福爾摩斯探案集·工程師大拇指案 第23期:被砍掉的大拇指(9)

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I took the lamp from him, and I examined the machine very thoroughly.

我從他手里拿過燈，非常徹底地檢查那機(jī)器。

It was indeed a gigantic one, and capable of exercising enormous pressure.

這確實(shí)是一臺(tái)龐大的機(jī)器，能夠產(chǎn)生巨大的壓力。

When I passed outside, however, and pressed down the levers which controlled it,

然而，當(dāng)我走到外面，壓下操縱桿時(shí)，就聽到有颼颼聲，

I knew at once by the whishing sound that there was a slight leakage,

我馬上明白這是機(jī)器里有細(xì)微的裂隙，

which allowed a regurgitation of water through one of the side cylinders.

裂隙使得水能經(jīng)由一個(gè)側(cè)活塞回流。

An examination showed that one of the india-rubber bands which was round the head of a driving-rod had shrunk

經(jīng)過檢查表明傳動(dòng)桿頭上的一個(gè)橡皮墊圈已經(jīng)皺縮了，

so as not quite to fill the socket along which it worked.

因而不能塞住在其中來回移動(dòng)的桿套。

This was clearly the cause of the loss of power, and I pointed it out to my companions,

這很明顯是浪費(fèi)壓力的原因，我向我的伙伴指出了這一點(diǎn)，

who followed my remarks very carefully and asked several practical questions as to how they should proceed to set it right.

他非常仔細(xì)地聽著我的話，并問了幾個(gè)關(guān)于應(yīng)該怎么修理好這臺(tái)機(jī)器的實(shí)際問題。

When I had made it clear to them, I returned to the main chamber of the machine

對他們交代清楚以后，我回到機(jī)器的主室內(nèi)，

and took a good look at it to satisfy my own curiosity.

為了滿足我的好奇心，我仔細(xì)地打量著這個(gè)小房間。

It was obvious at a glance that the story of the fuller's-earth was the merest fabrication,

只要看一眼就會(huì)明白，關(guān)于漂白土的故事，完全是胡扯，

for it would be absurd to suppose that so powerful an engine could be designed for so inadequate a purpose.

因?yàn)槿绻J(rèn)為這個(gè)功效如此之大的機(jī)器竟然是為這么不恰當(dāng)?shù)哪康亩O(shè)計(jì)的，那才真是荒唐可笑呢。