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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 scoop 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 behold, someone spills all the beans. How utterly convenient. Who is Brook?
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 credentials?
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。

妙语佳句

Direction
n.方向，指南；指挥，指导，管理；用法说明，指示，命令，吩咐；导演，（乐队）指挥

Civilians were fleeing in all directions as soldiers yelled at them to get off the streets...
听到士兵大叫着让他们从街上撤离，平民百姓们纷纷四处逃散。
I should know by now not to throw away the directions until we've finished cooking...
现在我知道了不该在饭没做完之前就扔掉烹饪说明。
His failures underline the difference between theatre and film direction.
他的失败说明了导演戏剧和电影是不同的。

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Gabble (pp. & pt.gabbled)
vt.& vi.急促地说，不清地说
n.急促不清的话；急促而含混不清地说

Marcello sat on his knee and gabbled excitedly...
马塞洛跪坐在地上，激动地哇哩哇啦地说着。

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Deprive sb. of sth.
使（某人）丧失（某物），夺去/剥夺（某人）的（某物）

Nobody entitle to deprive of other's right to survival.
我们没有权利去剥夺别人的生存权。

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Turn down
减少，关小；拒绝；驳回；顶回去

He kept turning the central heating down...
他不断调低中央暖气的温度。
The divorce rate turned down in the 1950s.
20 世纪 50 年代离婚率下降了。
I thanked him for the offer but turned it down…
我谢绝了他的提议。

剧情百科

爆料的果然是上次在法院时碰到的Kitty，不过他是怎么知道关于Sherlock的真实信息呢？
而这个Brook是否和Moriatry是同一个人呢？

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

1.Political accountability will be a _____ memory.
政治问责制将成为一个遥远的记忆。
2.The new rules are scheduled to _____ _____ _____ ondecember 15th.
这项新规定计划将于12月15日生效。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:

1.Down-market is the direction mr murdoch knows.
默多克了解的方向是低端市场。
2.Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion.
剥夺燃烧必需的氧气。