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There's nothing down there, Mr.Holmes, I told you.No sidings, no ghost stations.
什么也没有.福尔摩斯先生.我早说过,没支线.没废站
There has to be, check again.
一定有.再找
This whole area is a big mess of old and new stuff.
新线旧线一团乱
Charing Cross is made up of bits of older stations,like Trafalgar Square, Strand.
查令十字街还有些旧站.特拉法尔加广场.斯特兰德大街.
No, it's none of those, we've accounted for those.St Margaret Street, Bridge Street,Sumatra Road, Parliament Street...
不对.那些查过了.圣玛格丽特街.大桥街.苏门答腊路.议会街
Hang on, hang on, Sumatra Road?You mentioned Sumatra Road, Mr Holmes? There is something,I knew it rang a bell! Yes.
等等.你说苏门答腊路,苏门答腊路吗.福尔摩斯先生,就知道我见过它
There was a station down there.
那里有站
Well, why isn't it on the maps?
地图上怎么没标
Because it was closed before it ever opened. - What?
因为它从未启用. - 什么?
They built the platforms, 'even the staircases,
月台.楼梯.什么都有
but it all got tied up in legal disputes and so they never built the station on the surface.
只因为法律纠纷,所以站台没有跟地面打通
It's right underneaththe Palace of Westminster.
就在议会大厦正下方
So what's down there, a bomb?
那下面现在有个炸弹吗
With many commentators saying the vote on the Terrorism Bill will be too close to call,
评论家大多认为,新反恐法案能否通过仍是未知数
MPs are now making their way into the Chamber for what the Government is calling
国会议员们正纷纷走进议会大厦,进行政府所谓的.
The most important vote of this Parliament.Over now to our...
本届议会最重要的投票,接下来...
What freedoms exactly are we protecting if we start spying on our own people?
如果人民都被监视,人民生活又谈何保障.
This is a Orwellian measure on a scale unprecedented...
这是个空前绝后而泯灭人性的...

妙语佳句

Obvious
adj.明显的；显著的；平淡无奇的；自明

Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.
这位民主党挑战者将如何履行总统职务还不能明确判断。
There are some very obvious phrases that we all know or certainly should know better than to use.
我们都知道或是肯定应该知道有些说法已毫无新意，最好避免使用。

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Brilliant
adj.明亮的；<非正式>美好的；闪耀的；才华横溢的
n.宝石；钻石

It was his brilliant performance in 'My Left Foot' that established his reputation.
他在《我的左脚》中的精彩表演使他一举成名。
If you get a chance to see the show, do go — it's brilliant...
如果你有机会去看那个演出，你一定要去——棒极了！

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Appearance
n.外貌，外观；出现，露面；[哲]现象

Keegan made 68 appearances in two seasons for Southampton, scoring 37 times.
基冈为南安普敦队踢了两个赛季，共上场68次，进球37个。
A flat-roofed extension will add nothing to the value or appearance of the house.
增建一个平顶房既不会使房子增值也不会使其更美观。
The sudden appearance of a few bags of rice could start a riot.
突然出现几袋大米可能会引起骚乱。
Fears are growing of a cholera outbreak following the appearance of a number of cases in the city.
该市出现几起霍乱病例之后，人们对霍乱爆发的恐惧越来越强烈。
We tried to meet both children's needs without the appearance of favoritism or unfairness...
我们尽力对两个孩子的需要都予以满足，而不显得有所偏向或袒护。

剧情百科

一块金块需要完成裸露他的金色，那么必须有光照，而John就是Sherlock的光照。在与John的共事下，Sherlock很快察觉问题所在，消失的第七车厢。而这节车厢恰是装备了炸弹的，炸弹与议会，而想而知，又是一起恐怖袭击。Sherlock与John能解决吗？

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

1.The u.s. _____ industry is more privatized than ever before.
现在美国情报业越来越呈现私有化的倾向。
2.Digital natives are strengthening brain cells that regulate _____ activities.
数字原生代强化了管理特定活动的脑细胞。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.He compared translating not to writing but to acting.
他不把翻译比成写作，而是比成表演。
2.Two officers on patrol became suspicious of two men in a car...
两名巡警开始对一辆车里的两个人起了疑心。