BBC《新福尔摩斯》精讲第161期:杀人于千里之外
日期:2013-10-11 16:40

(单词翻译:单击)

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OK, you look over there. Look everywhere. OK, spread out, please,spread out.
你们去那边看,不要有疏漏。请大家散开!散开!
This was alight moments ago. They’re still here.
刚刚熄灭的,他们还在这儿!
Sweet wrappers? What’s he been feeding you,Hansel and Gretel?
糖纸?他给你们吃了什么?汉泽尔与格莱特
Mercury. - What?
水银! - 什么?
The papers, they’re painted with mercury, lethal.
糖纸,上边涂了水银,是有毒的。
The more they ate, it was killing them.
他们吃得越多,就会要了他们的命。
But it’s not enough to kill them on its own.
但是单个不足以致命,
Taken in large enough quantities, eventually it would kill them. He didn’t need to be there for the execution.
如果摄入足够多的量,最终会导致他们死亡。他不需要亲自来行刑。
Murder by remote control, he could be 1,000 miles away.
遥控杀人,他可以待在千里之外。
The hungrier they got, the more they ate,the faster they died. Neat.
他们越饿,吃得越多,就死得越快。漂亮!
Sherlock!
控制一下!
Over here!
在这边!
I’ve got him, don’t worry.
我会照顾她,别担心。

妙语佳句

Deny (pp. & pt.denied)
vt.拒绝;拒绝承认;拒绝…占有;否认知情

She denied both accusations...
她对两项指控均予以否认
I denied my father because I wanted to become someone else.
我和父亲断绝了关系,因为我想成为一个不一样的自己。

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Murder (pp. & pt.murdered)
n.谋杀;杀戮;极艰难[令人沮丧]的经历
vt.凶杀;糟蹋;打垮
vi.杀人

The three accused, aged between 19 and 20, are charged with attempted murder...
3个年龄在19到20岁之间的被告被控谋杀未遂。
His charm and the fact that he is so likeable often allows him to get away with murder.
他很有魅力而且讨人喜欢,这常让他能够为所欲为
The body of a murdered religious and political leader.
被谋杀的宗教和政治领袖的尸体

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Execution
n.实行,履行,执行,贯彻;作成,完成,签名盖印使法律文件生效,
执行法律;执行死刑,强制执行,执行命令;成功,奏效,效果

One group claimed to have executed the American hostage...
一个组织声称已经处决了那名美国人质。
We are going to execute our campaign plan to the letter.
我们将严格施行我们的竞选计划。
I executed the hairpin turn high on the sheer western face of the mountains...
我在山脉西侧陡峭的高处成功地急转弯。

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Come into existence
成立,建立

What genetic change allowed multicellular animals to come into existence remains obscure.
什么样的遗传突变产生了多细胞的动物还不清楚。

剧情百科


遥控杀人,犯人可以待在千里之外,这种高手段杀人手法技巧让Sherlock感到了兴趣。不过还好两名孩子只是受到惊吓而已。

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

1.You must choose between death and _____.
你必须在耻辱和死两者之间选择其一。
2.That the plates ale moving is _____.
板块在移动,这是无可争议事实

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:

1.American officials (deny) any such apology was given.
美国官方则全盘任何道歉行为。
2.Having just or recently arisen or (come into existence).
刚刚、最近才兴起或存在的。

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重点单词
  • executionn. 执行,实施,处决 n. 技巧,表演,演奏,杀
  • executevt. 执行,处决,实行,完成 [计算机] 执行
  • charmn. 魅力,迷人,吸引力,美貌 v. (使)陶醉,(使)
  • apologyn. 道歉;勉强的替代物
  • sheeradj. 纯粹的,全然的,陡峭的 adv. 完全地,峻峭
  • eventuallyadv. 终于,最后
  • obscureadj. 微暗的,难解的,不著名的,[语音学]轻音的 v
  • alightvi. 落下,走下,偶然发现 adj. 燃烧的,点亮的
  • geneticadj. 基因的,遗传的,起源的
  • controln. 克制,控制,管制,操作装置 vt. 控制,掌管,支