希腊翻译（11）

“His words were quiet, but he had a rasping way of saying them which was very menacing. I sat in silence wondering what on earth could be his reason for kidnapping me in this extraordinary fashion. Whatever it might be, it was perfectly¹ clear that there was no possible use in my resisting, and that I could only wait to see what might befall.

“For nearly two hours we drove without my having the least clue as to where we were going. Sometimes the rattle² of the stones told of a paved causeway, and at others our smooth, silent course suggested asphalt; but, save by this variation in sound, there was nothing at all which could in the remotest way help me to form a guess as to where we were. The paper over each window was impenetrable to light, and a blue curtain was drawn³ across the glass work in front. It was a quarter-past seven when we left Pall⁴ Mall, and my watch showed me that it was ten minutes to nine when we at last came to a standstill. My companion let down the window, and I caught a glimpse of a low, arched doorway⁵ with a lamp burning above it. As I was hurried from the carriage it swung open, and I found myself inside the house, with a vague impression of a lawn and trees on each side of me as I entered. Whether these were private grounds, however, or bona-fide country was more than I could possibly venture to say.

“他心平气和地说着，可是话音刺耳，极尽恫吓之能事。我默不作声地坐在那里，心中奇怪，究竟为会什么他要用这种怪办法来绑架我。可是不管怎样，我十分清楚，抵抗是没用的，只好听天由命了。

“马车行驶了大约两小时，我丝毫不知要去何处。有时马车发出咯噔咯噔的声音，说明是走在石路上，有时走得平稳无声，说明是走在柏油路上。除了这些声音变化之外，没有别的什么能使我猜出我们现在何地。车窗被纸遮得不透亮光，前面的玻璃也拉上蓝色的窗帘。我们离开蓓尔美尔街时是七点一刻，而当我们终于停下车时，我的表已经是差十分九点。同车人把窗玻璃打开，我看到了一个低矮的拱形大门，上面点着一盏灯。我连忙忙从马车上下来，门打开了，我进入院内，模糊记得进来时看到一片草坪，两旁长满树木。我不敢确定，这到底是私人庭院呢，还是真正的乡下。

1 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

2 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

3 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

4 pall   

v.覆盖，使平淡无味；n.柩衣，棺罩；棺材；帷幕

参考例句：

• Already the allure of meals in restaurants had begun to pall.饭店里的饭菜已经不像以前那样诱人。
• I find his books begin to pall on me after a while.我发觉他的书读过一阵子就开始对我失去吸引力。

5 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。