蓝宝石案 33赖德先生(3)

"I see -- her ladyship's waiting-maid.

"哦，是伯爵夫人的侍女。

Well, the temptation of sudden wealth so easily acquired was too much for you,

唔，如此垂手可得的大笔横财对你来说具有巨大的诱惑力，

as it has been for better men before you;

就如同它以前曾引诱过比你本领更大的人一样；

but you were not very scrupulous¹ in the means you used.

但是，你施展的伎俩却不够周密啊。

It seems to me, Ryder, that there is the making of a very pretty villain² in you.

在我看来，赖德，你这个人生性就是一个十分狡猾的恶棍。

You knew that this man Horner, the plumber³, had been concerned in some such matter before,

你知道管子工霍纳这个人以前曾有过类似的盗窃行为，

and that suspicion would rest the more readily upon him. What did you do, then?

所以嫌疑会很容易地落在他身上。那么你干了些什么呢？

You made some small job in my lady's room -- you and your confederate Cusack

你们--你和你的同谋丘萨克在伯爵夫人的房间里搞了些小小的棋局。

and you managed that he should be the man sent for.

你们设法把他叫进房间里来。

Then, when he had left, you rifled the jewel-case,

而在他走后，你撬开了首饰匣，

raised the alarm, and had this unfortunate man arrested. You then..."

紧接着又大叫发现了房间被盗，使这个不幸的人遭受逮捕。然后你..."

1 scrupulous   

adj.审慎的，小心翼翼的，完全的，纯粹的

参考例句：

• She is scrupulous to a degree.她非常谨慎。
• Poets are not so scrupulous as you are.诗人并不像你那样顾虑多。

2 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

3 plumber   

n.(装修水管的)管子工

参考例句：

• Have you asked the plumber to come and look at the leaking pipe?你叫管道工来检查漏水的管子了吗？
• The plumber screwed up the tap by means of a spanner.管子工用板手把龙头旋紧。