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G股漏 The Thirty-Nine Steps 三十九级台阶简介理查德哈内走回他伦教的公寓，感到百无聊赖。他想，在英格兰好像什么令人激动的事情也不也许他该回非洲去。然而，那天晚上来一位叫斯卡德尔的客人给他讲了个离奇的故事一周以后，哈内卧在苏格兰荒原的石楠丛中，饥肠辘辘，筋疲力尽。一架小飞机在他头项的蓝上低空盘旋。哈内不动地躺着希望谢天谢地飞机不要发现他琢磨着口袋里斯卡德尔的黑色小笔记本。斯卡德尔在笔记本里记着“黑石” ,这个神秘的黑石是谁呢？那个“三十九级台阶”又怎么那么重要？六月十五日伦敦会出什么事？而斯卡德尔已经被害，哈内的敌人在苏格兰的山山岭岭日夜追捕他，他必须自己据清这是为什么。如果他的敌人抓住他，就会把他杀掉约翰巴肯(1875一1940)：苏格兰作家，政治家，曾任加拿大总督.他有许多著作最有名的是甲杏内系列惊险小说，其中包括《三十 L级台阶》该书写于后改编成著名导演希区科克执导的电影。 1 The man who died 1 The man who died three bad,thepeople were dull,and the amusements ofLondon seemed as exciting as a glass of cold water.'Richard Hannay,'Itold myself,'you have made a mistake,andyou had better do something about it." It made me angry when I thought of the years I had spent inAfrica.I had spent those ohbe hoeicy me to Br and endin g the est of ny life the vas And so here thir evenyears healthy,withenough money to have a good time,andbored to death That eve ng I wer out to dinner and sat reading then spapers afterv ope rolides, the Greek Prime Minister.He seem ed to be an h est man butsome people in Europe hated him.However,manypeople in Britain liked him,and onenewspaper said that he was the only man who could prevent a war starting.Iremember wondering if 第1页共69页 htp:/www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网

The Thirty-Nine Steps 三十九级台阶简介理查德·哈内走回他伦敦的公寓，感到百无聊赖。他想，在英格兰好像什么令人激动的事情也不曾发生过。也许他该回非洲去。然而，那天晚上来了一位叫斯卡德尔的客人，给他讲了一个离奇的故事。一周以后，哈内卧在苏格兰荒原的石楠丛中，饥肠辘辘，筋疲力尽。一架小飞机在他头顶的蓝天上低空盘旋。哈内一动不动地躺着，希望谢天谢地飞机不要发现他，同时琢磨着口袋里斯卡德尔的黑色小笔记本。斯卡德尔在笔记本里记着“黑石”，这个神秘的黑石是谁呢？那个“三十九级台阶”又怎么那么重要？六月十五日伦敦会出什么事？而斯卡德尔已经被害，哈内的敌人在苏格兰的山山岭岭日夜追捕他，他必须自己搞清这是为什么。如果他的敌人抓住他，就会把他杀掉. 约翰·巴肯（1875—1940）：苏格兰作家，政治家，曾任加拿大总督。他有许多著作最有名的是理查德·哈内系列惊险小说，其中包括《三十九级台阶》，该书写于一九一五年，后改编成著名导演希区科克执导的电影。 1 The man who died 1 The man who died I returned to my flat at about three o'clock on that Mayafternoon very unhappy with life. I has been back in Britain for three monthsand I was already bored. The weather was bad，thepeople were dull，and the amusements ofLondon seemed as exciting as a glass of cold water.'Richard Hannay，'Itold myself，'you have made a mistake，andyou had better do something about it.' It made me angry when I thought of the years I had spent inAfrica. I had spent those years working very hard and making money. Not a lotof money，but enough for me. I had leftScotland when I was six years old，and Ihad never been home since. For years I had dreamt of coming home to Britainand spending the rest of my life there，butI was disappointed with the place after the first week. And so here I was，thirty-sevenyears old，healthy，withenough money to have a good time，andbored to death. That evening I went out to dinner and sat reading thenewspapers afterwards. They were full of the troubles in south-east Europe，andthere was a long report about Karolides，theGreek Prime Minister. He seemed to be an honest man，butsome people in Europe hated him. However，manypeople in Britain liked him，and onenewspaper said that he was the only man who could prevent a war starting. Iremember wondering if 第 1 页共 69 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网

I could get a job in south-east Europe；itmight be a lot less boring than life in London. As I walked home that night，Idecided to give Britain one more day. If nothing interesting happened，Iwould take the next boat back to Africa. My flat was in a big new building in Langham Place. Therewas a doorman at the entrance to the building，buteach flat was separate，with its ownfront door. I was just putting the key into my door when a man appeared nextto me. He was thin，with a short brownbeard and small，very bright eyes. Irecognized him as the man who lived in a flat on the top floor of thebuilding. We had spoken once or twice on the stairs. 'Can I speak to you？'heasked. 'May I come in for a minute？'Hisvoice was shaking a little. I opened the door and we went in. 'Is the door locked？'heasked，and quickly locked it himself. 'I'm very sorry，'hesaid to me. 'It's very rude of me. But I'm in a dangerous corner and youlooked like the kind of man who would understand. If I explain，willyou help me？' 'I'll listen to you，'Isaid. 'That's all I promise. 'I was getting worried by this strange man'sbehaviour. There was a table with drinks on it next to him，andhe took a large whisky for himself. He drank it quickly，andthen put the glass down so violently that it broke. 'I'm sorry，'he said.'I'm a little nervous tonight. You see，atthis moment I'm dead. ' I sat down in an armchair and lit my pipe. 'How does it feel？'Iasked. I was now almost sure that the man was mad. He smiled. 'I'm not mad-yet. Listen，I'vebeen watching you，and I guess thatyou're not easily frightened. I'm going to tell you my story. I need help verybadly，and I want to know if you're theright man to ask. ' 'Tell me your story，'Isaid，'and I'll tell you if I can helpyou. ' It was an extraordinary story. I didn't understand all ofit，and I had to ask a lot of questions，buthere it is： His name was Franklin P. Scudder and he was an American，buthe had been in south-east Europe for several years. By accident，hehad discovered a group of people who were working secretly to push Europetowards a war. These people were clever，anddangerous. Some of them wanted to change the world through war； otherssimply wanted to make a lot of money，andthere is always money to be made 第 2 页共 69 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网

G股8漏 from a war.Their plan was to get Russia andGermany at war with each other. 'I want to stop them, 'Scuddertold me 'and if I can stay alive foranother month, think I can. 'I thought you were already dead,'Isaid. 'I'll tell you about that in a minute,'heanswered.'But first,do you know whoConstantine Karolides is? "The Greek Prime Minister.I've just been reading about himin today's newspapers. 'Right.He's the only man who can stop the war.He'sintelligent,he's honest,andhe knows what's going on-and so his enemies plan to kill him.I ha ow.That was very dangerous for me,sol had to They can'tki because he has toomany guards.Buton the istof une he's comngtoLondon fora big meeting,andhis enemies plan to kill him here. 'You can warn him,'Isaid.'He'll stay at home. "That's what his enemies want.If he doesn't come,they'llwin,because he's the only man whounderstands the whole problem and who can stop the war happening. Why don't you go to the British police?'Isaid. no g en butthey wouldn't stop the derer will be and put the blame on the governments in Vienna and Berlin.It willall be lies,of course,buteverybody will be ready to believe it.But none of this will happen iffranklin P.Scudder is here in London on the 15th of June. I was beginning to like this strange little man.I gave himanother whisky and asked him why he thought that he was now in danger himself e mouthful of whi ne to London by astrange route-through Paris Hamburg,Norway,andscotland.I changed my name in every country,andwhen I got to London,I thought I wassafe.But yesterday I realized that they're still following me.There's a manwatching this building and last night somebody put a card under my door.On itwas the name of the man I fear most in the world. 'So I decided I had to die.Then they would stop lookingfor me.I got a dead body-it's easy to get one in London,ifyou know how-and I had the body brought to my flat in a large suitcase.Thebody was the right age,but the face wasdifferent from mine.I dressed it in my clothes and shot it in the fa y own gun.My servant will find me when he arrives in the e'llcal the police. whisky bote room.Thepolice will think I drank too much and then killed myself.He paused.Iwatchec from the window until I saw you come home,andthen came down the stairs to meet 第3页共69页 htp:/www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网

from a war. Their plan was to get Russia andGermany at war with each other. 'I want to stop them，'Scuddertold me，'and if I can stay alive foranother month，I think I can. ' 'I thought you were already dead，'Isaid. 'I'll tell you about that in a minute，'heanswered. 'But first，do you know whoConstantine Karolides is？' 'The Greek Prime Minister. I've just been reading about himin today's newspapers. ' 'Right. He's the only man who can stop the war. He'sintelligent，he's honest，andhe knows what's going on-and so his enemies plan to kill him. I havediscovered how. That was very dangerous for me，soI had to disappear. They can't kill Karolides in Greece because he has toomany guards. But on the 15th of June he's coming to London for a big meeting，andhis enemies plan to kill him here. ' 'You can warn him，'Isaid. 'He'll stay at home. ' 'That's what his enemies want. If he doesn't come，they'llwin，because he's the only man whounderstands the whole problem and who can stop the war happening. ' 'Why don't you go to the British police？'Isaid. 'No good. They could bring in five hundred policemen，butthey wouldn't stop the murder. The murderer will be caught，andhe'll talk and put the blame on the governments in Vienna and Berlin. It willall be lies，of course，buteverybody will be ready to believe it. But none of this will happen ifFranklin P. Scudder is here in London on the 15th of June. ' I was beginning to like this strange little man. I gave himanother whisky and asked him why he thought that he was now in danger himself. He took a large mouthful of whisky. 'I came to London by astrange route-through Paris，Hamburg，Norway，andScotland. I changed my name in every country，andwhen I got to London，I thought I wassafe. But yesterday I realized that they're still following me. There's a manwatching this building and last night somebody put a card under my door. On itwas the name of the man I fear most in the world. 'So I decided I had to die. Then they would stop lookingfor me. I got a dead body-it's easy to get one in London，ifyou know how-and I had the body brought to my flat in a large suitcase. Thebody was the right age，but the face wasdifferent from mine. I dressed it in my clothes and shot it in the face withmy own gun. My servant will find me when he arrives in the morning and he'llcall the police. I've left a lot of empty whisky bottles in my room. Thepolice will think I drank too much and then killed myself. 'He paused. 'Iwatched from the window until I saw you come home，andthen came down the stairs to meet 第 3 页共 69 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网

you. ' It was the strangest of stories. However，inmy experience，the most extraordinarystories are often the true ones. And if the man just wanted to get into myflat and murder me，why didn't he tell asimpler story？ 'Right，'I said. 'I'lltrust you for tonight. I'll lock you in this room and keep the key. Just oneword，Mr Scudder. I believe you're honest，butif you're not，I should warn you that Iknow how to use a gun. ' 'Certainly，'heanswered，jumping up. 'I'm afraid I don'tknow your name，sir，butI would like to thank you. And could I use your bathroom？' When I next saw him，halfan hour later，I didn't recognize him atfirst. Only the bright eyes were the same. His beard was gone，andhis hair was completely different. He walked like a soldier，andhe was wearing glasses. And he no longer spoke like an American. 'Mr Scudder—'I cried. 'Not Mr Scudder，'heanswered. 'Captain Theophilus Digby of the British Army. Please remember that.' I made him a bed in my study，andthen went to bed myself，happier than Ihad been for the past month. Interesting things did happen sometimes，evenin London. * * * The next morning when my servant Paddock arrived，Iintroduced him to Captain Digby. I explained that the Captain was an importantman in the army，but he had been workingtoo hard and needed rest and quiet. Then I went out，leavingthem both in the flat. When I returned at about lunchtime，thedoorman told me that the gentleman in flat 15 had killed himself. I went up tothe top floor，had a few words with thepolice，and was able to report to Scudderthat his plan had been successful. The police believed that the dead man wasScudder，and that he had killed himself.Scudder was very pleased. For the first two days in my flat，hewas very calm，and spent all his timereading and smoking，and writing in alittle black notebook. But after that he became more restless and nervous. Itwas not his own danger that he worried about，butthe success of his plan to prevent the murder of Karolides. One night he wasvery serious. 'Listen，Hannay，'hesaid. 'I think I must tell you some more about this business. I would hate toget killed without leaving someone else to carry on with my plan. ' I didn't listen very carefully. I was interested inScudder's adventures，but I wasn't veryinterested in politics. I remember that he said Karolides was only in dangerin London. He also mentioned a woman called Julia Czechenyi. He talked about aBlack Stone 第 4 页共 69 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网

G股8漏 and a man who lisped when he spoke.And he described another man,perhapsthe most dangerous of them all-an old man with a young voice who could hoodhis eyes like a hawk The next evening I had to go out.I was meeting a man I hadknown in Africa for dinner.When I returned to the flat,Iwas surprised to see that the light in the study was out.I wondered ifScudder had gone to bed early.I turned on the light,butthere was nobody there.Then I saw something in the corner that made my bloodturn cold. Scudder was lying on his back.There was a long knifethrough his heart,pinning him to thefloor. 1死人五月的那个下午三点来钟我回到寓所，过得很不开心。回到英国三个月，我己经厌烦了。伦敦的气候糟糕，人也没劲，各种娱乐好像没味的白水一杯。我暗暗对自己说： “理查德哈内，这回你错了，最好想办法改过吧。想到在非洲的岁月我就有气。我呆了那么多年，拼命干活挣钱。现在钱虽然不多，但足够我用的。自从六岁我离开苏格兰就再也没回过家。那么多年我一直梦想回英国老家来度我的余生，然而才回来一周，就对这个地方大失所望。眼前的情况是，本人三十七岁，身体健康，有足够的钱享受，但无聊得要死。那天晚上我出去吃饭，然后坐在那儿读报纸。报纸上报道的都是关于东南欧的动乱其中有一篇关于希腊首相卡罗里德斯的长篇报道。这个人看来是个实在人，可是欧洲些人却讨厌他。可是也有些英国人喜欢他，有一家报纸说只有他能防止战争爆发。我记得我当时琢磨能否在东南欧找个工作那里大概绝不会像伦敦的生活这样无聊当晚回家的时候我下定决心在英国再呆一天便走人。如果没有什么叫人感兴趣的事我就乘下一班船回非洲去。我的寓所在兰厄姆一幢新大楼里。大楼的入口处有个看门人，但每个寓所各自独立都有个前门。我刚刚把钥匙插进锁孔，突然见旁边有个人。他身材瘦削，留者褐色的短胡眼睛不大却很有光彩。我认出他就住在这幢大楼的顶楼。在楼梯上我们说过一两次话 “可以和您说句话吗？”他问道。“我可以进去呆一会儿吗？”他的声音有点儿发我打开门，我们进了屋。 “门锁上了吗？”他问我，随后自己赶快把门锁上。 “很抱歉，”他对我说， “我这样做很失礼，我现在身处险境，您看着是个明白人。如果我讲出来您能帮我吗？” “我会听您说的，”我答道，“目前就能答应这么多。”这个陌生人的举止让我不安。在他身旁的桌子上放着饮料，他给自己倒了一大杯威士忌。他一饮而尽，然后把材第5页共69页 htp:/小wnw.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网

and a man who lisped when he spoke. And he described another man，perhapsthe most dangerous of them all-an old man with a young voice who could hoodhis eyes like a hawk. The next evening I had to go out. I was meeting a man I hadknown in Africa for dinner. When I returned to the flat，Iwas surprised to see that the light in the study was out. I wondered ifScudder had gone to bed early. I turned on the light，butthere was nobody there. Then I saw something in the corner that made my bloodturn cold. Scudder was lying on his back. There was a long knifethrough his heart，pinning him to thefloor. 1 死人五月的那个下午三点来钟我回到寓所，过得很不开心。回到英国三个月，我已经厌烦了。伦敦的气候糟糕，人也没劲，各种娱乐好像没味的白水一杯。我暗暗对自己说： “理查德·哈内，这回你错了，最好想办法改过吧。” 想到在非洲的岁月我就有气。我呆了那么多年，拼命干活挣钱。现在钱虽然不多，但足够我用的。自从六岁我离开苏格兰就再也没回过家。那么多年我一直梦想回英国老家来度我的余生，然而才回来一周，就对这个地方大失所望。眼前的情况是，本人三十七岁，身体健康，有足够的钱享受，但无聊得要死。那天晚上我出去吃饭，然后坐在那儿读报纸。报纸上报道的都是关于东南欧的动乱，其中有一篇关于希腊首相卡罗里德斯的长篇报道。这个人看来是个实在人，可是欧洲一些人却讨厌他。可是也有些英国人喜欢他，有一家报纸说只有他能防止战争爆发。我记得我当时琢磨能否在东南欧找个工作；那里大概绝不会像伦敦的生活这样无聊。当晚回家的时候我下定决心在英国再呆一天便走人。如果没有什么叫人感兴趣的事，我就乘下一班船回非洲去。我的寓所在兰厄姆一幢新大楼里。大楼的入口处有个看门人，但每个寓所各自独立，都有个前门。我刚刚把钥匙插进锁孔，突然见旁边有个人。他身材瘦削，留着褐色的短胡子，眼睛不大却很有光彩。我认出他就住在这幢大楼的顶楼。在楼梯上我们说过一两次话 “可以和您说句话吗？”他问道。“我可以进去呆一会儿吗？”他的声音有点儿发颤。我打开门，我们进了屋。 “门锁上了吗？”他问我，随后自己赶快把门锁上。 “很抱歉，”他对我说，“我这样做很失礼，我现在身处险境，您看着是个明白人。如果我讲出来您能帮我吗？” “我会听您说的，”我答道，“目前就能答应这么多。”这个陌生人的举止让我不安。在他身旁的桌子上放着饮料，他给自己倒了一大杯威士忌。他一饮而尽，然后把杯第 5 页共 69 页 http://www.en8848.com.cn/ 原版英语阅读网