《新福尔摩斯》精讲 27

Four floors up.

四层楼高

That's why they think they're safe.

所以他们认为可以高枕无忧

Put a chain across the door,

挂上门链 插上门闩

bolt it shut, think they're impregnable.

反锁起来 就以为坚不可摧了

They don't reckon for one second that there's anotherwayin.

根本没想到还有另一个入口

I don't understand.

我不明白

Dealing¹ with a killer² who can climb.

一个会飞檐走壁的杀手

What are you doing?

你在干什么

Clings to the walls like an insect.

凶手像昆虫一样攀附在墙上

That's how he got in.

他就是这么进来的

What?!

什么

He climbed up the side of the walls, ran along the roof,

他顺着墙爬上来 跑到屋顶

dropped in through this skylight.

从这个天窗跳进来

You're not serious?! Like Spider-Man?

你开玩笑的吧 像蜘蛛侠那样吗

He scaled six floors of a Docklands apartment building,

他爬到了码头区公寓楼的六楼

jumped the balcony and killed Van Coon.

从阳台跳入 杀害了范孔

Oh,hold on.

得了吧

And of course that's how he got into the bank

当然他也是这样潜入银行

He ran along the window ledge³ onto the terrace.

顺着窗台爬到露台上

I have to find out whatconnectsthese two men.

我得找到这两人之间的联系

 

1 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

2 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

3 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。