歪唇男人 31揭开迷雾(4)

"Yes. He was brought up and remanded for further inquiries¹."

"是的，他是被押到这里来候审的。"

"So I heard. You have him here?" "In the cells."

"这我已知道了。他现在在这里吗？""在单人牢房里。"

"Is he quiet?" "Oh, he gives no trouble. But he is a dirty scoundrel."

"他规矩吗？" "哦，一点也不捣乱。不过这坏蛋脏透了。"

"Dirty?" "Yes, it is all we can do to make him wash his hands, and his face is as black as a tinker's.

"脏得很？" "对，我们只能做到促使他洗了洗手，他的脸简直黑得象个补锅匠一样。

Well, when once his case has been settled, he will have a regular prison bath;

哼，等他的案定了，他得按监狱的规定洗个澡；

and I think, if you saw him, you would agree with me that he needed it."

我想，您见了他，您会同意我所说的他需要洗澡的看法。"

"I should like to see him very much."

"我很想见见他。"

"Would you? That is easily done. Come this way. You can leave your bag."

"您想见他吗？那很容易。跟我来。您可以把这提包撂在这里。"

"No, I think that I'll take it."

"不，我想我还是拿着它好。"

"Very good. Come this way, if you please."

"好吧，请跟我来！"

He led us down a passage, opened a barred door, passed down a winding² stair,

他领着我们走下一条甬道，打开了一道上闩的门，从一条盘旋式的楼梯下去，

and brought us to a whitewashed³ corridor with a line of doors on each side.

把我们带到了一处墙上刷白灰的走廊，两侧各有一排牢房。

"The third on the right is his," said the inspector⁴.

"右手第三个门就是他的牢房，"巡官说，往里瞧了一瞧。

"Here it is!" He quietly shot back a panel in the upper part of the door and glanced through.

“这就是了！”他悄悄把门上方的一块嵌板往后推了推，往里瞥了一眼。

"He is asleep," said he. "You can see him very well."

"他睡着了，"他说，"你可以看得很清楚。"

1 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

3 whitewashed   

粉饰，美化，掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The wall had been whitewashed. 墙已粉过。
• The towers are in the shape of bottle gourds and whitewashed. 塔呈圆形，状近葫芦，外敷白色。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文

4 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。