The Hound of the Baskervilles · chapter 13 of 25
Go Back to London!
回伦敦去！
Stapleton laughs off the terrible sound and dashes after a butterfly. Then a beautiful stranger hurries up to Watson with an urgent, whispered warning.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 那个可怕的声音停了。沼泽边上，两个人都没有说话。
Nàge kěpà de shēngyīn tíng le. Zhǎozé biān shang, liǎng gè rén dōu méiyǒu shuōhuà.
The terrible sound died away. At the edge of the mire, neither man said a word.
- Dr. Watson 斯台普顿先生，你相信那个猎犬的故事吗？
Sītáipǔdùn xiānsheng, nǐ xiāngxìn nàge lièquǎn de gùshi ma?
Mr. Stapleton, do you believe that story about the hound?
- Stapleton 哈哈，我是相信科学的人！也许是沼泽下面的水在动，也许是一种很少见的鸟。
Hāhā, wǒ shì xiāngxìn kēxué de rén! Yěxǔ shì zhǎozé xiàmiàn de shuǐ zài dòng, yěxǔ shì yì zhǒng hěn shǎojiàn de niǎo.
Ha ha, I'm a man of science! Maybe it's the water moving under the mire. Or maybe it's a very rare bird.
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- Dr. Watson 我听着，那可不像鸟叫。
Wǒ tīngzhe, nà kě bú xiàng niǎo jiào.
To my ears, that didn't sound like any bird.
- Stapleton 你看山上那些石头房子，几千年前就有人住了。
Nǐ kàn shān shang nàxiē shítou fángzi, jǐ qiān nián qián jiù yǒu rén zhù le.
Look at those stone huts up on the hill. People lived in them thousands of years ago.
- Stapleton 快看，一只蝴蝶，很少见的那种！华生医生，等我一下！
Kuài kàn, yì zhī húdié, hěn shǎojiàn de nà zhǒng! Huáshēng yīshēng, děng wǒ yíxià!
Look, a butterfly, a very rare kind! Dr. Watson, wait for me!
- Narrator 斯台普顿拿着网，在沼泽边上跳来跳去，越跑越远。
Sītáipǔdùn názhe wǎng, zài zhǎozé biān shang tiào lái tiào qù, yuè pǎo yuè yuǎn.
Net in hand, Stapleton leapt here and there along the mire, farther and farther away.
- Dr. Watson 跑得像个孩子……为了一只蝴蝶，他一点也不怕沼泽。
Pǎo de xiàng gè háizi… wèile yì zhī húdié, tā yìdiǎn yě bú pà zhǎozé.
He runs like a schoolboy... for one butterfly, he isn't the least bit afraid of the mire.
- Dr. Watson 一位小姐跑过来了。又高又美，头发和眼睛都是黑的。
Yí wèi xiǎojie pǎo guòlái le. Yòu gāo yòu měi, tóufa hé yǎnjing dōu shì hēi de.
A young lady is hurrying toward me. Tall and beautiful, with dark hair and dark eyes.
- Beryl 快回去，马上回伦敦去！
Kuài huíqù, mǎshàng huí Lúndūn qù!
Go back! Go straight back to London!
- Dr. Watson 什么？我为什么要回伦敦？
Shénme? Wǒ wèishénme yào huí Lúndūn?
What? Why should I go back to London?
- Beryl 我不能说，可是你一定要走。晚上千万不要去荒原！
Wǒ bù néng shuō, kěshì nǐ yídìng yào zǒu. Wǎnshang qiānwàn bú yào qù huāngyuán!
I can't tell you, but you must leave. Never, ever go on the moor at night!
- Beryl 我哥哥回来了！我说的话，一个字也别告诉他！
Wǒ gēge huílái le! Wǒ shuō de huà, yí gè zì yě bié gàosu tā!
My brother's coming back! Don't tell him a single word of what I said!
- Stapleton 贝丽尔，你怎么在这儿？
Bèilì'ěr, nǐ zěnme zài zhèr?
Beryl, what are you doing here?
- Beryl 我在跟亨利爵士说话。我说，现在来看花，有点晚了。
Wǒ zài gēn Hēnglì Juéshì shuōhuà. Wǒ shuō, xiànzài lái kàn huā, yǒudiǎn wǎn le.
I was talking with Sir Henry. I told him it's a little late in the year to see the flowers.
- Stapleton 亨利爵士？不，不，这位是华生医生，亨利爵士的朋友。
Hēnglì Juéshì? Bù, bù, zhè wèi shì Huáshēng yīshēng, Hēnglì Juéshì de péngyou.
Sir Henry? No, no. This is Dr. Watson, Sir Henry's friend.
- Beryl 对不起，华生医生，我看错人了。
Duìbuqǐ, Huáshēng yīshēng, wǒ kàn cuò rén le.
I'm sorry, Dr. Watson. I took you for someone else.
- Dr. Watson 他的妹妹？哥哥个子小，头发是黄的，妹妹个子高，头发是黑的，一点也不像！
Tā de mèimei? Gēge gèzi xiǎo, tóufa shì huáng de, mèimei gèzi gāo, tóufa shì hēi de, yìdiǎn yě bú xiàng!
His sister? He's small with fair hair, she's tall with dark hair. They look nothing alike!
- Stapleton 我们来这儿两年了。以前，我在北方开过一个学校。
Wǒmen lái zhèr liǎng nián le. Yǐqián, wǒ zài běifāng kāiguo yí gè xuéxiào.
We've been here two years. Before that, I ran a school in the north.
- Dr. Watson 那后来呢，学校为什么不开了？
Nà hòulái ne, xuéxiào wèishénme bù kāi le?
And what happened? Why did the school close?
- Stapleton 很多孩子生病了，学校就关门了。不说这个了！现在我有荒原，有蝴蝶，多好！
Hěn duō háizi shēngbìng le, xuéxiào jiù guānmén le. Bù shuō zhège le! Xiànzài wǒ yǒu huāngyuán, yǒu húdié, duō hǎo!
A lot of the boys fell ill, and the school had to close. But enough of that! Now I have the moor and my butterflies, and life is good!
- Narrator 华生一个人往庄园走。前面已经能看见那两座塔了。
Huáshēng yí gè rén wǎng zhuāngyuán zǒu. Qiánmiàn yǐjīng néng kànjiàn nà liǎng zuò tǎ le.
Watson walked back toward the Hall alone. Ahead, he could already see its two towers.
- Dr. Watson 斯台普顿小姐，你在这儿等我？你一定是跑过来的吧？
Sītáipǔdùn xiǎojie, nǐ zài zhèr děng wǒ? Nǐ yídìng shì pǎo guòlái de ba?
Miss Stapleton, you've been waiting for me here? You must have run all the way.
- Beryl 刚才我以为你是亨利爵士。请忘了我说的话吧。
Gāngcái wǒ yǐwéi nǐ shì Hēnglì Juéshì. Qǐng wàng le wǒ shuō de huà ba.
Back there, I thought you were Sir Henry. Please forget what I said.
- Dr. Watson 我忘不了。你到底在怕什么，为什么要亨利爵士走？
Wǒ wàng bu liǎo. Nǐ dàodǐ zài pà shénme, wèishénme yào Hēnglì Juéshì zǒu?
I can't forget it. What are you so afraid of? Why do you want Sir Henry to leave?
- Beryl 这是我的秘密，我不能说。我哥哥说，庄园里有人住，对大家都好。他要是知道了，会很生气。
Zhè shì wǒ de mìmì, wǒ bù néng shuō. Wǒ gēge shuō, zhuāngyuán li yǒu rén zhù, duì dàjiā dōu hǎo. Tā yàoshi zhīdào le, huì hěn shēngqì.
That's my secret, and I can't tell you. My brother says it's good for everyone to have the Hall lived in. If he found out, he'd be very angry.
- Dr. Watson 我不会告诉他。可是你得告诉我，亨利爵士有危险吗？
Wǒ bú huì gàosu tā. Kěshì nǐ děi gàosu wǒ, Hēnglì Juéshì yǒu wēixiǎn ma?
I won't tell him. But you must tell me: is Sir Henry in danger?
- Beryl 带亨利爵士走吧。这个地方，已经害死他们家太多人了。
Dài Hēnglì Juéshì zǒu ba. Zhège dìfang, yǐjīng hàisǐ tāmen jiā tài duō rén le.
Take Sir Henry away. This place has already killed too many of his family.
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What changed in the story?
- How does Stapleton explain the terrible sound?
“也许是沼泽下面的水在动，也许是一种很少见的鸟”
- What does the young woman urgently tell Watson?
“快回去，马上回伦敦去”
- What did Stapleton do before he came to Devon?
“以前，我在北方开过一个学校”
- Why did Miss Stapleton give Watson her warning?
“刚才我以为你是亨利爵士”
- What does Miss Stapleton ask Watson to do at the end?
“带亨利爵士走吧”