无机客对《伟大的弗伦奇探长》的笔记(3)

The crossing, moreover, was private; no signalman in charge, no gatehouse near.

此处的private译错，该理解成”隐秘的，不惹人注意的“

ascertained from dark stains on a certain engine

engine被错误地译成“引擎”了，真相是engine还有个义项是火车头，即火车的机车

原来，这本《伟大的弗伦奇探长》并非是像封面上出现的英文书名暗示的，是翻译自 Inspector French's Greatest Case ，而是翻译自作者的短篇集 Mystery of the Sleeping Car Express and Other Stories (1956)

看一下这本书的目录，会发现篇目和顺序几乎一样，只是将The Greuze 放到了最后面。

• The Mystery of the Sleeping Car Express" (1921)
• Mr Pemberton's Commission
• The Greuze (Inspector French)
• The Level Crossing" (1933)
• East Wind (Inspector French)
• The Parcel
• The Motive Shows the Man
• The Affair at Saltover Priory (Inspector French)
• The Landing Ticket (Inspector French)
• The Raincoat (Inspector French)