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命案目睹记1

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A Miss Marple Mystery

Characters

• Miss Marple: detective and protagonist¹.

• Elspeth McGillicuddy: the witness to the murder, a friend of Miss

Marple.

• Lucy Eyelesbarrow: Miss Marple's younger proxy² at the hall. She is a

skilled cook and energetic housekeeper³ with a good reputation and

excellent client list.

• David West: He works at British Railways and aids Miss Marple in

knowing which trains might have passed the one Mrs McGillicuddy

rode when she witnessed the murder. He is the second son of Miss

Marple's nephew Raymond West.

• Luther Crackenthorpe: elderly widower⁴ and owner of Rutherford Hall,

close with money since his own father died.

• Cedric Crackenthorpe: Luther's son, a bohemian painter living in Ibiza.

As the eldest⁵ surviving son, he will inherit Rutherford Hall and sur-

rounding lands when his father dies.

• Harold Crackenthorpe: Luther's son, married banker in London, with

no children.

• Lady Alice Crackenthorpe: Harold's wife, daughter of an impoverished⁶

peer.

• Alfred Crackenthorpe: Luther's son, with no regular employment, on

the edge of illegal activities.

• Emma Crackenthorpe: Luther's daughter who lives at home and takes

care of him.

• Bryan Eastley: widower of Edith Crackenthorpe, Luther's youngest

daughter.

• Alexander Eastley: son of Edith and Bryan, who comes to Rutherford

Hall on school break.

• James Stoddart-West: school friend of Alexander.

• Lady Stoddart-West: mother of James, and war time fiancée of the late

Edmund Crackenthorpe.

• Dr Quimper: Luther's general practitioner⁷.

• Detective-Inspector⁸ Dermot Craddock: godson of Sir Henry Clithering.

(Craddock previously⁹ was featured in A Murder Is Announced and

Clithering featured in The Thirteen Problems.)

• Armand Dessin: Inspector at the Paris Prefecture who assists Craddock

in the investigation¹⁰. Specifically, he names a missing person, a good

Catholic woman who left her ballet troupe¹¹ in England, and has not

been seen since by those at the Ballet Maritski.

• Anna Stravinska: Dancer in the Ballet Maritsky in Paris, which toured

in England for six weeks before Christmas. She left the troupe in Eng-

land on December 19. Stage name of Quimper's wife, who died on

December 20 by strangulation.

• Madame Joliet: Director of the Ballet Maritski in Paris.

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1 protagonist
n.(思想观念的)倡导者；主角，主人公
参考例句：
The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。 He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！

2 proxy
n.代理权，代表权；（对代理人的）委托书；代理人
参考例句：
You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委托他人代你投票。 We enclose a form of proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting.我们附上委任年度大会代表的表格。

3 housekeeper
n.管理家务的主妇，女管家
参考例句：
A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。 She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。

4 widower
n.鳏夫
参考例句：
George was a widower with six young children.乔治是个带著六个小孩子的鳏夫。 Having been a widower for many years,he finally decided to marry again.丧偶多年后，他终于决定二婚了。

5 eldest
adj.最年长的，最年老的
参考例句：
The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。 The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

6 impoverished
adj.穷困的，无力的，用尽了的v.使（某人）贫穷( impoverish的过去式和过去分词 )；使（某物）贫瘠或恶化
参考例句：
the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区 They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。来自《简明英汉词典》

7 practitioner
n.实践者，从事者；(医生或律师等)开业者
参考例句：
He is an unqualified practitioner of law.他是个无资格的律师。 She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.从政前她是个开业医生。

8 inspector
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。 The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

9 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

10 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

11 troupe
n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团
参考例句：
The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。 The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

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