《神探夏洛克》精讲 363我弟弟杀人了

 

Oh, Sherlock.

哦 夏洛克

What have you done?

你都做了什么?

As my colleague is fond of remarking,

正如我同事喜欢强调的

this country sometimes needs a blunt instrument.

这个国家有时需要钝器

Equally, it sometimes needs a dagger¹,

同样 有时也需要匕首

a scalpel wielded² with precision and without remorse³.

一把锋利 精密 无悔的手术刀

There will always come a time when we need Sherlock Holmes.

我们总会需要夏洛克·福尔摩斯的

If this is some expression of familial sentiment...

如果你这是为家人徇私...

Don't be absurd.

开什么玩笑

I am not given to outbursts of brotherly compassion⁴.

我从不屈从于兄弟之情

You know what happened to the other one.

你知道另一个的下场

In any event, there is no prison in which we could incarcerate⁵ Sherlock

诚然 把夏洛克关进我们任何一座监狱

without causing a riot on a daily basis.

他只会每天引发暴动

The alternative, however, would require your approval.

但另一种选择 需要征得您的首肯

Hardly merciful, Mr Holmes.

这也毫不宽容 福尔摩斯先生

Regrettably, Lady Smallwood, my brother is a murderer.

可惜啊 斯莫伍德夫人 我弟弟杀了人

1 dagger   

n.匕首，短剑，剑号

参考例句：

• The bad news is a dagger to his heart.这条坏消息刺痛了他的心。
• The murderer thrust a dagger into her heart.凶手将匕首刺进她的心脏。

2 wielded   

手持着使用（武器、工具等）( wield的过去式和过去分词 )； 具有； 运用（权力）； 施加（影响）

参考例句：

• The bad eggs wielded power, while the good people were oppressed. 坏人当道，好人受气
• He was nominally the leader, but others actually wielded the power. 名义上他是领导者，但实际上是别人掌握实权。

3 remorse   

n.痛恨，悔恨，自责

参考例句：

• She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
• He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。

4 compassion   

n.同情，怜悯

参考例句：

• He could not help having compassion for the poor creature.他情不自禁地怜悯起那个可怜的人来。
• Her heart was filled with compassion for the motherless children.她对于没有母亲的孩子们充满了怜悯心。

5 incarcerate   

v.监禁，禁闭

参考例句：

• Why do you incarcerate yourself in the room every afternoon?你为何每天下午将自己关在房间里？
• Many people think that it is wrong to incarcerate criminals in confined quarters for as long as thirty years.很多人认为把罪犯监禁在禁闭营里达30年之久是不对的。