《新福尔摩斯》精讲 95

How's the hip¹?

髋关节怎样了

Oh, it's atrocious, but thanks for asking.

糟透了 谢谢关心

I've seen much worse, but then I do post-mortems. Oh, God, sorry.

我见过更糟的 不过之后给我解剖了 瞧我说的 抱歉

Don't make jokes, Molly.

别说笑话 茉莉

No, sorry. Here you are.

知道 抱歉 给你

Thank you. I wasn't expecting to see you. I thought you were in Dorset for Christmas?

谢谢 没想到你也在 我以为你会在多塞特郡过圣诞

The first thing in the morning, me and the wife, back together, sorted.

今天一大早 我和我妻子就和好了

No, she's sleeping with a PE teacher.

瞎说 她跟一位体育老师上床了

And John, I hear you're off to your sister's? Is that right? Yeah.

约翰 我听说你要去你姐姐家吧 对

Sherlock was complaining. Saying.

夏洛克抱怨过 错 是说过

First time ever, she's cleaned up her act, off the booze. Nope.

有史以来她头一回洗心革面 决定戒酒 才怪

Shut up, Sherlock!

闭嘴 夏洛克

I see you've got a new boyfriend, Molly. You're serious about him.

看来你找了个新男友 茉莉 你对他很认真

Sorry, what?

你说什么

You're seeing him tonight, giving him a gift.

你准备今晚见他 送他礼物

Take a day off. Shut up. Have a drink.

消停一天行吗 住口 喝你的酒

Oh, come on. Surely you all see the present on the top of the bag.

你们别扫兴 你们肯定也看到袋子最上面那份礼物了

Perfectly² wrapped with a bow. The others are slapdash. It's for someone special.

包装精美 还系着蝴蝶结 其余的包装马虎 绝对是给特别的人

The shade of red echoes her lipstick³, either an unconscious association, or one she's deliberately⁴ trying to encourage.

红色包装纸和口红颜色一致 也许是无意挑的 也许是有意用它暗示对方

Either way, Miss Hooper has love on her mind.

不管怎样 霍普小姐坠入爱河了

That she's serious about him is clear from the fact she's giving him a gift at all.

显然她非常在乎他 从她送给他的礼物可见一斑

That suggests long-time hopes asolutely for long.

显然这表明她对这段关系渴望已久

That she's seeing him tonight is evident from her make-up and what she is wearing.

从她的妆容和打扮可见她今晚一定会去见他

Obviously trying to compensate⁵ for the size of her mouth and breasts.

显然是想弥补自己嘴唇和胸部的不丰满

You always say such horrible things. Every time. Always. Always.

你总是这样出口伤人 每次都是 一而再再而三

I am sorry. Forgive me. I am sorry. Forgive me.

对不起 原谅我 圣诞快乐 茉莉·霍普

1 hip   

n.臀部，髋；屋脊

参考例句：

• The thigh bone is connected to the hip bone.股骨连着髋骨。
• The new coats blouse gracefully above the hip line.新外套在臀围线上优美地打着褶皱。

2 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 lipstick   

n.口红，唇膏

参考例句：

• Taking out her lipstick,she began to paint her lips.她拿出口红，开始往嘴唇上抹。
• Lipstick and hair conditioner are cosmetics.口红和护发素都是化妆品。

4 deliberately   

adv.审慎地；蓄意地；故意地

参考例句：

• The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
• They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。

5 compensate   

vt.补偿，赔偿；酬报 vi.弥补；补偿；抵消

参考例句：

• She used her good looks to compensate her lack of intelligence. 她利用她漂亮的外表来弥补智力的不足。
• Nothing can compensate for the loss of one's health. 一个人失去了键康是不可弥补的。