《新福尔摩斯》精讲 05

He's gone.

他走了

What, Sherlock Holmes?

夏洛克·福尔摩斯吗

He just took off. He does that.

对 他刚走 他总这样

Is he coming back?

他还会回来吗

Didn't look like it.

估计不会

Right.

好吧

Right, yes. Um, sorry, where am I?

对了 不好意思 这是哪里

Brixton.

碧斯顿

Right. Do you know where I'd get a cab¹? It's just my leg.

知道我能在哪儿打到车吗 我腿脚不灵便

Yeah,trythe main road.

去大路上试试

You're not his friend, he doesn't have friends, so who are you?

你不是他的朋友 他没有朋友 那你是谁

Me, I'm... I'm nobody. I've just met him.

无名小卒 我刚认识他

Right, bit ofadvicethen. Stay away from that guy.

给你点忠告 离他远点

Why?

为什么

Well, you know why he's here?

知道他为什么来这里吗

He's not paid or anything, he likes it. He gets off on it.

又没有任何报酬 他喜欢命案 有案子他就兴奋

The weirder² the crime³, the more he gets off.

案子越离奇 他就越兴奋

And you know what?

还有呢

One day just showing up isn't going to be enough.

总有一天 只是调查已不能满足他

One day we'll be standing⁴ round a body

总有一天 我们会站在一具尸体边

and Sherlock Holmes will be the one who put it there.

而夏洛克·福尔摩斯便是罪魁祸首

Why would he do that?

他为什么会这么做

Because he's a psychopath and psychopaths get bored.

因为他就是个疯子 疯子容易无聊

Donovan!

多诺万

Yeah, coming!

来了

Stay away from Sherlock Holmes.

离夏洛克·福尔摩斯远点

Thanks.

多谢

No worries.

不客气

1 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

2 weirder   

怪诞的( weird的比较级 )； 神秘而可怕的； 超然的； 古怪的

参考例句：

• Actually, things got a little weirder when the tow truck driver showed up. 事实上，在拖吊车司机出现后，事情的发展更加怪异。

3 crime   

n.犯罪，罪行，罪恶

参考例句：

• You'll have to pay for your crime.你得为你的罪行付出代价。
• Crime in our big cities is on the increase.在我们大城市里犯罪率正在增长。

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。