福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第3集 Child Predator（12）

Watson!

华生

He changed jobs. Who?

他换工作了， 谁啊

The Balloon Man.

气球人

A few years ago, the FBI worked a theory

几年前，联邦调查局认为

that he was an exterminator¹.

他的工作是消灭虫害

Adam Kemper's family had had their house fumigated²

亚当·肯珀失踪前

just the week before he disappeared.

家里曾经消过毒

Yes, I'm still holding, yes.

没事，我在听

No one thought much of it

当时没人多想

until these were taken

直到他们在

right outside the homes of victims two and three.

二号和三号受害者的房子周围发现这个

Oh, both neighbors had their houses tented.

周边的邻居都把房屋出租了

In 2008, the FBI interviewed all 35 of the employees

2008年，联邦调查局审问了

of the company that fumigated the Kempers' home,

为肯珀家做消毒的35个工人

but failed to elicit³ any strong suspects.

但是没发现任何嫌疑人

They eventually discarded their theory when no connection

他们最后放弃了这个假设

to extermination⁴ was found in or around the homes

因为后续的受害者都没有

of the subsequent victims.

相似的情况

See, the thing is, I think they were onto something.

但我认为他们的假设是对的

I think the Balloon Man was an exterminator,

气球人以前是做防治虫害工作的

but then changed jobs between victims three and four.

但在绑架四号受害人之前换了工作

See this?

看看这个

It's a copy of The Investor's Post.

这是一份投资者邮报

You can tell from the distinctive⁵

从那橙色纸张

salmon-colored paper stock.

就能判断出来

The parents of victim number four had a subscription⁶.

受害人的家庭都订购了这份报纸

As do the parents of Mariana Castillo,

最新的受害者玛莲娜·卡斯蒂洛的父母

the most recent victim.

也是这样

I saw one in their kitchen yesterday.

我昨天在厨房看到了报纸

The parents of victims five, six and seven

五号，六号和七号受害人的父母

are not subscribers, but have neighbors who are.

没有订购，但是他们的邻居有订

So the Balloon Man was an exterminator;

所以气球人之前是防治虫害的

now he delivers papers at night for The Investor's Post.

现在他晚上为投资者邮报送报纸

Mm, he identified his first three victims through

他通过第一份工作盯上了前三位受害者

his first job, his last five victims through his second.

而通过第二份工作盯上了后五位受害者

I'm on the phone with the paper now.

我现在正在和报社通话

They're telling me the name of the man responsible

他们正在帮我查为卡斯蒂洛家

for the Castillos' route.

送报的员工

They think I'm a subscriber⁷,

他们以为我订购了邮报

looking to send a belated tip.

正在等一份迟到的报纸

Yes, yes, hello.

是我，是我，你好

Thank you so much.

太感谢你了

Thank you.

谢谢

1 exterminator   

n.扑灭的人，害虫驱除剂

参考例句：

• You're an exterminator charged with examining a house for bugs. 您装满了杀虫剂准备清除屋里的臭虫。 来自互联网
• Finally, the sparrow was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle. 最后，这只闯祸的麻雀被人用气枪击毙。 来自互联网

2 fumigated   

v.用化学品熏（某物）消毒( fumigate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The hospital ward was fumigated after the outbreak of typhus. 发现斑疹伤寒以后，医院的病房进行了烟熏消毒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Grain should be fumigated within two weeks after harvest. 谷物收获后两周内就应进行熏蒸消毒。 来自辞典例句

3 elicit   

v.引出,抽出,引起

参考例句：

• It was designed to elicit the best thinking within the government. 机构的设置是为了在政府内部集思广益。
• Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything. 你休想从我这里套问出我们的商业机密, 我什么都不会告诉你的。

4 extermination   

n.消灭，根绝

参考例句：

• All door and window is sealed for the extermination of mosquito. 为了消灭蚊子，所有的门窗都被封闭起来了。 来自辞典例句
• In doing so they were saved from extermination. 这样一来却使它们免于绝灭。 来自辞典例句

5 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

6 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

7 subscriber   

n.用户，订户；（慈善机关等的）定期捐款者；预约者；签署者

参考例句：

• The subscriber to a government loan has got higher interest than savings. 公债认购者获得高于储蓄的利息。 来自辞典例句
• Who is the subscriber of that motto? 谁是那条座右铭的签字者？ 来自辞典例句