然后是下一个问题，关于狗的。我们知道那天晚上马厩里有一条狗，因为辛普森在的时候内德·亨特把狗牵出来了。然后深夜里有人进了马厩，牵走了一匹马。睡在马厩楼上的两个小马倌没听到动静，因为根本就没什么动静。狗没有叫。为什么没叫呢?"
"啊哈!"罗斯先生说，"狗没叫是因为它认识来的人。狗只对着生人叫。"
"又说对了。也就是说，深夜来的人就是约翰·斯特雷克。但他为什么要把马带出去呢?他想干什么?肯定是什么不光彩的事，不然他为什么要在自己的马倌的饭里下鸦片?我们都知道有些不老实的驯马师，他们能赚很多钱--他们下重注赌自己的马输，然后阻止自己的马赢得比赛。但怎么做呢?斯特雷克的计划是什么?我想，答案没准就在他的口袋里。
"确实如此。你还记得那把奇怪的小刀吗?这位华生医生告诉了我们那是什么--一把眼科手术刀，是医院里的医生用的。你可以用这样一把刀制造一个伤口--一个非常非常小的伤口--在马的后腿肌腱上。没人会看见这个伤口，马也只有一点点感觉。马不会瘸，但不能发挥最好的水平，这样就无法赢得比赛。"
"斯特雷克想用这种手段对付我的马?"罗斯先生叫道，"他怎么能这样?我原以为他是个好人!"
"不，"福尔摩斯说，"他不是好人--也不是个小心的人。当一把刀刺进后腿的时候，没有哪匹马会安安静静地站着。斯特雷克不想让人听见动静，于是他就把马牵到了高沼地里。"
"蜡烛，还有火柴，"我说，"当然是这样!"
"不错，"福尔摩斯说，"我从斯特雷克的口袋里还知道了更多情况。罗斯先生，你是个通晓世故的人。人们会把其他人的账单放在口袋里随身带着吗?不，他们不会。那么达比希雷先生是谁呢?那是约翰·斯特雷克的另一个名字。这个案子里还有一位女士。一位阔绰的女士。我向斯特雷克夫人试探了账单上列出的衣服和帽子，但她对这些东西一无所知。"
"那星期一晚上，在高沼地里，"罗斯先生说，"你认为发生了什么事?"
"这个怎么样?"福尔摩斯说，"斯特雷克把马带到山脚下。他看见辛普森的围巾在地上，就捡了起来--为什么，我也不知道。他把外套挂在一棵树上，取出蜡烛和火柴，还有那把刀，开始于他的活计。但'银光'不喜欢这样。或许它受了惊，或许它觉得有什么不对劲。它是匹高大强壮的马，而且不耐烦了。它扬起后腿踢了出去，马蹄正中斯特雷克的脑袋。斯特雷克倒了下去，跌在泥地里，他手里的刀划到了自己的腿。那匹马消失在夜色中。"
"太精彩了!"罗斯先生说，"你讲得太生动了，福尔摩斯先生，我现在全明白了。"
"还有那些羊呢?"我问道，"那些羊是怎么回事?你对格雷戈里巡官说它们很重要。"
"啊，对了，华生，那些羊。"福尔摩斯笑了起来。"它们的确很重要。在动物的肌腱上划一个小伤口不是那么容易，斯特雷克不想失手。他得先练习，但在哪儿练呢?他自己的羊，就在他面前。"
"我们回伦敦后第二天你去哪儿了?"我问道，"是去达比希雷先生账单上那个裁缝那儿吗?"
"太棒了，华生!"福尔摩斯大笑。"对，我拿了张斯特雷克的照片，那个裁缝一眼就认出他了。'哦，是的，'她说，'这是达比希雷先生。我替他做了很多衣服。达比希雷夫人是一位很美的女士，她喜欢昂贵的衣服。'"福尔摩斯又笑起来。"这是个老掉牙的故事。斯特雷克不是第一个享受齐人之福的男人。他需要更多的钱来满足那位奢侈的达比希雷夫人，于是他打起了'银光'的主意。现在你知道是怎么回事了，罗斯先生。"
"对，我现在全明白了，"罗斯先生说，"福尔摩斯先生，太谢谢你了。不过还有件事。马当时在哪里?"
"啊，对。那匹马当时很安全，状况良好，跟一位朋友在一起。"福尔摩斯说，"我不能告诉你它跟谁在一起，或者在什么地方，因为我作出了承诺。不过，我们现在已经快到伦敦了。罗斯先生，你已经知道了谜底，又赢得了韦塞克斯杯，还是英格兰南部速度最快的赛马的主人。你还有什么不满足的呢?"