【跟着英剧练发音】Sherlock S2E3-04

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L： "A consulting criminal." 

S： Yes. 

L： Your words. Can you expand on that answer?

S：James Moriarty is for hire.

L： A tradesman?

S：Yes. 

L： But not the sort who'd fix your heating? 

S： No, the sort who'd plant a bomb or stage an assassination¹. But I'm sure he'd make a decent job of your boiler².

L： Would you describe him as...

S：Leading. 

L： What? 

S： You can't do that. You're leading the witness. He'll object and the judge'll uphold. 

J: Mr Holmes.

S: Ask me how, HOW would I describe him? What opinion have I formed of him? Do they not teach you this?

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。

2 boiler   

n.锅炉；煮器(壶，锅等)

参考例句：

• That boiler will not hold up under pressure.那种锅炉受不住压力。
• This new boiler generates more heat than the old one.这个新锅炉产生的热量比旧锅炉多。