BBC《新福尔摩斯》第三季精讲第243期:上帝不会懒得制造巧合
日期:2014-10-11 12:21

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What did you say?
你刚才说什么?
You said..."John Hamish Watson."
你说...'约翰·哈密什·华生'
You said that. You said "Hamish."
你说了 你说'哈密什'了
This is a famous detective, it's Sherlock Holmes
这位是名侦探 夏洛克·福尔摩斯
and his partner, John Hamish Watson.
这是他的搭档 约翰·哈密什·华生
How did you know?
你是怎么知道的?
How did YOU know his middle name?
你怎么知道他的中间名?
He never tells anyone, he hates it.
他从不告诉别人 他讨厌这个名字
John "H" Watson? - Yep.
约翰'H'华生? - 对
Henry? - Shut up.
亨利? - 闭嘴
Humphrey? - Shut up.
汉弗莱? - 闭嘴
Higgins? - Go away!
希金斯? - 滚!
It took him years to confide in me.
没个一年半载他都不肯告诉我
That's my birth certificate. - Yep.
那是我的出生证明. - 是
And the woman ,she knew.
'那个女人' 她也知道
Hamish.John Hamish Watson,just if you were looking for baby names.
哈密什 约翰·哈密什·华生 如果你们在想孩子的名字的话
God knows where she is.
天晓得她现在在哪儿
Out of my head, I am busy!
滚出我的脑袋 我在忙!
There's only one time that name's been made public.
这个名字只公开过一次
Does it have to be on the invitation?
名字一定得放婚帖上吗?
It's your name.It's traditional... - It's funny...
那是你的名字啊 这是传统 - 这很滑稽
Enjoy the wedding...Enjoy the wedding.
婚宴愉快...婚宴愉快
The wedding. You knew about the wedding.More importantly, you'd seen a wedding invitation.
婚礼 你知道婚礼 更重要的是 你看到了婚宴请帖
Now barely 100 people had seen that invitation.The Mayfly Man only saw five women.
差不多有100人收到了这请帖 而蜉蝣男只约会了5个女人
For one person to be in both groups...could be a coincidence.
一个人同时属于两个群组...可能是个巧合
Oh, Sherlock!What do we say about coincidences?
哦 夏洛克!我们是怎么说巧合的?
The universe is rarely so lazy.
世界上的一切不会那么巧
So, the balance of probability is?
那么 合理的可能性是?
Someone went to great lengths to find out something about this wedding.
有人费尽心机 想要知道这场婚礼的一些细节
What great lengths? - They lied. Assumed false identities.
什么样的心机? - 他们撒谎 使用假身份-
Which suggests? - Criminal intent.
这意味着什么? - 犯罪企图
Also suggests? - Intelligence, planning.
还有呢? - 机智 计划周密
Clearly. But more importantly?
这是当然 但更重要的是?
The Mayfly Man.The Mayfly Man is...
蜉蝣男...蜉蝣男...
Here today!
今天在这里!
Ooh, sorry. I...
啊 对不起 我...
Another glass, sir?
再来一杯 先生?
Thank you, yes, thank you. Yes.
谢谢 太好了 谢谢
Something's going to happen, right here.
将有事在这里发生
Now, where were we?
好了 刚说到哪?
Could be any second.
随时都有可能
You have control of the room.
主动权在你这边
Ah, yes.Raising glasses and standing up. Very good. Thank you.
没错 举杯起立 没错 谢谢
Don't lose it.
别错过了
And down again.
请坐吧


妙语佳句

Schedule (pp. & pt. scheduled)
n.时刻表,进度表;清单,明细表;预定计划;目录
vt.排定,安排;将…列表;为…作目录

He has been forced to adjust his schedule...
他被迫调整了自己的日程安排。
The jet arrived in Johannesburg two minutes ahead of schedule...
喷气式飞机提前两分钟到达了约翰内斯堡。
The space shuttle had been scheduled to blast off at 04:38...
航天飞机已经预定于凌晨 4 点 38 分发射升空。

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Discharge (pp. & pt. discharged)
vt.下(客);卸船;免除(自己的义务、负担等);执行
vt.& vi.放出;流出;开枪;发射
n.(气体、液体如水从管子里)流出;排放出的物体
vi.(船、飞机等)卸货;(颜料、墨水或染料等)化开;卸掉负担(或负载);下客

You are being discharged on medical grounds.
出于健康原因你将会退伍。
The quiet competence with which he discharged his many college duties.
他得以胜任众多大学职务的那种内秀
The goods will be sold for a fraction of their value in order to discharge the debt.
货物将被贱价卖出以清偿债务。
The bird had trouble breathing and was discharging blood from the nostrils.
那只鸟呼吸困难,并且鼻孔里还在流血。

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Threaten (pp. & pt. threatened)
vt.& vi.预示(某事);恐吓;危及;预示凶兆
vi.似将发生;威胁

He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town...
他说陆军军官们曾威胁要摧毁那座小镇。
The unity of our society is threatened by troublesome and restless minorities...
我们社会的团结遭到了一小撮滋扰生事、不安分守己的群体的威胁。
The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war...
这场战斗有可能会演变为全面的战争。

剧情百科


细节决定很多事情,在Sherlock敬新人时念出名字时,眼前的闪光灯让他回想起Tessa寻找他们办案的一幕。为什么“露水情人”会找到Tessa呢?为什么Tessa知道John名字中H的全译?而Tessa背后的神秘雇主与John的婚礼有关?那么这个神秘人物或许已经到了现场,而他就是露水情人真正的目标了?


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

1.Moderate rainfall breeds _____ agriculture, they reckon, fostering urbanisation, trade and state-building.
他们认为适中降水稳定了农业生产,促进城市化、贸易和国家建设。
2.Since 1951, 18,000 people have been _____ from the area.
自1951年以来,已有18, 000人撤离了该地区。


A:本期答案见下期
上期答案:

1.A presidential election was scheduled for last December...
总统选举原计划在去年 12 月举行。
2.The resulting salty water will be discharged at sea...
所产生的盐水将被排入大海。

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重点单词
  • intentn. 意图,目的,意向,含义 adj. 专心的,决心的,
  • dischargev. 放出,解雇,放电,解除,清偿债务 n. 释放,卸货
  • phrasen. 短语,习语,个人风格,乐句 vt. 措词表达,将(
  • detectiveadj. 侦探的 n. 侦探
  • criminaladj. 犯罪的,刑事的,违法的 n. 罪犯
  • assumedadj. 假装的;假定的
  • saltyadj. 咸的
  • threateningadj. 威胁(性)的,凶兆的 动词threaten的现
  • minutesn. 会议记录,(复数)分钟
  • fractionn. 分数,小部分,破片