1 The story of the door

The strange case of Dr. Jelyll & Mr. Hyde

杰里博士和海德先生的奇怪案例

Chapter 1 The story of the door It was a cold night in London. The full moon hung low over the city's rickety rooftops, and wisps of fog floated like ghosts through the squalid streets. Two men strode side by side along a lamplit lane, their footsteps echoing around the old walls. Their names were Mr. Utterson and Mr. Enfield. They walked together every Sunday, but they rarely spoke. Until this night. "You see that door?" Enfield said, prodding his cane towards a dark doorway. "I know a strange story about that door."

第一章门的故事这是伦敦一个寒冷的夜晚。 满月低低地挂在城市摇摇欲坠的屋顶上，一缕缕雾像幽灵一样飘过肮脏的街道。 两个人肩并肩地走在一条灯火通明的小巷里，他们的脚步声在古老的墙壁周围回响。 他们的名字是厄特森先生和恩菲尔德先生。 他们每个星期天都一起散步，但很少说话。 直到今晚。“你看到那扇门了吗？”恩菲尔德一边说，一边用手杖指着黑暗的门口。 “关于那扇门，我知道一个奇怪的故事。”

Utterson's bushy eyebrows rose in interest. "Go on," he urged. "It was a drizzly night last month," Enfield continued. "I was just leaving a tavern nearby, when a man came charging over the cobbles, so fast he ran straight into a little girl coming from the other direction. The poor child screamed, but the fellow simply trampled over her and kept running." "Surely it was an accident?" Utterson said. "Hardly," Enfield scoffed. "Utterson, the man laughed. I hear it in my head even now- a terrible, high-pitched cackle that sent a shiver down my spine."

厄特森的浓眉饶有兴趣地竖了起来。 “去吧，”他催促道。“上个月的一个晚上下着毛毛雨，”恩菲尔德接着说。 “我正要离开附近的一家酒馆，这时一个男人从鹅卵石上冲了过来，跑得很快，径直撞到了一个从另一个方向走过来的小女孩。 可怜的孩子尖叫起来，但那家伙只是踩在她身上，继续跑。” “那肯定是个意外吧？”Utterson说。 “很难，”恩菲尔德嘲笑道。 “厄特森，”那人笑着说。 我现在还能在脑子里听到它——一种可怕的、尖利的咯咯声，使我脊背发冷。”

"What did you do?" Utterson asked. "Well, I set off after the man and tackled him. But when I saw his face, I wished I hadn't. His eyes were so dark they were almost black, and his mouth was twisted into a sinister sneer. I swear he looked like the Devil himself." "Come now Enfield," Utterson laughed. "Surely you exaggerate?" "I am not sure that I do, Utterson. The very sight of this man made my stomach turn. Still, I composed myself and dragged him back to the scene of his crime. The girl was crying, and her family yelled for the police." "How did the fellow react to that?" "The man's face broke into a vicious smile. He told them that he wished to avoid a scene, and offered the family a hundred pounds to remain silent about the incident."

“你做了什么？”Utterson问道。 “嗯，我追上了那个人，把他抓住了。 但当我看到他的脸时，我希望我没有这么做。 他的眼睛是那么黑，几乎是黑色的，他的嘴扭曲成一种邪恶的讥笑。 我发誓他看上去就像魔鬼本人。” “来吧，恩菲尔德，”厄特森笑着说。 “你肯定是夸大其词了吧？”“我不知道，厄特森。 一看到这个人我就反胃。 尽管如此，我还是镇定下来，把他拖回了犯罪现场。 女孩一直在哭，她的家人大声喊警察。” “那家伙对此有什么反应？”那人的脸上突然露出凶恶的笑容。 他告诉他们，他希望避免一场闹剧，并给了这家人100英镑，让他们对这件事保持沉默。”