【探案集】The Blue Diamond 02

Sherlock Holmes: The Blue Diamond 【原文】Chapter One --- An Old Hat 02 I sat down. It was cold out in the street, but it was nice and warm in Holmes's sitting room. "Why are you interested in that old hat? Is it something to do with a crime?" I asked. Holmes laughed. "Not a crime, no," he said. "I got it from Peterson, the doorman at the Baker Street Hotel. He found it in the street and brought it here on Christmas Day for me to look at. He also brought a dead bird with him - a good fat Christmas goose - at the same time." "I gave the goose back to him this morning. He's cooking it at his house now and he's going to eat it for dinner tonight." "First it was a hat, and now you're talking about a goose!" I said. "I don't understand." "Then let's begin when it all began," said Holmes. 【详解】 · sitting room / living room 客厅，起居室 --- This is a nice sitting room. 这是一间不错的客厅。 · be interested in ... 对...感兴趣 --- I thought she might be interested in my proposal. 我想她可能会对我的提议感兴趣。 · crime 罪行，犯罪 --- What crime is he in for? 他因什么罪而进监狱？ · doorman 看门人 --- The doorman is very nice. 这个看门人非常友好。 · Christmas Day 圣诞节 （Christmas Eve 圣诞夜） --- People get together on Christmas Day. 人们在圣诞节那天团聚在一起。 · goose 鹅 （复数: geese） --- Do you like roast goose? 你喜欢吃烤鹅肉吗？ · be going to do ... 打算做... --- None of us was going to the party. 我们之中没人想参加那个派对。