《新福尔摩斯》精讲 41

You couldn't let me have just one night off.

你就不能放过我一晚吗

Yellow Dragon Circus, in London for one day.

金龙马戏团 只在伦敦公演一天

It fits.

时间上吻合

The Tong sent an assassin to England...

帮会为了把杀手送来英国

Dressed as a tightrope¹ walker. Come on, Sherlock, behave!

杀手假扮成绳索舞者吗 得了 夏洛克 别闹了

We're looking for a killer² who can climb, who can shin up a rope.

那个凶手能够飞檐走壁攀爬绳索

Where else would you find that level of dexterity³?

除了马戏团哪去找这么灵活的人

Exit visas are scarce in China.

中国离境签证很难拿到

They need a good reason to get out of that country.

没有充足理由根本别想出国门

All I need to do is have a quick look around...

我只要迅速地四处看看就好

Fine. You do that, I'll take Sarah for a pint⁴.

行 你去就是 我带莎拉喝点小酒

I need your help.

我需要你的帮助

I do have a couple of other things on my mind this evening.

我今晚还有别的事要顾及

Like what?

还能有什么事

You are kidding?

你说笑吧

What's so important?

什么这么大不了

Sherlock, I'm in the middle of a date.

夏洛克 我在约会

You're going to chase some killer while I'm trying to...

你去抓杀手好了 而我...

What?

你要干嘛

While I'm trying to get off with Sarah.

想给莎拉留下个好印象

Hey,ready?

准备好了吗？

Yeah.

1 tightrope   

n.绷紧的绳索或钢丝

参考例句：

• The audience held their breath as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.杂技演员走钢丝时，观众都屏住了呼吸。
• The tightrope walker kept her balance by holding up an umbrella.走钢丝的演员举着一把伞，保持身体的均衡。

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 dexterity   

n.(手的)灵巧，灵活

参考例句：

• You need manual dexterity to be good at video games.玩好电子游戏手要灵巧。
• I'm your inferior in manual dexterity.论手巧，我不如你。

4 pint   

n.品脱

参考例句：

• I'll have a pint of beer and a packet of crisps, please.我要一品脱啤酒和一袋炸马铃薯片。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling.从前，花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。