《新福尔摩斯》精讲 36

When I was a girl, we met in China.

我小时候 我们在中国认识

I recognised his...

我认出了他的...

signature.

签名

The cipher¹?

密码吗

Only he would do this. Zhi Zhu.

只有他会这么做 蜘蛛[汉语]

Zhi Zhu?

Zhi Zhu

The spider.

就是蜘蛛

You know this mark?

认识这个记号吗

Yes. It's the mark of a Tong.

是的 是个堂口的记号[汉语]

Huh?

啥

Ancient crime syndicate, based in China.

古老的犯罪团体 起源于中国

Every foot soldier bears the mark.

每个小弟身上都会有标记

Everyone who hauls² for them.

每个为他们运送赃物的人都有

Hauls?

赃物

You mean you were a smuggler³?

这么说你是个走私贩

I was 15.

当时我才15岁

My parents were dead.

父母双亡

I had no livelihood⁴.

无法养活自己

No way of surviving, day-to-day,

无法生存 只有日复一日

except to work for the bosses.

替上面的人干活

Who are they?

他们是什么人

They are called the Black Lotus.

人们称他们为黑莲会

By the time I was 16,

我16岁那年

I was taking thousands of pounds worth of drugs

就携带价值数千磅的毒品

across the border into Hong Kong.

跨过边境送到香港

I managed to leave that life behind me.

我努力想要摆脱那种生活

I came to England.

所以我来到英国

They gave me a job, here.

得到了这份博物馆的工作

Everything was good. New life.

一切都如此顺利 新生活很美好

And he came looking for you.

但他却找到了你

1 cipher   

n.零；无影响力的人；密码

参考例句：

• All important plans were sent to the police in cipher.所有重要计划均以密码送往警方。
• He's a mere cipher in the company.他在公司里是个无足轻重的小人物。

2 hauls   

拖，拉( haul的第三人称单数 )； 运送； 传讯； 强迫（某人）去某处

参考例句：

• He hauls loads throughout South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. 他穿行于南非、斯威士兰、莱索托和津巴布韦等地托运货物。
• He hauls loads outside the throughout South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. 他运送货物的脚步踏遍了南非、斯威士兰、莱索托和津巴布韦。

3 smuggler   

n.走私者

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight, awaiting extradition to Britain. 这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• The smuggler was finally obliged to inform against his boss. 那个走私犯最后不得不告发他的首领。

4 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。