BBC《新福尔摩斯》第三季精讲第275期:Magnussen的思维殿堂
日期:2015-03-24 11:28

(单词翻译:单击)

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OK, so where are the vaults, then?
那保险库到底在哪裡?
Vaults? What vaults?
保险库.什么保险库?
There are no vaults beneath this building.
这栋楼下面根本就没有保险库.
They're all in here.
都存放在这裡.
The Appledore vaults are my mind palace.
阿普尔多保险库就是我的思维殿堂.
You know about mind palaces, don't you, Sherlock?
你知道思维殿堂吧.夏洛克?
How to store information so you never forget it, by picturing it.
通过想像将讯息存入脑中.就永远不会忘记.
I just sit here, I close my eyes and down I go to my vaults.
我就坐在这裡,闭上眼睛.进入我的保险库.
I can go anywhere inside my vaults.
我可以走到保险库的任何角落.
My memories.
也就是我的记忆.
I'll look at the files on Mrs Watson.
我来看一下华生太太的档案.
Oh, this is one of my favourites.Oh, it's so exciting.
这是我的最爱之一,太刺激了.
All those wet jobs for the CIA.Oh, she's gone a bit freelance now,bad girl.
她为中情局执行的那些刺杀行动,她现在已经开始自己干了,坏姑娘.
Oh, she's so wicked.I can really see why you like her.
她太顽皮了,我能理解你为什么喜欢她?
You see?
懂了吗?
So there are no documents, you don't actually have anything here?
这么说根本没有文件.这裡什么都没有
Oh, sometimes I send out for something, if I really need it,but mostly I just remember it all.
如果我真需要什么的话.有时候会派人去取,但大多数时候我就把它全都记住.
I don't understand.
我没搞明白.
You should have that on a T-shirt. - You just remember it all?
你应该把这句话印在T恤上. - 你就全都记住?
It's all about knowledge, everything is. Knowing is owning.
所以事情都关乎于"知道",知道即拥有.
But if you just know it, then you don't have proof.
但如果你只是知道的话.就没有证据.
Proof? What would I need proof for?
证据.我要证据干什么?
I'm in news, you moron.I don't have to prove it, I just have to print it.
我在新闻界工作.你这个白痴,我无需证明.只要印到报纸上就行.
Speaking of news...You'll both be heavily featured tomorrow.
说起新闻...你们明天都会成为新闻焦点.
Trying to sell state secrets to me.
试图向我出卖国家机密.
Let's go outside. They'll be here shortly.Can't wait to see you arrested.
我们出去吧.他们很快就来了,等不及看到你们被逮捕了.
Sherlock, do we have a plan?Sherlock?
夏洛克.你有什么计划吗?夏洛克?


妙语佳句

Participant
n.参加者,参与者;与会代表;参与国;关系者
adj.参加的;有关系的

40 of the course participants are offered employment with the company...
上这门课的人中有40个被该公司聘用。
You are expected to be an active participant.
你应该成为积极的参与者。

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Constituent
n.选民;成分,构成部分;委托人
adj.构成的,组成的;选举的;有选举权的

Caffeine is the active constituent of drinks such as tea and coffee.
咖啡因是茶、咖啡之类饮品中的活性成分。
A plan to split the company into its constituent parts and sell them separately.
把公司按组成部分分割后分别出售的计划
The leaders of Russia's constituent republics.
俄联邦各成员国的领导人

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Converge (pp. & pt. converged)
vi.(线条、运动的物体等)会于一点;聚集;人或车辆汇集
vt.使聚集

Competitors from more than a hundred countries have converged on Sheffield for the Games...
来自100多个国家的选手齐聚设菲尔德参加此次运动会。
As they flow south, the five rivers converge.
5条大河在南边交汇。
The views of the richest householders converged with those of the poorest and created a new consensus.
最富的房主和最穷的房主观点趋于一致,达成了新的共识。

剧情百科


能将高智商的Sherlock玩弄于鼓掌,且说Magnussen智商有多高,他是单凭借自己的经验就能碾压大多数人,他能将自己的地位延伸甚至超过Mycroft。可见他懂得东西有多少。而这么多信息,他也像Sherlock一样存储在自己的思维殿堂。Magnussen拥有一个存储别人施压点信息的思维殿堂沾沾自喜,却不知道自己的施压点正是这个虚无的思维殿堂。


考考你 Q&A
Q: Please use the word or phrase you just learnt to complete the sentence beblow.


1.As in all experimental sciences, we still do not know everything about _____.
就像所有实验科学一样,我们仍然没有完全认识营养作用。
2.The _____ use no butter. They prefer the very healthful peanut oil.
东方人不吃黄油,他们更喜欢对健康非常有益处的花生油。


A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:

1.Marxism was just the most important alternative ideology of modernity.
马克思主义不过是现代最为重要的另一种意识形态
2.Teachers can only be expected to do what is reasonable and practicable.
教师只应该做合情合理而且切实可行的事。

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