福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第9集You Do It to Yourself（24）

 

There's one thing that still puzzles me,

还有一件事让我很困惑

is why he confessed.

为什么他要认罪

I've been racking my brain.

我绞尽脑汁地想

I can only come up with two possible answers.

我只能想出两个原因

One, he thought you left it there by mistake

一是，他以为是你约会后

after a tryst¹, and you were planning

不小心落在那里的

to go back, retrieve² it, dispose of it,

他以为你想回去找到它，扔掉它

having no idea that the police would recover it first.

只是没想到警方先找到了

Two, he's the ultimate sap.

二是，他是个超级大笨蛋

He realized that you set him up,

他意识到是你陷害他

but he loves you so much,

但他太爱你

he thought he'd just take the fall anyway.

他觉得索性就替你顶罪吧

Either way, he comes off looking a bit dim.

不管如何，他都前景渺茫了

Please, I'd like you to leave now.

我要请你们离开了

If you have something to tell us,

如果你有什么要说的

the sooner, the better.

越快越好

Not just for Brendan O'Brien, but for you.

不仅为了布兰登·奥布莱恩，也为了你自己

This is an old manual given to Chinese political police.

这是中国警方的一本手册

It teaches how to beat a suspect,

教人如何殴打嫌犯

but leave no marks.

却不会留下痕迹

He used these techniques to hurt me.

他用这上面的手段伤害我

And he also made me do things.

他还让我做别的事情

Sex things, horrible things while he taped them.

情色的事情，还将它们录下来

Let's say we believe you, Mrs. Annunzio.

阿农奇奥夫人，我相信你说的

That doesn't justify³ murder.

但这并不是杀人的理由

I had nothing to do with Trent's death.

我没有杀死特伦特

I don't believe Brendan did either.

我也不认为是布兰登干的

I... I can't explain how the phone that was used

我不知道那部手机是怎么

to contact Trent's killer⁴ got into Brendan's apartment,

到了布兰登的公寓里的

but I do know he would never take a life.

但我知道他不会杀人

Respectfully, Mrs. Annunzio, you've just told us

恕我冒昧，阿农奇奥夫人

that your husband was a sadist and a pervert⁵.

你刚才说你的丈夫是个虐待狂加变态

Assuming that's true,

假设你说的是真的

why would we trust your judgment⁶?

我们该如何相信你呢

1 tryst   

n.约会；v.与…幽会

参考例句：

• It has been said that art is a tryst,for in the joy of it maker and beholder meet.有人说艺术是一种幽会，因为艺术家和欣赏者可在幽会的乐趣中相遇在一起。
• Poor Mr. Sanford didn't stand a chance of keeping his tryst secret.可怜的桑福德根本不可能会守住自己幽会的秘密。

2 retrieve   

vt.重新得到，收回；挽回，补救；检索

参考例句：

• He was determined to retrieve his honor.他决心恢复名誉。
• The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.士兵们正试图找回军队从该岛撤退时留下的武器。

3 justify   

vt.证明…正当(或有理)，为…辩护

参考例句：

• He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
• Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

5 pervert   

n.堕落者，反常者；vt.误用，滥用；使人堕落，使入邪路

参考例句：

• Reading such silly stories will pervert your taste for good books.读这种愚昧的故事会败坏你对好书的嗜好。
• Do not pervert the idea.别歪曲那想法。

6 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。