原文欣赏

This fax arrived an hour ago. What have you got for us?
这是一小时前传真过来的。你查到了什么？
We need to find a place in the city where all five of these things intersect.
我们要在城里找出一个这五样东西都有交集的地方。
Chalk, asphalt, brick dust, vegetation. What is this? Chocolate?
白垩、沥青、砖尘、植物。这是什么？巧克力？！
I think we’re looking for a disused sweet factory.
我认为我们要找的是一间废弃的糖果厂。
We need to narrow that down. A sweet factory with asphalt?
我们得缩小范围，有沥青的糖果厂呢？
No,no,no,no, too general. Something more specific. Chalk, chalky clay. That’s a far thinner band of geology.
不行，还是太泛，得有更具体的东西。白垩，白垩质粘土，这样能缩小地理范围。
Brick dust?
砖尘。
Building site. Bricks from the 1950s.
建筑工地，五十年代的砖头。
There’s thousands of building sites in London.
伦敦有几千个建筑工地。
I’ve got people out looking.
我派人出去找了。
So have I.
我也有。
Homeless network, faster than the police, far more relaxed about taking bribes.
流浪汉的信息网，比警方敏捷多了，也不介意收受贿赂。
John. Rhododendron ponticum. Matches.
彭土杜鹃，符合要求。
Addlestone.
阿德斯顿。
What？
啥？
There’s a mile of disused factories between the river and the park. It matches everything.
距离河和公园一英里的地方，有处废弃厂房，符合所有要求。
Right, come on. Come on!
好吧，行动！行动！

妙语佳句

Deepen (pp. & pt. deepened)
vt.& vi.变深，加深；低沉
vt.加浓

Surviving tough times can really deepen your relationship.
共度患难能够切实地加深你们之间的关系。
He did not get a chance to deepen his knowledge of Poland.
他没有机会更深入地了解波兰。
When you are ready to finish the exercise, gradually deepen your breathing.
准备结束练习时，要慢慢地深呼吸。

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Center on(=focus on)
以…为中心；重点在于…，主要与…有关

Muscovites cooling down at the all-russia exhibition center on wednesday.
周三，莫斯科市民在全俄展览中心戏水纳凉。

剧情百科

虽然警局的工作效率和责任Sherlock一向很不满。不过以Sherlock的本事，确实可以目中无人。但是得罪这么多人，这样好吗？

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

1.American officials _____ any such apology was given.
美国官方则全盘否任何道歉行为。
2.Having just or recently arisen or _____.
刚刚、最近才兴起或存在的。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:

1.Credit tightness and political indecisiveness will (deepen) the gloom.
信贷紧缩和政治不决会加深不景气。
2.This article mainly develops (center on) three issues.
文章主要是围绕着三个问题而展开的。