Oliver Twist 雾都孤儿 - Chapter 39

On the evening following that upon which the three worthies ¹ mentioned in the last chapter, disposed of their little matter of business as therein narrated ², Mr. William Sikes, awakening ³ from a nap, drowsily ⁵ growled ⁶ forth ⁸ an inquiry ⁹ what time of night it was. The room in which Mr. Sikes propounded ¹⁰ this question, was not one of those he had tenanted, previous to the Chertsey expedition, although it was in the same quarter of the town, and was situated ¹¹ at no great distance from his former lodgings ¹²., ,It was not, in appearance, so desirable a habitation as his old quarters:, ,being a mean and badly-furnished apartment, of very limited size; lighted only by one small window in the shelving roof, and abutting ¹³ on a close and dirty lane., , ,for a great scarcity ¹⁴ of furniture, and total absence of comfort, together with the disappearance ¹⁵ of all such small moveables as spare clothes and linen ¹⁶, bespoke ¹⁷ a state of extreme poverty; while the meagre and attenuated ¹⁸ condition of Mr. Sikes himself would have fully ¹⁹ confirmed these symptoms, if they had stood in any need of corroboration ²⁰. The housebreaker was lying on the bed, wrapped in his white great-coat, by way of dressing-gown, and displaying a set of features in no degree improved by the cadaverous hue ²¹ of illness, and the addition of a soiled nightcap, and a stiff, black beard of a week's growth., ,The dog sat at the bedside:, ,The former worthies have left us a rich cultural heritage. 前贤给我们留下了丰富的文化遗产。,Some of the story was narrated in the film. 该电影叙述了这个故事的部分情节 。 来自《简明英汉词典》