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The deed was executed with a degree of self-possession and steadiness equal to the wickedness with which it was planned.
這種以泰然自若和堅(jiān)定沉著的方式實(shí)施的行為，與經(jīng)過周密計(jì)劃實(shí)施的邪惡行為并沒有什么兩樣。
The circumstances, now clearly in evidence, spread out the whole scene before us.
現(xiàn)在很明顯，整個犯罪場景在我們面前展開了。
Deep sleep had fallen on the destined victim, and on all beneath his roof.
命中注定的受害者在他家的屋檐底下，陷入沉睡。
A healthful old man, to whom sleep was sweet,
一位健康的老人，睡得很香甜。
the first sound slumbers of the night held him in their soft but strong embrace.
作為當(dāng)夜第一個入睡的人，他成為他們的囊中物。
The assassin enters through the window, already prepared, into an unoccupied apartment.
已經(jīng)做好準(zhǔn)備的暗殺兇手破窗而入，溜進(jìn)空著的房間。
With noiseless foot he paces the lonely hall, half-lighted by the moon;
借助半明半暗的月光，他躡足潛蹤穿過空曠的大廳，一點(diǎn)聲息也沒有。
he winds up the ascent of the stairs, and reaches the door of the chamber.
他登上樓梯，來到臥室門口。
Of this, he moves the lock by soft and continued pressure till it turns on its hinges without noise;
他輕輕旋動門鎖，悄無聲息地壓著把手，直到鉸鏈開了。
and he enters, and beholds his victim before him.
他閃身而入，站在被害者面前注視著他。
The room was uncommonly open to the admission of light.
屋內(nèi)不尋常地從外面映進(jìn)亮光。
The face of the innocent sleeper was turned from the murderer,
這個睡著了的無辜的人那張臉背著兇手，
and the beams of the moon, resting on the gray locks of his aged temple,
月光映在搭在那老年人特征明顯的太陽穴上一縷灰暗的頭發(fā)上，
showed him where to strike. The fatal blow is given! and the victim passes,
正好向兇手表明該朝哪兒動手。于是，老人太陽穴上遭到致命一擊！被害者死了，
without a struggle or a motion, from the repose of sleep to the repose of death!
甚至連掙扎或動彈一下都沒有，就這樣從入睡狀態(tài)下的安詳突然過渡到死亡的安詳！
