蓝宝石案 26追踪大鹅的来历(6)

"Mrs. Oakshott, 117, Brixton Road–249," read Holmes.

"奥克肖特太太，布里克斯顿路117号--249页，"福尔摩斯念道。

"Quite so. Now turn that up in the ledger¹."

"正是如此。现在再查看一下总帐吧！"

Holmes turned to the page indicated.

福尔摩斯翻到了他所指的那一页。

"Here you are, 'Mrs. Oakshott, 117, Brixton Road, egg and poultry² supplier.'"

"正是这里，奥克肖特太太，布里克斯顿路117号，鸡蛋和家禽供应商。"

"Now, then, what's the last entry?"

"那么最后记的一笔帐是什么？"

"'December 22d. Twenty-four geese at 7s. 6d.'"

"'十二月二十二日，二十四只鹅，收价七先令六便士。'"

"Quite so. There you are. And underneath³?"

"对，是这样，你看，那么在这行下面呢？"

" 'Sold to Mr. Windigate of the Alpha, at 12s.'"

"'卖给阿尔法酒店温迪盖特，售价十二先令。'"

"What have you to say now?"

"你现在还有什么可说的呢？"

Sherlock Holmes looked deeply chagrined⁴.

歇洛克·福尔摩斯现出仿佛十分懊恼的样子。

He drew a sovereign from his pocket and threw it down upon the slab⁵,

他从口袋里掏出一个金镑的硬币扔在大理石柜台上，

turning away with the air of a man whose disgust is too deep for words.

带着一种难以用语言形容、叫人莫测高深的厌恶神态走开了。

1 ledger   

n.总帐，分类帐；帐簿

参考例句：

• The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺，然后又埋头写起分类帐。
• She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的，家庭分类账记得清楚详细。

2 poultry   

n.家禽，禽肉

参考例句：

• There is not much poultry in the shops. 商店里禽肉不太多。
• What do you feed the poultry on? 你们用什么饲料喂养家禽?

3 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

4 chagrined   

adj.懊恼的，苦恼的v.使懊恼，使懊丧，使悔恨( chagrin的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I was most chagrined when I heard that he had got the job instead of me. 当我听说是他而不是我得到了那份工作时懊恼极了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He was [felt] chagrined at his failure [at losing his pen]. 他为自己的失败 [遗失钢笔] 而感到懊恼。 来自辞典例句

5 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。