評論
打印
He picked it up and gazed at it in the peculiar introspective fashion which was characteristic of him.
他拿起帽子，并用他那獨特的、足以表示他的性格的思考方式凝視著它。
"It is perhaps less suggestive than it might have been," he remarked,
"這頂帽子可能提供的引人聯想的東西也許要少一些，"他說道，
"and yet there are a few inferences which are very distinct,
"不過，還是有幾點推論是很明顯的，
and a few others which represent at least a strong balance of probability.
而其它幾點推論至少或然率是很大的。
That the man was highly intellectual is of course obvious upon the face of it,
從帽子的外觀來看，很明顯這個人是個學問淵博的人，
and also that he was fairly well-to-do within the last three years, although he has now fallen upon evil days.
而且在過去三年里，生活相當富裕，盡管他目前已處于窘境。
He had foresight, but has less now than formerly, pointing to a moral retrogression,
他過去很有遠見，可是，已今非昔比，再加上家道中落，
which, when taken with the decline of his fortunes, seems to indicate some evil influence, probably drink, at work upon him.
因此，精神日趨頹廢，這仿佛說明了他受到某種有害的影響，也許染上了酗酒的惡習。
This may account also for the obvious fact that his wife has ceased to love him."
恐怕這也是他妻子已不再愛他這一明顯事實的原因。"
"My dear Holmes!"
"我親愛的福爾摩斯！"
"He has, however, retained some degree of self-respect," he continued, disregarding my remonstrance.
"可是不管怎么樣，他還保持著一定程度的自尊，"他沒有理睬我的反對而繼續說下去。
"He is a man who leads a sedentary life, goes out little, is out of training entirely, is middle-aged,
"他這個人一向深居簡出，根本不鍛煉身體，是個中年人，
has grizzled hair which he has had cut within the last few days, and which he anoints with lime-cream.
頭發灰白，而且是最近幾天剛剛理過的，頭發上涂著檸檬膏。
These are the more patent facts which are to be deduced from his hat.
這些就是根據這頂帽子所推斷出來的比較明顯的事實。
Also, by the way, that it is extremely improbable that he has gas laid on in his house."
還有，順便再提一下，他家里是絕對不可能安有煤氣燈的。"
