书名： 《 A Study in Scarlet 》
译名： 《 血字的研究 》
作者： Arthur Conan Doyle（阿瑟·柯南·道尔）
篇幅： 175页
难度： 蓝思值1070L
用时： 2022.12.25-2023.01.15
词典： Kindle内置现代英汉词典
感想： 这是我读的第八本英文原著，之后读的数本都将是推理小说。
虽然蓝思值一千多，但整本读下来阅读感受还不错，没有遇到大段大段看不懂理解不了的东西。能把握大致剧情，只是会因为很多单词不认识导致一些细节不是很清楚。
剧情：
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前半本讲了华生怎么遇到福尔摩斯并观察他，偶然一天早起在报纸上发现了福尔摩斯写的一篇关于怎么观察别人的文章，后来福尔摩斯告诉华生平时来他们合租的房子的客户都是想找他破案的。后来有官方的人来请福尔摩斯破案，就带着华生一起去现场寻找线索，最后是找到凶手并抓住了。后半本中四五章篇幅都是在写凶手为什么要杀人，杀人动机是什么，最后一章节讲述了福尔摩斯是如何推理如何找到凶手，华生觉得福尔摩斯这推理实在是太精彩了，并希望把它记录下来发表出去。就这样，华生与福尔摩斯的故事开始了。
片段：
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It is an open secret that the credit of this smart capture belongs entirely to the well-known Scotland Yard officials, Messrs Lestrade and Gregson. The man was apprehended, it appears, in the rooms of a certain Mr Sherlock Holmes, who has himself, as an amateur, shown some talent in the detective line, and who, with such instructors may hope in time to attain to some degree of their skill
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They thought to tire me out, but they could not do it. If I die tomorrow, as is likely enough, I die knowing that my work in this world is done, and well done. They have perished, and by my hand. There is nothing left for me to hope for, or to desire.
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Single-handed, and with his limited knowledge of the mountains which surrounded the settlement, he knew that he was powerless. The more frequented roads were strictly watched and guarded, and none could pass along them without an order from the Council
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He tore himself from her as he spoke, and, flinging himself upon his horse, galloped furiously away, never even looking round, as though afraid that his resolution might fail him if he took one glance at what he was leaving.
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‘Oh! a mystery is it?’ I cried, rubbing my hands. ‘This is very piquant. I am much obliged to you for bringing us together. “The proper study of mankind is man,” you know.’ ‘You must study him, then,’ Stamford said, as he bade me good-bye. ‘You’ll find him a knotty problem, though. I’ll wager he learns more about you than you about him. Good-bye
生词： 163个（含误触和重复）。
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