The Stock-broker's Clerk
证券经纪人的书记员

Shortly after my marriage I had bought a connection in the Paddington district.
我婚后不久，在帕丁顿区买了一个诊所。
Old Mr. Farquhar, from whom I purchased it, had at one time an excellent general practice;
我是从老法夸尔先生手中买下的，有一个时期老法夸尔先生的诊疗业务非常兴旺，
but his age, and an affliction of the nature of St. Vitus's dance from which he suffered, had very much thinned it.
可是由于他的年纪大了，又加上遭受一种舞蹈病的折磨，他的门庭也就逐渐冷落下来。
The public not unnaturally goes on the principle that he who would heal others must himself be whole,
因为，人们很自然地遵循一条准则，那就是：医生必须首先自身健康，才能治好别人；
and looks askance at the curative powers of the man whose own case is beyond the reach of his drugs.
如果连自己也不能药到病除，那人们对他的医术自然要冷眼相视了。
Thus as my predecessor weakened his practice declined, until when I purchased it from him it had sunk from twelve hundred to little more than three hundred a year.
所以，我的这位老前辈身体越衰弱，他的收入就越微薄，到我买下这个诊所时，他的收入已经由每年一千二百镑降到三百多镑了。
I had confidence, however, in my own youth and energy and was convinced that in a very few years the concern would be as flourishing as ever.
然而，我偏以自己年岁正轻、精力旺盛而自信，认为不要几年，这个诊所一定会恢复旧日的兴旺。
For three months after taking over the practice I was kept very closely at work and saw little of my friend Sherlock Holmes,
开业后三个月，我一直忙于医务，很少见到我的朋友歇洛克·福尔摩斯，
for I was too busy to visit Baker Street, and he seldom went anywhere himself save upon professional business.
因为我非常忙，无暇到贝克街去，而福尔摩斯自己，除了侦探业务需要，也很少到别处走走。

I was surprised, therefore, when, one morning in June, as I sat reading the British Medical Journal after breakfast,
六月里的一天清晨，早餐后，我正坐下来阅读《英国医务杂志》，
I heard a ring at the bell, followed by the high, somewhat strident tones of my old companion's voice.
忽听一阵铃声，随后就传来我那老伙伴高亢而有点刺耳的话语声，这真令我十分惊奇。
"Ah, my dear Watson," said he, striding into the room, "I am very delighted to see you!
"啊，我亲爱的华生，"福尔摩斯大踏步走进房内说道，"非常高兴见到你！
I trust that Mrs. Watson has entirely recovered from all the little excitements connected with our adventure of the Sign of Four."
我相信，《四签名》案件尊夫人受了惊，现在想必完全恢复健康了。"
"Thank you, we are both very well," said I, shaking him warmly by the hand.
"谢谢你，我们两个人都很好，"我非常热情地握着他的手说。
"And I hope, also," he continued, sitting down in the rocking-chair,
"我也希望，"他坐到摇椅上，继续说道，
"that the cares of medical practice have not entirely obliterated the interest which you used to take in our little deductive problems."
"尽管你关心医务，可不要把你对我们小小的推理法产生的兴趣完全忘掉了。"
"On the contrary," I answered, "it was only last night that I was looking over my old notes, and classifying some of our past results."
"恰恰相反，"我回答道，"就在昨天夜晚，我还把原来的笔记一一过目，并且还把我们的破案成果分了类呢。"
"I trust that you don't consider your collection closed."
"我相信你不会认为资料搜集到此为止了吧。"
"Not at all. I should wish nothing better than to have some more of such experiences."
"一点也不会的。我希望这样的经历愈多愈好！"