1 Mr. Jabez Wilson

THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE.

红发联盟。

Chapter 1 Mr. Jabez Wilson It was a fine October day in the year 1887. I had no appointments to see patients that morning and decided to take the opportunity to visit my old friend, the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. I arrived at his home at 221B Baker Street to find him deep in conversation with a large, elderly gentleman with fiery red hair. The man was holding in his hands a dirty, wrinkled newspaper. "I'll come again another time," I said, but before I could back out of the room, Holmes pulled me inside and closed the door. "Your timing is perfect," he said.

第一章杰贝兹·威尔逊先生这是1887年10月的一个晴朗的日子。 那天上午我没有预约看病，于是决定趁这个机会去拜访我的老朋友，著名的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯。 我来到他位于贝克街221B号的家，发现他正在和一位身材高大、头发火红的老绅士交谈。 那人手里拿着一张又脏又皱的报纸。 “我下次再来，”我说，但我还没来得及走出房间，福尔摩斯就把我拉了进去，关上了门。 “你来得正是时候，”他说。

"You look like you are busy with someone else," I said. "So I am," said Holmes. "His name is Mr. Jabez Wilson. Mr. Wilson, may I introduce Dr. Watson, who has assisted me on many of my greatest cases, and I am sure he will be most helpful in yours." The stout gentleman nodded his greeting, and I took a seat on the sofa. "Mr. Wilson," said Holmes. "From your appearance I deduce that you have done manual work at some point in your life, that you have been to China, and that you have done a great deal of writing lately."

“你看起来好像在忙别人的事，”我说。 福尔摩斯说："我就是这样。“他叫杰贝兹·威尔逊先生。 威尔逊先生，请允许我介绍威尔逊博士。 华生，他协助过我许多重大的案子，我相信他对你的案子也会很有帮助的。” 那位身材魁梧的绅士点头致意，我在沙发上坐了下来。 “威尔逊先生，”福尔摩斯说道。 “从你的外表，我推断出你在生活中的某个时候做过体力劳动，你去过中国，最近写了很多东西。”

Wilson started up from his chair in surprise. "How did you know all that?" he asked. "It's true I did manual work—I started my working life as a ship's carpenter." "That's why your right hand is bigger than your left," said Holmes. "You have worked with it and the muscles are more developed." "But how did you know I'd been to China?" "The fish tattoo above your right wrist could only have been done in that country. Nowhere else in the world can they achieve the delicate pink of those fish scales." Wilson nodded, laughing. "Well I never! And the writing?"

威尔逊吃惊地从椅子上跳了起来。 “你怎么知道这一切的？”他问。 “我确实干过体力活——我的职业生涯是从当船上的木匠开始的。” “这就是为什么你的右手比左手大，”福尔摩斯说。 “你已经锻炼过了，肌肉更加发达了。” “但你怎么知道我去过中国？”“你右手腕上的鱼纹身只可能是在那个国家做的。 世界上其他任何地方都无法达到这种鱼鳞的精致粉红色。” 威尔逊点点头，笑了。“我从来没有！”那文字呢？”

"There are smooth patches on the right cuff and left elbow of your coat where they have become worn from resting on a desk." "Impressive!" said Wilson. "I am beginning to see why you are such a famous detective!" "Now please go on with your story, Mr. Wilson," said Holmes. "You were about to show me an advertisement when my friend arrived." "Indeed," said Wilson. He adjusted his reading glasses and squinted at the tatty old newspaper he was carrying, then cleared his throat and began to read. TO THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE A job vacancy has opened up for members of the Red-Headed League. The job has a salary of ￡4 a week and will involve very little work. All redheaded men who are healthy in body and mind and above 21 years of age are invited to apply. If you are interested, please come to the League's offices at 7, Pope's Court, Fleet Street, on Monday morning at eleven o'clock and ask for Duncan Ross.

“你外套的右袖口和左肘部有光滑的补丁，这是由于放在桌子上而磨损的。” “真了不起！”威尔逊说。 “我开始明白为什么你是一个如此著名的侦探了！”“现在请继续讲你的故事吧，威尔逊先生，”福尔摩斯说道。 “你正要给我看一个广告，我的朋友来了。” “的确，”威尔逊说。他调好老花镜，眯着眼睛看了看手里拿着的破旧报纸，然后清了清嗓子，开始读了起来。 红发联盟为红发联盟的成员提供了一个职位空缺。 这份工作每周工资4英镑，工作量很少。 凡年龄在21岁以上，身体健康，红发男性均可申请。 如果你感兴趣，请于星期一上午十一点到舰队街教皇庭7号的联盟办公室来找邓肯·罗斯。

When Wilson had finished, I asked if I could see the advertisement myself just to be sure I hadn't misheard him. "What on Earth can this mean?" I gasped after reading it twice. Holmes smiled to himself. "It is rather extraordinary, isn't it? What's the name of the newspaper and the date, Watson?" "It's The Morning Chronicle of August 12, 1890—two months ago." "Very good," said Holmes. "Now, Mr. Wilson, I think we need a little background to all this. Could you start by telling us about yourself?"

威尔逊讲完后，我问他能不能让我自己看看广告，以确保我没有听错。 “这到底是什么意思？”我读了两遍后倒吸了一口气。 福尔摩斯暗自发笑。“这很不寻常，不是吗？” 报纸的名称和日期是什么，华生？”“这是1890年8月12日的《晨报》——两个月前。” “很好，”福尔摩斯说。“现在，威尔逊先生，我想我们需要了解一下这一切的背景。 你能先介绍一下你自己吗？”