如何成为福尔摩斯 第15期

 　　The dog would only allow me to put the mask on.

　　这只狗只允许我给它戴上面具。

　　I crouched¹ behind a rock, holding the dog. A man called Danny, a prop² man, had to climb a ladder because the dog didn't like Danny, an inoffensive man.

　　我蹲在岩石后面，抓住狗。一名叫丹尼的道具员必须爬上梯子，因为这狗不喜欢丹尼，虽然他很温和。

　　He also didn't like crumpled⁴ paper, so Danny had to crumple³ the paper at the bottom of the ladder, shin up quickly, before the dog got to him.

　　这只狗也不喜欢弄皱的纸，所以丹尼必须在梯子下面把纸弄皱并在狗碰到他之前快速爬上来。

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　　And, of course, by the time he was supposed to assault me, they had to goad⁵ him, and he did in fact grab me.

　　当然，当时它是要来袭击我的，他们必须激怒它，而它也真的抓住了我。

　　A small boy had been dressed in a replica⁶ of Christopher Lee's costume in order to make the dog look bigger, but the dog didn't like small boys.

　　为了使狗看上去更大，一个小男孩身着克里斯托弗·李戏服的复制品，但是这狗不喜欢小男孩。

　　When the dog leaped towards little Robert, the boy, a look of terror was on his face.

　　当狗跳到那个叫罗伯特的小男孩身上时，他脸上布满了惊恐之色。

　　When the hound is dead, shot by Holmes, he does lift the mask off the face to show why he was so terrifying.

　　猎犬被福尔摩斯打死后，他把面具从狗的脸上摘下，揭示了它如此可怕的原因。

　　They use this mask to make it look more terrifying.

　　他们给它戴上面具，让它看起来更吓人。

　　He was starved for weeks, kept down the mine till the time was right, then given the scent⁷.

　　它已经挨饿了好几周，时候到了才从矿井里放出来，循着气味追踪而来。

　　With the hound dead, so ended Hammer's brief foray into Baker⁸ Street.

　　猎犬死后，汉默公司短暂的贝克街之旅也随之终结。

　　Possibly dismayed that they'd failed to gain an X Certificate for their version of Conan Doyle's gothic creeper, Hammer now went in search of other beasts to bolster⁹ their growing horror reputation.

　　可能是因为柯南·道尔的哥特式怪兽未能获评X级片感到失望，汉默公司于是转而寻找其他怪兽以支撑他们日渐高涨的恐怖片名声。

　　The Conan Doyle Estate, now controlled solely¹⁰ by Adrian Conan Doyle, would have to look elsewhere for screen adaptations.

　　柯南·道尔遗产基金会现在由阿德里安·柯南·道尔独自打理，他不得不寻找新的合作伙伴改编作品。

1 crouched   

v.屈膝，蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
• The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身，准备猛扑。

2 prop   

vt.支撑；n.支柱，支撑物；支持者，靠山

参考例句：

• A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌。
• The government does not intend to prop up declining industries.政府无意扶持不景气的企业。

3 crumple   

v.把...弄皱，满是皱痕，压碎，崩溃

参考例句：

• Take care not to crumple your dress by packing it carelessly.当心不要因收放粗心压纵你的衣服。
• The wall was likely to crumple up at any time.墙随时可能坍掉。

4 crumpled   

adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里。
• She flattened out the crumpled letter on the desk. 她在写字台上把皱巴巴的信展平。

5 goad   

n.刺棒，刺痛物；激励；vt.激励，刺激

参考例句：

• The opposition is trying to goad the government into calling an election.在野反对党正努力激起政府提出选举。
• The writer said he needed some goad because he was indolent.这个作家说他需要刺激，因为他很懒惰。

6 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。

7 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

8 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

9 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

10 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。