The Hound of the Baskervilles · chapter 19 of 25
The Man on the Hill
山上的人
Watson climbs alone to the old stone huts to find the hidden man, and what he discovers inside turns the hunt around.
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- Narrator 太阳快下山的时候，华生一个人走上了那座山。
Tàiyáng kuài xià shān de shíhou, Huáshēng yí gè rén zǒu shàng le nà zuò shān.
As the sun was going down, Watson climbed the hill alone.
- Dr. Watson 那个男孩就是在这儿不见的。从这儿，能看见庄园的两座塔。
Nàge nánhái jiù shì zài zhèr bú jiàn de. Cóng zhèr, néng kànjiàn zhuāngyuán de liǎng zuò tǎ.
This is where the boy vanished. From here I can see the two towers of the Hall.
- Dr. Watson 山上的人，你是谁？今天，我一定要找到你。
Shān shang de rén, nǐ shì shéi? Jīntiān, wǒ yídìng yào zhǎo dào nǐ.
Man on the hill, who are you? Today I'm going to find you.
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- Dr. Watson 那天晚上，月亮下面那个又高又瘦的人……是不是就是你？
Nà tiān wǎnshang, yuèliang xiàmiàn nàge yòu gāo yòu shòu de rén… shì bu shì jiù shì nǐ?
That night, the tall, thin man under the moon... was that you?
- Dr. Watson 这么多石头房子，都很旧了。只有那一个，门口有一条小路。
Zhème duō shítou fángzi, dōu hěn jiù le. Zhǐyǒu nà yí gè, ménkǒu yǒu yì tiáo xiǎolù.
So many stone huts, all of them old. Only that one has a little path up to its door.
- Dr. Watson 有人天天从这儿走……他就住在里面！
Yǒu rén tiāntiān cóng zhèr zǒu… tā jiù zhù zài lǐmiàn!
Someone walks this way every day... he lives in there!
- Narrator 华生拿着枪，慢慢走到门口。里面一个人也没有。
Huáshēng názhe qiāng, mànmàn zǒu dào ménkǒu. Lǐmiàn yí gè rén yě méiyǒu.
Gun in hand, Watson crept to the doorway. There was no one inside.
- Dr. Watson 地上有睡觉的地方，还有面包、水和很多吃的。
Dìshang yǒu shuìjiào de dìfang, hái yǒu miànbāo, shuǐ hé hěn duō chī de.
There's a place to sleep on the floor, and bread, water and lots of food.
- Dr. Watson 这么冷的地方，他晚上就睡在这儿？这个人，一定有很重要的事。
Zhème lěng de dìfang, tā wǎnshang jiù shuì zài zhèr? Zhège rén, yídìng yǒu hěn zhòngyào de shì.
He sleeps here at night, in a place this cold? This man must have very important business.
- Dr. Watson 他躲在这儿，吃那个男孩送来的东西。可是，他为什么要躲？
Tā duǒ zài zhèr, chī nàge nánhái sòng lái de dōngxi. Kěshì, tā wèishénme yào duǒ?
He hides up here and eats what the boy brings him. But why is he hiding?
- Dr. Watson 石头下面有一张纸，上面写着字！
Shítou xiàmiàn yǒu yì zhāng zhǐ, shàngmiàn xiězhe zì!
There's a piece of paper under a stone, with writing on it!
- Dr. Watson “华生医生去库姆特雷西了。”
“Huáshēng yīshēng qù Kùmǔ Tèléixī le.”
'Dr. Watson has gone to Coombe Tracey.'
- Dr. Watson 是我……写的是我！他一直看着的人不是亨利爵士，是我！
Shì wǒ… xiě de shì wǒ! Tā yìzhí kànzhe de rén bú shì Hēnglì Juéshì, shì wǒ!
Me... it's about me! It isn't Sir Henry he's been watching. It's me!
- Dr. Watson 这张纸，是那个男孩留给他的。我去哪儿，男孩就跟到哪儿！
Zhè zhāng zhǐ, shì nàge nánhái liú gěi tā de. Wǒ qù nǎr, nánhái jiù gēn dào nǎr!
The boy must have left this note for him. Wherever I go, the boy follows!
- Dr. Watson 他是谁？是伦敦马车里那个黑胡子的人吗？
Tā shì shéi? Shì Lúndūn mǎchē li nàge hēi húzi de rén ma?
Who is he? The man with the black beard in the London cab?
- Dr. Watson 他是好人，还是坏人？今天晚上，我一定要知道。
Tā shì hǎorén, háishi huàirén? Jīntiān wǎnshang, wǒ yídìng yào zhīdào.
Is he a friend or an enemy? Tonight I'm going to find out.
- Dr. Watson 如果他是坏人……没关系，我有枪。
Rúguǒ tā shì huàirén… méi guānxi, wǒ yǒu qiāng.
And if he's an enemy... no matter. I have my gun.
- Narrator 太阳下山了。荒原上，天一点一点黑了。
Tàiyáng xià shān le. Huāngyuán shang, tiān yìdiǎn yìdiǎn hēi le.
The sun went down. Over the moor, the sky grew darker and darker.
- Dr. Watson 我坐到最黑的角落里，拿好枪，就在这儿等他。
Wǒ zuò dào zuì hēi de jiǎoluò li, ná hǎo qiāng, jiù zài zhèr děng tā.
I'll sit in the darkest corner with my gun ready and wait for him right here.
- Dr. Watson 我有火柴，可是不能点，他会看见光。
Wǒ yǒu huǒchái, kěshì bù néng diǎn, tā huì kànjiàn guāng.
I have matches, but I can't strike one. He'd see the light.
- Dr. Watson 亨利爵士这时候一定在庄园里喝茶。我呢？我在石头房子里，等一个不认识的人！
Hēnglì Juéshì zhè shíhou yídìng zài zhuāngyuán li hē chá. Wǒ ne? Wǒ zài shítou fángzi li, děng yí gè bú rènshi de rén!
Sir Henry's surely having tea at the Hall right now. And me? I'm in a stone hut, waiting for a stranger!
- Dr. Watson 我的心跳得很快。华生，别怕……你以前什么没见过？
Wǒ de xīn tiào de hěn kuài. Huáshēng, bié pà… nǐ yǐqián shénme méi jiànguo?
My heart is pounding. Watson, don't be afraid... what haven't you seen before?
- Dr. Watson 我想起了那天晚上，荒原上那个长长的叫声……
Wǒ xiǎng qǐ le nà tiān wǎnshang, huāngyuán shang nàge chángcháng de jiàoshēng…
I remember that night, and that long cry across the moor...
- Dr. Watson 外面的风停了，一点声音也没有。
Wàimiàn de fēng tíng le, yìdiǎn shēngyīn yě méiyǒu.
The wind outside has dropped. There isn't a sound.
- Dr. Watson 有人来了……
Yǒu rén lái le…
Someone's coming...
- Dr. Watson 脚步声越来越近了。他走得很慢，很小心。
Jiǎobù shēng yuè lái yuè jìn le. Tā zǒu de hěn màn, hěn xiǎoxīn.
The footsteps are coming closer. He's walking slowly, carefully.
- Dr. Watson 脚步声停了……他知道里面有人吗？
Jiǎobù shēng tíng le… tā zhīdào lǐmiàn yǒu rén ma?
The footsteps have stopped... does he know someone's inside?
- Narrator 门口忽然黑了。一个高高的人，站在了外面。
Ménkǒu hūrán hēi le. Yí gè gāogāo de rén, zhàn zài le wàimiàn.
Suddenly the doorway went dark. A tall figure stood just outside.
- Sherlock Holmes 今天晚上真美啊，亲爱的华生。我看你还是出来吧，外面比里面舒服多了。
Jīntiān wǎnshang zhēn měi a, qīn'ài de Huáshēng. Wǒ kàn nǐ háishi chūlái ba, wàimiàn bǐ lǐmiàn shūfu duō le.
It's a lovely evening, my dear Watson. I do think you'd better come out: it's far more comfortable out here than in there.
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What changed in the story?
- How can Watson tell that someone lives in the stone hut?
“还有面包、水和很多吃的”
- What is written on the paper under the stone?
“华生医生去库姆特雷西了”
- What does the note tell Watson?
“他一直看着的人不是亨利爵士，是我”
- Who does Watson wonder the hidden man might be?
“是伦敦马车里那个黑胡子的人吗”
- Why doesn't Watson strike a match while he waits?
“我有火柴，可是不能点，他会看见光”