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Private Bainbridge had just come off guard duty.He'd stood there for hours, plenty of people watching, nothing apparently wrong.
班布里奇卫兵刚换岗回来 他在那里站了好几个小时 众目睽睽 没有异常
He came off duty and within minutes was nearly dead from a wound in his stomach,but there was no weapon.
他换岗之后 在数分钟内就几近死亡 伤口在腹部 但是并没有凶器
Where did it go?Ladies and gentlemen, I invite you to consider this a murderer who can walk through walls, a weapon that can vanish.
它到哪里去了?先生们 女士们 请你们来思考一下 可以穿越墙壁凶手 凭空消失的凶器
But in all of this, there is only one element which can be said to be truly remarkable.
但是在这一切之中 只有一点是值得注意的
Would anyone like to make a guess?
有人愿意来猜一下吗?
Come on, come on,there is actually an element of Q&A to all of this.
来吧 来嘛 这里有一个问答游戏等着大家呢
Scotland Yard, have you got a theory?
来自苏格兰场的那位 你有什么想法?
Yeah, you, you're a detective, broadly speaking. Got a theory?
就是你 广义地来讲你也算是个侦探 有想法了吗?
Er, um, if the, er...If the... If the...If the blade was propelled through the, erm...
呃 唔 如果 呃...如果... 如果...如果刀是通过 呃...
grating in the air vent,maybe a ballista or a catapult, um...Somebody tiny could crawl in there.
通气扇的格栅进入......也许是用抛石机或弹弓 呃...身材矮小的人可以爬进去
So, yeah, we're looking for a dwarf.
所以 我们在寻找一个矮子
Brilliant. -Really? -No.
很好 - 对了吗? - 没有
Next? - He stabbed himself.
下一个? - 他是自己捅了自己
Hello, who was that?Tom?
是谁说的? 汤姆?
Got a theory?
有什么想法?
Attempted suicide, with a blade made of compacted blood and bone.
自杀未遂 凶器是一把由血和骨头压缩的刃器
Broke after piercing his abdomen,like a meat...dagger.
在刺穿腹部后就散了 就像一把肉...刀
A meat dagger? - Yes.
肉刀? - 对
Sit down. - No.
坐下吧 - 不对
There was one feature, and only one feature, of interest in the whole of this baffling case,
在这个让人懊恼的案子里 有一点 而且仅有一点值得注意
and quite frankly it was the usual!John Watson.
坦白讲 毫不意外地 那就是约翰·华生
Who, while I was trying to solve a murder, instead saved a life.
当我想着要破案时 而他则在挽救生命
There are mysteries worth solving and stories worth telling.
值得破解的谜题有的是 值得讲的故事有的是
The best and bravest man I know and, on top of that, he actually knows how to do stuff.
他是我认识的人里最优秀最勇敢的 此外 他确实知道怎样做事
Except wedding planning and serviettes, he's rubbish at those.
除了策划婚礼和折餐巾 他在这些事上很烂
The case itself remains the most ingenious and brilliantly planned murder,
这个案子本身 是一起经过精妙构思有计划的谋杀
or attempted murder,I've ever had the pleasure to encounter.
或者说是蓄意谋杀 是我一向乐于遇到的那类
The most perfect locked-room mystery of which I am aware.
是我见过最完美的密室凶杀案
However, I'm not just here to praise John,I'm also here to embarrass him, so let's move on to...
不过 我在这不只是为了赞扬约翰 我是来让他难堪的 所以 大家继续听故事...
No, wait... How was it done?
不 等等... 那是怎么做到的?
How was what done? - The stabbing?
什么是怎么做到? - 怎么捅的那一刀?
I'm afraid I don't know.I didn't solve that one.
恐怕我也不知道 我没能破解
It can happen sometimes, it's very, very disappointing.
这种事有时会发生 让人非常非常失望
Embarrassment leads me on to the stag night.Of course there's hours of material here, but I've cut it down to the really good bits.
为了让他难堪 我带他去了单身派对 爆料足够说上几个小时 但我把它们剪辑成绝妙的片段

妙语佳句

Surround (pp. & pt. surrounded)
vt.包围，围绕
n.（物品的）边；外围物

The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence...
不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。
When the car stopped in the town square it was surrounded by soldiers and militiamen...
当汽车停在城镇广场时立刻被士兵和民兵包围了。
Once the euphoria surrounding this victory subsides, reality must return.
这场胜利的喜悦退去后，人们将不得不回归现实。
He had made it his business to surround himself with a hand-picked group of bright young officers...
他总会亲手挑选一批聪明而年轻的军官常伴他左右。

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Sympathetic
adj.同情的，有同情心的；赞同的；相投合的，称心的；〈口〉抱好感的

She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students...
她对成年学生的问题深表同情。
She met people in London who were sympathetic to the Indian freedom struggle...
她在伦敦结识了一些支持印度独立运动的人。
After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement.
一年后我们会对复职申请予以考虑和批准。
She sounds a most sympathetic character.
她听起来是个很招人喜欢的人物。

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Preying
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 )；掠食；折磨；（人）靠欺诈为生

Electric rays stun their prey with huge electrical discharges...
电鳐能放出强大的电流把猎物击晕。
The effect was to disrupt the food chain, starving many animals and those that preyed on them...
其结果就是破坏食物链，使很多动物和那些以捕食它们为生的动物饿死。
Police officers lie in wait for the gangs who stalk their prey at night...
警察设伏等待那些在晚上跟踪目标伺机作案的歹徒。
Pam had never learned that there were men who preyed on young runaways...
帕姆从来不知道有人专门坑骗离家出走的年轻人。
The absence of children at Christmas preyed on Liz's mind...
利兹因为圣诞节时孩子们不在而一直心神不宁。
He was prey to a growing despair...
他被与日俱增的绝望折磨着。

剧情百科

如何能在一个完全密室里暗杀一个人呢？当然，不存在'小人'或者'自杀'一说，Sherlock已经当场否定，但让人郁闷的是，Sherlock也没有当场公布答案，因为他自己也不知道Bainbridge如何在这完美的密室里被暗杀。难道这将成为不解之谜吗？

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

1.There are many who will work hard to _____ these goals...
有志之士将会共同为实现这些目标而努力。
2.They have ______ reputations as athletes.
作为运动员，他们的声望令人羡慕。

A:本期答案见下期
上期答案：

1.It is ridiculous to suggest we are having a romance...
暗示我们正在谈恋爱的说法真是太荒谬了。
2.Climate reflects a basic struggle between constancy and change...
气候反映出稳定与变化之间基本的较量。