2 Enfield’s Story

CHAPTER 2 Enfield's Story After some time, Mr. Enfield replied, "Well, it was this way. I was walking home very late one night. The path I took was completely empty. I saw no one for many blocks. The fog had set in, so there was no moonlight, only the streetlights to keep me company. I'll admit that I felt a bit scared. It's odd to be the only human in a dark and

过了一会儿，恩菲尔德先生回答说：“嗯，是这样的。 一天深夜，我走在回家的路上。 我走的那条路完全是空的。 过了好几个街区，我一个人也没看见。 雾已经起了，所以没有月光，只有街灯陪伴着我。 我承认我有点害怕。 作为唯一一个生活在黑暗和

lonely area. At least, I thought I was the only person out that night. Quite suddenly, I saw two other figures on the street. One was a man walking away from me. He was rather short and stooped over. I was surprised by his speed. He moved very quickly and with a clear purpose. The other was a little girl about eight or nine years old. She was running along the cross street. Naturally the two ran into each other as the girl turned around the corner. The man knocked the girl down. It was horrible. He did not stop! He stepped on her leg and continued on his way. He barely seemed to notice her. The poor girl lay crying on the street and the man did not stop or even look her way! I realize that my description doesn't sound like much, but it was horrible to see. His actions were so cold. I yelled at the man and ran after him. I caught up with him quite easily and grabbed his arm. He did not resist as I brought him

孤独的区域。至少，我以为那天晚上只有我一个人在外面。 突然，我在街上看到另外两个人影。 一个是一个男人从我身边走开。 他个子不高，身体佝偻着。 我对他的速度感到惊讶。 他行动迅速，目标明确。 另一个是一个大约八九岁的小女孩。 她正沿着十字街跑。 很自然地，当女孩转过拐角时，两个人撞到了一起。 那个男人把那个女孩撞倒了。 太可怕了。他没有停下来！他踩了她的腿，继续往前走。 他似乎没有注意到她。 那个可怜的女孩躺在街上哭，而那个男人没有停下来，甚至没有朝她看一眼！我意识到我的描述听起来不太像，但看起来很可怕。 他的行为太冷酷了。我对那个人大喊大叫，然后追着他跑。 我很容易就追上了他，抓住了他的胳膊。 我带他来的时候，他没有反抗

back to the screaming child. Actually, he looked perfectly calm. He wasn't the least bit bothered by his actions. Just then, the man gave me a look so ugly that I began to sweat. It was as though I had just finished exercising. The girl's family rushed outside. She had been returning from going to get the doctor when this man knocked her over. Thankfully, the doctor wasn't far behind her in the street. He attended to the screaming child at once. He said she was more frightened than hurt. In any other circumstances, that might have been the end of it. But I had taken such a disliking to this strange fellow that I couldn't let it go. I wasn't alone in this feeling, either. The girl's family was similarly horrified, of course. But it was the doctor's reaction that struck me most. Whenever he looked at the man, the doctor grew sick and white with anger and hatred. At first, I thought he

回到那个尖叫的孩子。 事实上，他看起来非常平静。 他一点也不为自己的行为感到烦恼。 就在这时，那个人看了我一眼，我开始冒汗。 就好像我刚做完运动。 女孩的家人冲了出去。 她去找医生回来的时候，这个男人把她撞倒了。 谢天谢地，医生在街上就在她身后不远。 他立刻去照顾那个尖叫的孩子。 他说，与其说她受伤了，不如说她受了惊吓。 在其他情况下，这可能已经结束了。 但是，我对这个奇怪的家伙实在是太不喜欢了，我就是放不下。 我也不是唯一有这种感觉的人。 当然，女孩的家人也同样被吓坏了。 但最让我震惊的是医生的反应。 每当医生看到这个人时，他就气得脸色发白，又气又恨。 起初，我以为他

recognized this strange man, but I don't think that was the case. There was something about the man that caused so strong a reaction. Looking into this villain's face made you feel so uncomfortable that you wanted to turn away instantly. His eyes were lifeless and cold. His mouth was twisted into a cruel smile. I can only describe what I felt as horror. It was quite unusual." "What did you do?" Mr. Utterson asked. "Did you call the police?" Mr. Utterson was gripped by this story. He needed to hear the ending. How was this strange man connected with the battered door across the street from them? "We tried a different tactic," Mr. Enfield continued. "We told this man that we would spread the story of his cruel deed throughout London. Everyone would be talking about it. We warned him that if he had any friends or business, he would soon lose them. i

我认出了这个陌生人，但我不认为是这样的。 这个人身上有某种东西引起了如此强烈的反应。 看着这个恶棍的脸，你感到非常不舒服，你想立刻转过身去。 他的眼睛毫无生气，冷冰冰的。 他的嘴扭曲成一个残酷的微笑。 我只能用恐怖来形容我的感受。 这很不寻常。”“你做了什么？”厄特森先生问。 “你报警了吗？”厄特森先生被这个故事迷住了。 他需要听到结局。 这个奇怪的人和街对面那扇破破烂烂的门有什么关系呢？ “我们尝试了一种不同的策略，”恩菲尔德继续说道。 “我们告诉这个人，我们会把他的残忍行径传遍伦敦。 每个人都会谈论它。 我们警告他，如果他有任何朋友或生意，他很快就会失去他们。 我

expected this man to be sorry, but he seemed little affected by our comments. 'If you chose to make such a fuss about this accident,' he said to me coldly, 'then I have no choice but to obey your demands. After all, no gentleman wants to make a scene.' His voice was so calm that it gave me shivers. And then this awful man actually smiled! It was an awful, sinister smile. 'Name your price,' he said. With very little argument, the strange man agreed to pay the girl's family one hundred pounds. The doctor and I agreed to stay with the man and get the money. We followed him to the door—this very door that stands across from you and me right now —where he disappeared for a few minutes. He came back outside with a check for one hundred pounds. I examined it. I was shocked by the name on the check. It was the name of a well-known and upstanding citizen. Clearly this strange man had forged a

本以为这个人会感到抱歉，但他似乎对我们的评论无动于衷。 他冷冷地对我说：“如果你要为这件事大惊小怪，那我别无选择，只能服从你的要求。 毕竟，没有哪个绅士愿意大吵大闹。”他的声音如此平静，令我不寒而栗。 然后这个可怕的人真的笑了！那是一种可怕的、阴险的微笑。 “你出个价吧，”他说。 陌生人几乎没有争辩，就同意付给女孩的家人100英镑。 医生和我同意留下来陪那个人拿钱。 我们跟着他走到门口——就是现在站在你我对面的这扇门——他在那里消失了几分钟。 他拿着一张一百英镑的支票出来了。 我检查了一下。我被支票上的名字惊呆了。 这是一位著名的正直公民的名字。 显然这个奇怪的人伪造了一张

signature or obtained it by unlawful means. 'Set your mind at rest,' the man sneered. 'I will stay with you until morning and cash the check myself. You will see it is good.' So, the doctor, the strange man, and I returned to my house, where we waited until the banks opened. It was a very uncomfortable wait. None of us spoke. The doctor and I watched this man with great curiosity. He stared into the fireplace the whole time. Finally morning arrived and we set off for the bank. I told the teller that I had every reason to believe that the check was fake. I was shocked to learn that it was real." "Tut-tut," Mr. Utterson replied. He shook his head. "I can see you feel the same as I do," Mr. Enfield said. "Yes, it is a sad story. The strange man that I met was a truly awful fellow, someone that you would never want to meet. He was frightening and evil." Mr.

签名或以非法手段取得的。 “放心吧，”那人冷笑着说。 “我将陪你到明天早上，亲自兑现支票。 你会看到它是好的。”于是，医生、那个陌生人和我回到了家里，我们在那里等着银行开门。 这是一个非常不舒服的等待。 我们谁也没有说话。医生和我怀着极大的好奇注视着这个人。 他一直盯着壁炉。 终于到了早晨，我们向银行出发了。 我告诉出纳员我完全有理由相信这张支票是假的。 当我得知这是真的时，我很震惊。” “啧啧，”厄特森先生回答。 他摇了摇头。“我看得出你和我有同样的感受，”恩菲尔德说。 “是的，这是一个悲伤的故事。我遇到的那个陌生人真是个可怕的家伙，一个你永远都不想见到的人。 他既可怕又邪恶。” 先生。