《新福尔摩斯》精讲 171

Too late to go on the record?

现在发表声明是不是太晚了？

Congratulation, "The Truth About Sherlock Holmes".

恭喜了，"夏洛克·福尔摩斯的真相"，

The scoop¹ that everybody wanted and you got it. Bravo!

谁都想要的独家，而你搞到了，漂亮。

I gave you your opportunity.

我给过你机会，

I wanted to be on your side, remember? You turned me down, so…

我本想站在你这边的，记得吗？你拒绝了我，所以……

Then lo and behold², someone spills all the beans. How utterly³ convenient. Who is Brook⁴?

然后就有大惊喜，有人爆出猛料，真是心想事成，布鲁克是谁？

Come on,Kitty, no-one trusts the voice at the end of a phone.

说吧，鬼才相信电话爆料。

All those little meetings in cafes, those sessions in the hotel room when he gabbled into your Dictaphone.

毫无疑问，咖啡馆里碰面，酒店房间里的会谈，他对着采访机侃侃而谈。

How do you know that you can trust him? A man turns up with the Holy Grail in his pockets.

你怎么就相信他了呢？一个揣着圣杯冒出来的家伙。

What were his credentials⁵?

他怎么让你信服的呢？

Darling, they didn’t have any ground coffee, so I just got normal.

亲爱的，买不到咖啡粉煮的，我就买了普通的。

1 scoop   

n.铲子，舀取，独家新闻；v.汲取，舀取，抢先登出

参考例句：

• In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫佣人把它剜出来。
• Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。

2 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

3 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

4 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

5 credentials   

n.证明，资格，证明书，证件

参考例句：

• He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
• Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。