Overhead the evening sky was bright, but the courtyard was cool and dark. At an open window of the study above the laboratory, Doctor Jekyll sat, like a prisoner staring at the world outside.
抬头看去，夜空是那么明亮，可院子里却那么阴暗，而且凉嗖嗖的。实验室楼上，书房的窗边，坐着杰基尔博士，像个囚犯似的，盯着外面的世界。
'I hope you are better, Jekyll,' the lawyer called up to him.
“杰基尔！希望你好点了。”律师抬头冲他喊道。

The doctor shook his head sadly. 'I'm not well, Utterson,' he said. 'I shall not be here much longer—thank God.'
博士忧郁地摇了摇头。“我情况很糟，厄特森，”他说，“我的日子不会长了，感谢上帝！”
'You spend too much time indoors! You ought to get out into the fresh air like Enfield and me… By the way, this is my cousin, Mr Enfield… Come now-get your hat and join us for a quick walk.'
“你在屋里关的时间太久了，应该多出来活动活动，像我和恩菲尔德一样……顺便介绍一下，这是我表弟，恩菲尔德先生……来吧！戴上帽子，出来稍微蹓跶一会儿。”
'You're very kind,' said the doctor. 'But no, it's quite impossible. I would like to invite you and Mr Enfield inside, but the place is not very tidy...'
“你真好，”博士说，“但是不行啊！不可能的。我很想请你和思菲尔德先生进来坐坐，但我这儿有点乱，不像样子……”