《新福尔摩斯》精讲 104

The damsel in distress¹.In the end, are you really so obvious?

身陷困境的少女 到头来 你的观察力还这么敏锐吗

Because this was textbook. The promise of love, the pain of loss, the joy of redemption.

因为这不是明摆着的吗 爱的承诺 失去的痛苦 挽回的快乐

Then give him a puzzle and watch him dance.

然后再给他个谜题 看他尽情发挥

Don't be absurd²!

别胡说了

Absurd? How quickly did you decipher that email for her?

胡说 帮她破解那封邮件你用了多久

Was it the full minute? Or were you reallyeagerto impress?

一分钟吗 还是你就这么想表现一下

I think it was less than five seconds.

我看不到5秒钟

I drove you into her path. I'm sorry, I didn't know.

是我让你着了她的道 对不起 我没有想到

Mr Holmes, I think we need to talk.

福尔摩斯先生 看来我们得谈谈

So do I, there are a number of aspects I'm still not clear on.

我也觉得 还有很多事我不太清楚

Not you, Junior, you're done now.

不是你 小阿福 没你的事了

There's more, loads more.

还有很多 非常多

On this phone I've got secrets, pictures and scandals³ that could topple your whole world.

这手机里存着秘密 照片 还有能让你一败涂地的丑闻

You have no idea how much havoc⁴ I cancauseand exactly one way to stop me.

你无法想象我能造成多大的破坏 你也不知道如何阻止我

Unless you want to tell your masters that your biggest security leak is your own little brother.

除非你想告诉你的上司 你最大的安全漏洞就是你弟弟

1 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

2 absurd   

adj.荒谬的，荒诞的，荒唐可笑的，不合理的

参考例句：

• It is ridiculously absurd to believe that the number 13 is unlucky.相信数字13是个不吉祥的数字是荒唐可笑的。
• It was absurd of you to do such a thing.你做那样的事是愚蠢的。

3 scandals   

丑事( scandal的名词复数 )； 流言蜚语； 闲话； 诽谤

参考例句：

• Recent financial scandals have necessitated changes in parliamentary procedures. 最近的金融丑闻使得议会程序必须改革。
• a series of sex scandals 一系列性丑闻

4 havoc   

n.大破坏，浩劫，大混乱，大杂乱

参考例句：

• The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。
• This concentration of airborne firepower wrought havoc with the enemy forces.这次机载火力的集中攻击给敌军造成很大破坏。