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Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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1.lame 跛脚的

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Chapter 4: Looking for a horse

Holmes and I walked slowly across the moor.
In the evening sunlight, the autumn colors on the hills were beautiful reds and browns and yellows, but Holmes saw nothing of that.
"So,Watson," he said, "Let's forget John Straker for a minute, and think about the horse. Horses are friendly animals. Let's say that Silver Blaze runs away after the killing. Here he is out on the cold, wet moor. What does he do next?"
"He looks for a nice warm stable," I said, "With food and water."
"Right,Watson. He didn't go back to King's Pyland, we know that, but there is another stable not far away at Capleton, perhaps he went there. And the way to cable to Capleton. Watson, is down, this hill, let's go."
We walked quickly down the hill.
And at the bottom, we found a small river and some very wet ground.
"Wonderful,"said Holmes, "I wanted mud and here it is. You follow the left side of the river, Watson. We're looking for the tracks of horseshoes."
We found them after only 50 meters.
Holmes took the horseshoe out of his pocket and put it next to the tracks.
"Yes, that silver blaze, no question about it."
We followed the tracks easily, then lost them for a time, but found them again about 200 meters from the Capleton stables.
"Here they are," I cried, "And look, there's another track here of a man's shoe."
Holmes got down to look.
"You're right, Watson, and the man is walking next to the horse."
We followed the two tracks to Capleton stables, and were still 20 meters away when a man came out and called to us.
He had a red, angry face go away, "We don't want visitors here. Go away."
"Mr.Silas Brown?" Holmes said to him.
"What do you want?" said the man, "I don't talk to newspaper people, so just go away."
"We are not from a newspaper," said Holmes, smiling, "But you have a horse called Silver Blaze in your stable."
"That'snot true." Mr. Brown said angrily.
"Shall we go in and talk about it?" said Holmes.
He did not wait for an answer, but took the man's arm and moved quickly to the gate.
He looked back at me and said quietly, "Wait for me here, Watson."
Twenty minutes later, they came out again.
Holmes looked pleased, and Mr. Silas Brown was a different man.
He looked smaller and older, and his face was afraid.
"Remember," said Holmes, "You must be there on the day, on time, and everything must be ready."
"Yes,yes," Silas Brown said quickly, "You can be sure of it. Oh, yes, you can be sure of it."
"Good,"said Holmes, "Well, goodbye for now."
Holmes and I then began to walk back to King's Pyland along the road.
"Does he have the horse then?" I asked.
Holmes laughed.
"Yes,"he said, "No at first, of course, but he's afraid of the police. He doesn't want them to know about this, and I can help him with that."
"But why didn't the police find the horse?" I asked, "Inspector Gregory said they went to Capleton."
"Oh, it's easy to change the color of a horse's coat."
Holmes laughed again, "Gregory is a good policeman, but I don't think he knows much about horses."
"And why did Brown tell you?" I said.
"When I walked through the stables with him," said Holmes, "The ground was muddy and I saw the tracks of his shoes in the mud. You remember those tracks on the moor? Well, these were the same shoes. After that, it was easy, and he told me everything. He found Silver Blaze on the moor early in the morning, and brought him into the stables. The horse is very well, just a different color at the moment. Brown put a very big bet on Desborough to win the Wessex Cup, you see, and with Silver Blaze out of the race."
"But why did you leave the horse there? Is it safe with him?"
I did not understand Holmes's plan.
"My dear Watson," Holmes said, "The horse is very safe. Silas Brown is afraid of me, afraid of the police, afraid of losing everything. Silver Blaze must be ready to race next week, or Brown's life as a racehorse trainer is finished, and Brown knows that."
"Mr.Ross isn't going to like it," I said.
"Mr.Ross," said Holmes, "Doesn't understand detective work, he wants answers today, now, at once. So, he must learn a lesson, he must learn to wait.Say nothing about Silver Blaze for the moment, Watson."
Back at King's Pyland, we found Mr. Ross and Inspector Gregory in the trainer's house.
"An interesting visit," said Holmes, "But my friend and I must go back to London by the midnight train."
The Inspector and Mr. Ross stared at him, and I saw that Holmes was right about Mr. Ross.
"So our famous London detective can't find poor Straker's killer," Mr. Ross said. "Or my horse."
"It's a difficult case, that's true," said Holmes quietly, "But your horse is going to run in the Wessex Cup next Tuesday. You have my promise on that."
"A promise is a wonderful thing," said Mr. Ross, "but I would like the horse better than a promise."
Holmes smiled, then turned to Inspector Gregory.
"Inspector,can you give me a photograph of Straker?"
"Yes,of course." said the Inspector.
He took one from an envelope in his pocket and gave it to Holmes.
It was now time to go back to Tavistock, and we went outside.
One of the stable boys was there, and Holmes suddenly spoke to him.
"I see you have some sheep here, next to the stables," he said, "Are they all well?"
"They're all right, sir," said the boy, "But two or three of them are a little lame. They went lame last week."
Holmes was very pleased about this.
He got into the carriage and said to the Inspector, "Remember the lame sheep,Gregory, remember the lame sheep!"
Mr.Ross was not interested in the sheep, but the Inspector stared at Holmes.
"You think the sheep are important?"
"Oh,yes," said Holmes, "Very important."
The inspector still stared at him, very interested now.
"And what other things are important, Mr. Holmes?"
"The strange incident of the dog in the night-time."
"The dog did nothing in the night time."
"That was the strange incident."

翻译

第四章：寻找赛马

福尔摩斯和我慢慢穿过高沼地。
夕阳下，山上的秋色非常美--红色、棕色、黄色交相辉映。
但福尔摩斯对此视而不见。
"那么，华生，"他说，"让我们暂时忘记斯特雷克，想想那匹马吧。马是温顺的动物。我们假设'银光'在斯特雷克被杀之后跑了。它跑到这又湿又冷的高沼地上，然后会怎么办呢?"
"它会寻找一处温暖的马厩，"我说，"一个有食有水的地方。"
"对，华生。它没回到金斯皮兰，我们知道这一点，但离这儿不远的地方还有一个马厩，在卡普莱顿。没准它去那儿了。华生，去卡普莱顿的路就是从这儿下山。我们走!"
我们很快下了山，在山脚下，我们发现一条小河，还有一片很湿的地面。
"太好了，"福尔摩斯说，"我正想有块泥地，它就出现了。华生，你沿着河的左岸走。我们找找马蹄铁的痕迹。"
就在50米远的地方，我们发现了马蹄铁的印子。
福尔摩斯从口袋里拿出那块马蹄铁，放在那个蹄印的旁边。
"没错，这就是'银光'，毫无疑问。"
我们轻松地追踪着蹄印，有一会儿又失去了它的踪迹，但在离卡普莱顿马厩大约200米的地方，又发现了蹄印。
"在这儿，"我叫道，"看，这儿还有个印记，是一个人的鞋印。"
福尔摩斯蹲下查看。"你说得对，华生。而且这个人是走在马旁边的。"
我们随着二者的脚印一直到了卡普莱顿的马厩。当我们离马厩还有20米远时，一个人出来朝我们大吼。
他满脸通红，怒火万丈。
"走开!我们这儿不欢迎游客!走开!"
"赛拉斯·布朗先生?"福尔摩斯对他说道。
"你们想干什么?"那个人问，"我不接受记者采访，赶快走开。"
"我们不是报社的记者，"福尔摩斯微笑着说，"但你的马厩里有一匹名叫'银光'的马。"
"那不可能!"布朗先生愤怒地说。
"我们能进去谈谈吗?"福尔摩斯说。
他没有等着那人回答，而是抓住他的胳膊，快步走向大门。
他回头看看我，从容地说："华生，在这儿等我。"
20分钟后，他们又出来了。
福尔摩斯看上去很满意，赛拉斯·布朗先生完全变了个人。
他看上去矮了些，也老了些，脸上满是惊恐。
"记住，"福尔摩斯说道，"到那天你一定得准时到，准备好一切。"
"好的，好的，"赛拉斯·布朗连忙说，"你放心吧。好的，你放心。"
"那好，"福尔摩斯说，"那先再见吧。"
福尔摩斯与我开始沿着大路走回金斯皮兰。
"那他藏着那匹马吗?"我问道。
福尔摩斯大笑起来。"没错。他一开始当然说没有。但他害怕警察。他不想让他们知道这件事，而我能帮他应付。"
"但警方为什么没发现那匹马呢?"我问道，"格雷戈里巡官说他们去过卡普莱顿。"
"哦，要改变一匹马的毛色很容易，"福尔摩斯再次大笑起来。"格雷戈里是个好警察，但我认为他对马了解不深。"
"那布朗为什么要告诉你呢?"我说。
"当我跟他一起穿过马厩的时候，"福尔摩斯说，"地上有很多泥，我看见了他留在泥地上的鞋印。你还记得高沼地里的脚印吗?两种鞋印是一样的。然后就简单了，他把一切都告诉了我。那天清早，他在高沼地里发现了'银光'，就把它带回了自己的马厩。那匹马很好，只不过现在是另一个颜色。你知道，布朗下了重注，赌德斯伯勒能赢得韦塞克斯杯。如果'银光'不参加比赛的话......"
"但你为什么要把马留在那儿呢?它在他那儿安全吗?"我不明白福尔摩斯的想法。
"亲爱的华生，"福尔摩斯说，"那匹马很安全。赛拉斯·布朗害怕我，害怕警察，害怕失去一切。'银光'一定要参加下周的比赛，否则布朗作为赛马训练师的生涯就完蛋了--布朗明白这一点。"
"罗斯先生不会喜欢这样的。"我说。
"罗斯先生，"福尔摩斯说，"不了解侦探工作。他想今天、现在、立刻就得到答案。因此，他必须得到点儿教训。他得学会等。暂时不要透露关于'银光'的事情，华生。"
我们回到金斯皮兰，发现罗斯先生和格雷戈里巡官都在驯马师家里。
"这是一次很有意思的拜访，"福尔摩斯说，"但我的朋友和我必须乘午夜的火车返回伦敦。"
巡官和罗斯先生瞪着他，我发现福尔摩斯对罗斯先生的判断是对的。
罗斯先生说道："这么说我们著名的伦敦大侦探找不到杀死可怜的斯特雷克的凶手，也找不到我的马。"
"不错，这个案子很复杂。"福尔摩斯平静地说，"但你的马会参加下星期二的韦塞克斯杯。这一点我敢保证。"
"哼!保证真是妙不可言，"罗斯先生说，"但我更想要回我的马，不想要什么保证。"
福尔摩斯笑了，然后转向格雷戈里巡官。"巡官，能不能给我一张斯特雷克的照片?"
"当然可以。"巡官说。
他从口袋里的一个信封内掏出一张照片，递给福尔摩斯。
该回塔维斯托克了，我们走到屋外。
有一个小马倌在外面，福尔摩斯突然跟他说起话来。
"我看见你们在这儿养了几只羊，在马厩旁边，"他说，"它们还好吗?"
"它们很好，先生，"小马倌说，"但其中两三只有点儿跛。它们上星期开始跛的。"
福尔摩斯对此非常高兴。
他上了马车，对巡官说道："记住那些跛脚的羊，格雷戈里，记住那些跛脚的羊!"
罗斯先生对羊一点儿兴趣都没有，但巡官盯着福尔摩斯。"你觉得那些羊很重要?"
"对。"福尔摩斯说，"非常重要。"
巡官还瞪着他，马上就来了兴致。
"那你觉得还有什么东西很重要，福尔摩斯先生?"
"狗在那天晚上的奇怪举动。"
"那天晚上狗什么举动都没有。"
"这就是奇怪的地方。"

106.
Whatyou don't see and hear with your own ears and eyes might be true, but it mightalso not be true.
你看不到和听不到的东西可能是真的，但也可能不是真的。
107.
Theydance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies anddart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.
他们围成圆圈跳舞，圈子缩小时靠近互相交谈，圈子扩张时则前后摆动身体。
108.
Thedifficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreignersfrom approaching the literature in the original.
日语的困难使除了少数外国人以外的所有人都无法接触到原版文学。
109.
Ifeel smart today, to a degree that is in proportion to the amount of good restI had yesterday.
我今天心情愉快的程度与我昨天休息的时间成正比。
110.
If anoversight is the reason why you have not paid, please send us the amount due,and let us solve the problem immediately.
如果你经常忘记付款，请把到期的金额寄给我们，让我们立即解决问题。

听前提示
一、每期提供10个单词，每个单词都会有2-3个例句，方便理解记忆。
二、每个单词和句子都会重复5遍，其中第2遍为慢速，有助于识别。
三、本材料的整体难度较低，可以用来听力磨耳朵和单词查漏补缺。

Day 162

1611.
Paper
n.纸；报纸；试卷；论文

Fold the paper in the middle.
将纸张折叠在中间。
Please give me a sheet of paper.
请给我一张纸。
He drew some vertical lines on the paper.
他在纸上画了几条垂直线。

1612.
Parallel
a.平行的，相同的n.平行线，对比

They're parallel lines.
它们是平行线。
The railroad is parallel to the river.
铁路与河流平行。

1613.
Park
n.公园，停车场，运动场v.停放

May I park my car here?
我能把车停在这里吗?
The park is open to everybody.
公园向所有人开放。
Don't wander around the park at night.
晚上不要在公园里闲逛。

1614.
Part
n.部分，角色，零件v.使分开

This is the best part of the movie.
这是电影中最棒的部分。
I'm proud to be a part of this project.
我很自豪能参与这个项目。
She didn't take part in our conversation.
她没参加我们的谈话。

1615.
Particular
a.特殊的n.详情，细节

Are you looking for anyone in particular?
你在找特别的人吗？
He quit his job for no particular reason.
他无缘无故地辞掉了工作。

1616.
Particularly
adv.非常；特别是；明确地

He is particularly kind to her.
他对她特别友善。
I love music, particularly classical music.
我喜欢音乐，尤其是古典音乐。

1617.
Partly
ad.部分地，不完全地，在一定程度上

I partly agree with you.
我部分同意你的看法。
I'm sorry. I'm partly responsible for it.
我很抱歉。我对此负有部分责任。

1618.
Partner
n.合作者，伙伴，舞伴，配偶

Who is your dance partner?
谁是你的舞伴？
He is my business partner.
他是我的生意伙伴。

1619.
Party
n.聚会，政党v.举行聚会

They crashed the party.
他们不请自来。
There were a lot of people at the party.
参加聚会的人很多。
My mother commands my presence at the party.
我妈妈命令我参加聚会。

1620.
Pass
v.经过；传递n.通行证；考试及格

Stand aside and let these people pass.
靠边站，让这些人过去。
I'm confident that I'll pass the exam.
我确信我会通过考试。
I must pass this exam, no matter what.
无论如何我都必须通过这个考试。

2021年新高考一二卷&浙江卷英语听力

第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Why did the woman go to Mallorca?
A. To teach Spanish.
B. To look for a job.
C. To see a friend.
2.What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Take him to hospital.
B. Go to a class with him.
C. Submit a report for him.
3.Who will look after the children?
A. Jennifer. B. Suzy. C. Marie.
4. What are the speakers going to do?
A. Drive home.
B. Go shopping.
C. Eat out.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. How to fry fish.
B. How to make coffee.
C. How to remove a bad smell.

第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6.When does Gomez watch a football game on TV?
A. When he fails to get a ticket.
B. When the stadium is crowded.
C. When his friends are too busy.
7.How much did Gomez pay for the football game last time?
A. $20. B. $25. C.$50.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.What did Alex do in the afternoon?
A. He had a walk.
B. He went hunting.
C. He planted trees.
9.What did Alex bring back?
A. Flowers. B. Leaves. C. Books
10.What was Bob doing when Alex saw him?
A. Fishing.
B. Taking pictures.
C. Swimming.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.What did David do on his most recent holiday?
A. He had a boat trip.
B. He took a balloon flight.
C. He climbed a mountain.
12.What is on David’s list?
A. Gifts he needed to buy.
B. Things he wished to do.
C. Dates he had to remember.
13.Where does the woman suggest David go for his next holiday?
A. Australia.
B. California.
C. The Amazon.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14.Why did Sarah make the phone call?
A. To ask a favor.
B. To pass on a message.
C. To make an appointment.
15.Where is Sarah now?
A. In Brighton.
B. At her home.
C. At the Shelton Hotel.
16.What time is Michael leaving his place tomorrow morning?
A. At 7:40. B. At 8:00. C. At 8:20.
17.What is the probable relationship between John and Sarah?
A. Neighbors.
B. Fellow workers.
C. Husband and wife.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.What do most people think is very important in spoken communication?
A. Pronunciation.
B. Vocabulary.
C. Grammar.
19.Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker?
A. To develop your reading fluency.
B. To improve your note-taking skills.
C. To find out your mispronunciations.
20.What is the speaker’s last suggestion?
A. Spell out the difficult words.
B. Check the words in a dictionary.
C. Practice reading the words aloud.

【参考答案】
1—5 CCBAC 6—10 ABABA
11—15 CBCAB 16—20 ACBCC

【听力原文】

(Text1)
W: I was in Mallorca last week.
M: Oh, what were you doing there?
W: My best friend worked there.And I went to visit her. It was a good chance to practice my Spanish.

(Text2)
M: Rose, I've got this terrible cold. And I have to see a doctor. I'm afraid I can't go to the class. Could you help me hand in my lab report to Dr. Davidson?
W: Sure, no problem. Just take care of yourself and don't worry about the class.

(Text3)
M: Marie, if no one takes care of your children while you're away, Jennifer and I will be glad to have them stay with us.
W: That's very kind of you. But they've already left for their Grandma's. You know, Suzy lives close by.

(Text4)
M: Hurry up with your food,Sally. They say there's a big storm coming. We'd better get home before that.
W: Okay, I'm done. Let's get back to the car. Could you carry these shopping bags?
M: Oh, sure.

(Text5)
M: We deep-fried fish three days ago in the kitchen, but the unpleasant smell stays.
W: There is a method you can try.Every time you make coffee, dry the leftover coffee grounds and keep them in small bowls, then place the bowls in the kitchen.

(Text6)
W: Are you a football fan, Gomez?
M: Yes, I go to the stadium whenever there is a good game. And if I can’t get a ticket, I watch the game on TV.That way, they’re less exciting though.
W: Is the ticket expensive?
M: It depends. It usually costs about 20 to 50 dollars. Last time I paid 25.
W: That’s not very expensive.Maybe we can go together some time.
M: Great. It’ll be more fun to watch the game with a friend.

(Text7)
W: You were out the whole afternoon, Alex. What did you do?
M: I took a walk by myself.
W: You just kept walking and walking for four hours?
M: Actually, it’s not so boring.Walking in the woods is a grand adventure. Your feet can take you to the most amazing places.
W: What did you do in the woods?
M: I smelt the flowers, looked at the birds. And yeah, I picked many tree leaves. I will make bookmarks with them. Look!
W: Aren’t they beautiful?
M: Then I met Bob at the lake. He was fishing while his kids were having a swim.
W: Did you talk to him?
M: No, I walked on and took a lot of pictures. There’s just so much out there to see.

(Text8)
W: David, how was your holiday?
M: Great, I climbed Mount Fuji.It was really beautiful. Now I can check one more thing off my list.
W: Your list?
M: Yes. When I was 12, I made a list of things I wanted to do some day.
W: That's interesting. How many of the things on your list have you done so far?
M: Almost half. I have pictures.Would you like to see them?
W: Yes, sure.
M: Here I am on top of Mount Fuji. And here I am in a hot air balloon.
W: When did you do that? I've always wanted to go up in a hot air balloon.
M: It was two years ago in August in California.
W: What are your plans for the next holiday?
M: I'm thinking of deep-sea diving in Australia. Do you have any other suggestions?
W: You really ought to take a boat down the Amazon. You'll see a lot of interesting animals and beautiful trees. It's one of the best places I've been to.
M: OK. I'll put it on my list.

(Text9)
W: Hello, Michael.
M: Hi, Sarah.
W: Are you attending the conference tomorrow morning at the Shelton Hotel?
M: Yes. Are you?
W: Yeah, but when I arrived home five minutes ago, I found that my car wouldn't start. And John is in Brighton on business.
M: Do you know what's wrong with the car?
W: I'm not exactly sure. I think there is a problem with the engine. Err… I wonder if you could give me a ride to the hotel tomorrow morning.
M: Sure. When shall I be at your place?
W: Well, what about 8 o'clock?From my place to Shelton, we have to drive through the quarters, so we'd better leave early to avoid the traffic.
M: OK. No problem. It takes twenty minutes to reach your place. So I'll set off at 7:40. By the way, do you also need me to drive you home tomorrow afternoon?
W: No, John will be back then,and he'll get me home. Thank you, Michael.
M: That's okay. See you tomorrow.

(Text10)
W: Hello, everyone. Today I'll talk about how to improve your pronunciation. Language researchers say pronunciation and fluency are the biggest barriers, followed by grammar, ineffective spoken English. However, most people don't regard pronunciation as a very important part of communication skills. They're more focused on vocabulary. One reason is that most people are not even aware of their mispronunciations. So it's important to first find out the words you mispronounce. You should listen to experts, by experts, I mean those who are less likely to make pronunciation mistakes. When listening to them, pay attention to words that sound strange,strange because you pronounce the same words differently. When you come across such words, check a dictionary to confirm their exact pronunciations. You can also search for difficult-to-pronounce words and names, and make a list of them. The last suggestion is to read aloud. Now you've got the correct pronunciations of the words, it's time to practice reading them every day.

Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

单词提示

1.moor 荒原
2.matches 火柴

原文

Chapter 3: John Straker's Pockets

"Very interesting." I said.
I gave the papers back to Holmes, and he put them away.
"So,Watson, what can you tell me?" he asked.
I thought for a minute.
"This cut on Straker's leg, perhaps he did it with his own knife. When something hits you very hard on the head, and you have a knife in your hand… It can happen,you know."
"Very good, Watson, and that's bad news for Fitzroy Simpson."
"So,did Simpson do it? do you think?" I said.
"Perhaps,"said Holmes, "Let's look at it. Simpson puts opium in the boy's dinner. He goes away and comes back later in the night. He gets into the stables, takes the horse out, and leaves. But the trainer arrives at that moment, sees him,and follows him. The two men fight, and Simpson breaks Straker's head open with his stick. Then Simpson takes the horse. But where or did the horse run away? Is it still out on the moor? And how did Simpson get into the locked stables? I don't know, Watson, I don't know, we must wait and see."
When we arrived at Tavistock Station, two men came to meet us.
Inspector Gregory was a tall, slow-moving man with blue eyes.
And Mr. Ross was small and quick.
He was the first to speak, "Very pleased to see you, Mr. Holmes. The Inspector here is working hard, but we need help. We must find poor Straker's killer and I want to find my horse."
"Is there any news?" asked Holmes.
"Let's talk on the way," the Inspector said, "I'd like you to see everything in the daylight."
We were soon out of the little town and upon the brown hills of the moor.
Inspector Gregory thought that the killer was Fitzroy Simpson.
"Simpson was out in the rain that night. His suit was still wet on the Tuesday."he said, "He had a big stick, and his scarf was in the dead man's hand.That looks bad, Mr. Holmes, very bad."
Holmes smiled, "You need more than that, Inspector. The servant Edith,spoke of an envelope, did Simpson say anything about that?"
"Yes,he said it had money in it, a £10 note for the stable boy.
"What about this other training stables at Capleton?" asked Holmes, "Does Simpson have friends there?"
"No,we don't think so, we went to Capleton of course. Their horse Desbrough is the second favorite for the Wessex Cup, and Silas Brown, the trainer, was not friendly with Straker, but we found nothing when we arrived at King's Pyland."
Inspector Gregory took us into the trainer's house.
"Straker's body is upstairs," he said, "But we have here the things from his pockets and from the ground next to his body. Would you like to see them, Mr.Holmes?"
"Very much." said Holmes.
We went into the front room, and the Inspector opened a box and put things on a table.
There was a box of matches, a small piece of candle, some money, a watch, some papers and a small thin knife.
"This is a strange knife." Holmes said.
He looked at it carefully and then gave it to me.
"What is it, Watson?"
"It's an eye knife," I said, "Doctors use these when they cut into an eye. You don't usually see them outside a hospital."
"Mm,"said Holmes, "So why did Straker take this knife? It's no good for fighting,"
"His wife says it was in the bedroom for some days," said Inspector Gregory, "Perhaps he just took it, because it was there on the table."
"Perhaps,"said Holmes, "What about these papers?"
"One is a letter from Mr. Ross, the others are bills," the Inspector said, "Three of them are bills for the horse's food, and this one is a bill from a dressmaker in London for a Mr. William Derbyshire. He was a friend of Straker's, his wife tells us. His letters sometimes came here and Straker sent them on."
"Mrs.William Derbyshire is an expensive lady," said Holmes, looking at the bill, "£25 is a lot of money for just one dress and one hat."
He put the bill down and moved to the window.
"Inspector,can we go out on the moor now before the light begins to go?"
We left the room, and at the front door, we saw a woman.
She came up to Inspector Gregory, and put her hand on his arm.
"Is there any news?" She said.
"No,Mrs. Straker, but here is Mr. Holmes-the famous detective from London. We have him to help us now."
"I think I met you a month or two ago, Mrs. Straker," said Holmes, "Let me see… Yes, it was in Plymouth, at a garden party, do you remember?"
"No,sir, that wasn't me."
"But I remember so well… You had a blue dress and a dark blue hat with white flowers on it."
"I don't have a hat with flowers on it, sir. " Mrs. Straker said.
"Well,well, I am wrong, then. I am so sorry,"
Andwith that, Holmes followed the inspector outside.
Thefour of us, then walked past the stables and up onto the moor.
Afterten minutes, Inspector Gregory stopped.
"Herewe are," he said, "Straker's body was down there, his coat was hereon this small tree…"
"Onthe tree, not on the ground?" Holmes asked,
"Oh, no, it was on the tree, carefully away from the mud on the ground."
"Mm.Interesting," said Holmes. "Now I must look at the mud down there."
"Ah," said Inspector Gregory, "And to help you, I have here in this bag one of Straker's shoes, one of Fitzroy Simpson's shoes,and one of Silver Blaze's horseshoes."
"My dear inspector, well done!" Holmes was very pleased, "You'll think of everything for some minutes."
Holmes looked carefully at the ground, his eyes only centimeters away from the mud.
"Hello," he said suddenly, "What's this from out of the mud?"
He took a match, or a small piece of one.
"Now why didn't I find that?" said the inspector.
"I knew it was there, you see." said Holmes.
"You knew, but how could you know that?"
Holmes smiled, but did not answer.
He then took the shoes, got down on the ground, and began to look at all the tracks in the mud.
We stood and watched, but after five minutes Mr. Ross looked at his watch.
"This is very interesting, Mr. Holmes," he said, "But is it going to take a long time?"
"No."said Holmes, he got to his feet.
"I don't need to do any more here. Watson and I are going to take a little walk across the moor now with the horse shoe."
Mr.Ross looked at the Inspector.
"Can we go back to the house and talk? I must take Silver Blaze's name out of the Wessex Cup race, and do it today, I think."
"Don't do that," cried Holmes. "No, no, you must leave the horse's name in for the race."
"But…"Mr. Ross began, then he laughed a little angrily, "Well, thank you, Mr.Holmes, thank you for your help. See you later then at the house."
And he and the inspector walked away.

翻译

第三章：约翰·斯特雷克的口袋

"嗯，很有意思，"我说。我把卷案还给福尔摩斯，他将它们收了起来。
"那么，华生，你有什么看法?"他问。
我想了想。"斯特雷克腿上的那个伤口没准是他自己的刀划的。如果有什么东西猛撞你的头，你手上又正好拿着把刀......你知道，很有可能。"
"很好，华生。这对菲茨罗伊·辛普森来说可不是个好消息。"
"那你觉得是辛普森干的吗?"我问道。
"有可能。"福尔摩斯说，"让我们想想，辛普森在那个小马倌的晚餐里下了鸦片。他先离开，夜里晚些时候又回来，进入马厩，把马牵出来，然后逃走。但那时驯马师刚好赶到，看见了他，并紧追不舍。两个人打了起来，辛普森用手杖把斯特雷克的头打开了花。然后辛普森带走了那匹马--但带到哪里去了?还是马自己跑了?它是不是还在高沼地里?还有，辛普森怎么进到上了锁的马厩里的?我不知道，华生，我不知道。我们必须等等看。"
我们到塔维斯托克车站时，有两个人来接我们。
格雷戈里巡官个子高高的，动作缓慢，有一双蓝色的眼睛。
罗斯先生是小个子，性子很急。
他首先开口。"福尔摩斯先生，很高兴见到你。这位巡官很卖力，但我们需要帮助。我们必须找出杀害可怜的斯特雷克的凶手，我还想找到我的马。"
"有什么新的消息吗?"福尔摩斯问道。
"我们在路上说吧，"巡官说，"我想让你趁白天看看所有的情况。"
我们很快就出了小镇，到了沼泽地里的棕色小山上。
格雷戈里巡官认为凶手就是菲茨罗伊·辛普森。
"那天晚上下雨的时候辛普森在外面。他的外套到星期二还是湿的，"他说，"他有一根粗大的手杖，他的围巾又在死者手里。看上去不妙，福尔摩斯先生，非常不妙。"
福尔摩斯笑了笑。"你还需要更多证据，巡官。那个佣人，伊迪丝，提到了一个信封。辛普森对此说了什么吗?"
"说了，他说里边有钱--一张十英镑的钞票，给小马倌的。"
"卡普莱顿的另一个训练马厩情形怎么样?"福尔摩斯问道，"辛普森在那儿有没有什么朋友?"
"没有，我们以为没有。当然，我们也去了卡普莱顿。他们的马，德斯伯勒，是韦塞克斯杯的第二大热门，驯马师赛拉斯·布朗跟斯特雷克关系不好。但我们没发现什么。"
我们到达金斯皮兰以后，格雷戈里巡官把我们带到驯马师的家里。
"斯特雷克的尸体在楼上，"他说，"但我们把他口袋里的东西，还有在他身边地上找到的东西放在这儿。你想看看吗，福尔摩斯先生?"
"很想。"福尔摩斯说。
我们走进前厅，巡官打开一个盒子，把里边的东西放到一张桌子上。有一盒火柴，一小段蜡烛，一些钱，一块表，几张纸，还有一把很薄的小刀。
"这把刀很奇怪，"福尔摩斯说。他仔细地看了看，然后把刀递给我。"这是什么，华生?"
"这是一把眼科手术刀，"我说，"医生给眼睛动手术的时候就用这样的刀。一般在医院外面见不到这样的刀。"
"嗯，"福尔摩斯说，"那斯特雷克拿这刀做什么呢?它并不适合打斗。"
"他妻子说这把刀在卧室里已经放了一段时间了，"格雷戈里巡官说，"也许只是因为它在桌子上，他就顺手拿了。"
"也许，"福尔摩斯说，"那些纸是什么?"
"一张是罗斯先生的信，其他的是账单，"巡官说，"其中有三张是马饲料的账单，这张是伦敦的一个裁缝寄来的账单，是给一个名叫威廉·达比希雷的人的。斯特雷克的妻子告诉我们，他是斯特雷克的朋友。有时他的信会寄到这儿，斯特雷克再转寄出去。"
"威廉·达比希雷夫人是位出手阔绰的女士，"福尔摩斯看着账单说，"一件衣服和一顶帽子就花了25英镑，这可是一大笔钱呢。"
他放下账单，走到窗户边。"巡官，趁着天色还没暗下去，我们能现在去高沼地吗?"
我们离开了房间。在大门口，我们看见一个女人。她走向格雷戈里巡官，拉住他的手臂。
"有什么消息吗?"她问。
"没有，斯特雷克夫人，不过福尔摩斯先生在这儿，他是伦敦来的著名侦探。我们现在有他帮忙了。"
"我想一两个月前我曾经见过你，斯特雷克夫人。"福尔摩斯说，"让我想想......对，是在普利茅斯的一个游园会上。你还记得吗?"
"没有，先生，那不是我。"
"但我记得很清楚......你穿着蓝色的衣服，戴着一顶深蓝色的帽子，上面有白色的花。"
"我没有上面带花的帽子，先生。"斯特雷克夫人说。
"哦，那是我记错了。对不起。"福尔摩斯说着，跟着巡官出了门。
然后，我们四个人经过马厩，走到高沼地上。十分钟后，格雷戈里巡官停了下来。
"就是这儿，"他说，"斯特雷克的尸体就在这儿，他的外套在这边，挂在这棵小树上。"
"在树上?不在地上?"福尔摩斯问道。
"哦，不是。是在树上，小心地避开了地上的泥泞。"
"嗯，真有意思，"福尔摩斯说，"现在，我必须看看那边的泥地。"
"啊，"格雷戈里巡官说，"为了协助你，我在这个包里装了一只斯特雷克的鞋，一只菲茨罗伊的鞋，还有一只'银光'的蹄铁。"
"亲爱的巡官，太棒了!"福尔摩斯非常高兴。"你考虑得真周到。"
福尔摩斯仔细地检查了地面足足几分钟，他的眼睛离泥地只有几厘米。
"噢!"他突然说道，"这是什么?"
他从泥里捡起一根火柴，或者说是一小截火柴棍。
"我怎么就没发现呢?"巡官说。
"我知道它会在这儿，你瞧。"福尔摩斯说。
"你知道?但你怎么可能知道呢?"
福尔摩斯笑了笑，但没回答。
然后他拿起那些鞋，趴在地上，开始查看地上所有的痕迹。
我们站在那儿看着他，但五分钟后，罗斯先生看了看表。
"呃，这很有意思，福尔摩斯先生，"他说，"但是不是还要很长时间?"
"不会。"福尔摩斯说。
他站了起来。"我不用再在这儿做什么了。现在华生和我要在高沼地里走走，带着这块马蹄铁。"
罗斯先生看着巡官，"我们能回房子里谈谈吗?我得把'银光'的名字从韦塞克斯杯的参赛名单里撤下来--我想，今天就得这么做。"
"别那么做!"福尔摩斯叫道，"不，不，你必须把马的名字留在参赛名单里。"
"但是......"罗斯先生开了个头，然后有点儿恼火地笑了起来。"啊，谢谢，福尔摩斯先生。谢谢你的帮助。那就过一会儿在家里见。"
然后他跟巡官一起走了。