《新福尔摩斯》精讲 227

John Watson.My friend, John Watson.

约翰·华生的朋友 约翰·华生

John...When John first broached¹ the subject of being best man, I was confused.

约翰...当初约翰邀我当伴郎 我就困惑了

Sherlock? - What was that noise downstairs?

夏洛克? - 楼下那些噪音是怎么回事?-

Oh, it was Mrs Hudson laughing.

哈德森太太在大笑

Hmm, it sounded like she was torturing an owl².

听起来像是她在折磨一只猫头鹰

Yeah, well, it was laughter. - Could have been both.

实际上是笑声 - 可以同时发生

Busy? - Oh, just occupying myself. Sometimes it's so hard not smoking.

在忙吗? - 只是让自己不闲着 没有烟有时候可难受了

Mind if I interrupt? - Be my guest.

我能打搅一下吗? - 你随意.

Tea? - Er...

要茶吗? - 呃...

So, er, the big question. - Mm-hmm?

有个很重要的问题. - 什么?

The best man. - The best man?

最好的人(伴郎), - 最好的人?

What do you think? - Billy Kincaid.

你觉得怎么样? - 比利·金凯德

Sorry, what?

抱歉 什么?

Billy Kincaid, the Camden Garrotter, best man I ever knew.Vast contributions to charity, never disclosed.

比利·金凯德 就是卡姆登绞杀者 是我所知道最好的人,斥巨资支持慈善事业 却从不公开

Personally managed to save three hospitals from closure and ran the best and safest children's homes in north England.

凭一己之力挽救了3家将要倒闭的医院,并经营了北英格兰最好最安全的儿童之家

Yes, every now and again there'd be some garrotings, but stacking up the lives saved against the garrotings, on balance

没错 他偶尔还绞死几个人 不过从数量上比较一下他救助的人和被他绞杀的人

I'd say he... - For my wedding.For me, I need a best man.

我会说... - 我说我的婚礼,我需要一位伴郎

Oh, right. - Maybe not a garrotter.

噢对 - 不要绞杀者

Gavin? - Who?

盖文? - 谁?

Gavin Lestrade? He's a man and good at it.

盖文·雷斯垂德? 他是个男的而且很擅长这个

It's Greg. And he's not my best friend.

他叫格雷格 但他不是我最要好的朋友

Oh, Mike Stanford, I see.Well, he's nice. Um, though I'm not sure how well he'd cope with all...

哦 是麦克·斯坦福 他还不错 但我觉得他也许不能很好地处理这些...

No, Mike's great, but HE'S not my best friend.

不是 麦克很棒 但是他不是我最好的朋友.

Look, Sherlock, this is the biggest and most important day of my life... -Well...

夏洛克 这是我人生中最重要的一天... - 那个...

No, it is. It is.And I want to be up there with the two people that I love and care about most in the world. - Yes.

是的,我想和这世界上我最爱 最关心的两个人一同度过. - 嗯

So Mary Morstan... - Yes.

玛丽·莫斯坦... - 嗯.

And...you.

和...你.

I confess at first I didn't realise he was asking me.When finally I understood, I expressed to him that I was both flattered and surprised.

我承认最开始我没有意识到他是在问我,我明白后 表示我受宠若惊

I explained to him that I'd never expected this request and I was a little daunted³ in the face of it.

我向他解释 这请求在我意料之外 也有些后怕.

Sherlock...

夏洛克...

I nonetheless promised I would do my very best to accomplish a task which was, for me,

尽管如此 我保证我会尽我所能完成这项...

as demanding and difficult as any I had ever contemplated⁴.

与我设想中一样吃力和困难的任务

Additionally, I thanked him for the trust he placed in me and indicated that I was,

同时 我也感谢他给予我的信任 并暗示我...

in some ways, very close to being moved by it.

我快要被感动了

No, it's getting a bit scary now.

现在的气氛有些吓人了

It later transpired⁵ that I'd said none of this out loud.

之后我才意识到 以上内容都是我的内心活动

So, in fact...You, you mean... - Yes.

所以说...你是说... - 是的.

I'm your...best...friend? - Man.

我是你的...最好的...朋友? - 伴郎.

Yeah, of course you are.Of course... You're my best friend.

对 你当然是,你当然是我最好的朋友

How was that? - Surprisingly OK.

味道如何? - 出奇地好.

1 broached   

v.谈起( broach的过去式和过去分词 )；打开并开始用；用凿子扩大（或修光）；（在桶上）钻孔取液体

参考例句：

• She broached the subject of a picnic to her mother. 她向母亲提起野餐的问题。 来自辞典例句
• He broached the subject to the stranger. 他对陌生人提起那话题。 来自辞典例句

2 owl   

n.猫头鹰，枭

参考例句：

• Her new glasses make her look like an owl.她的新眼镜让她看上去像只猫头鹰。
• I'm a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight.我睡得很晚，经常半夜后才睡觉。

3 daunted   

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

4 contemplated   

adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
• The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。

5 transpired   

（事实，秘密等）被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 )； 泄露； 显露； 发生

参考例句：

• It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank. 据报这伙歹徒在银行里有内应。
• It later transpired that he hadn't been telling the truth. 他当时没说真话，这在后来显露出来了。