《神探夏洛克》精讲 47大学同学的金钱激励

Sherlock Holmes.

我是夏洛克·福尔摩斯。

Sherlock Holmes. -Sebastian.

夏洛克·福尔摩斯。－塞巴斯蒂安。

Hiya, buddy¹, how long eight years since I last clapped eyes on you?

老兄，自从上次见面到现在一别八年了吧？

This is my friend, John Watson. Friend? - Colleague.

这位是我的朋友，约翰·华生。朋友吗？-同事。

Right. Grab² a pew.

好。随便坐。

Do you need anything, coffee, water?

喝点什么？咖啡还是水？

No. We're all sorted here, thanks.

不用麻烦了，多谢。

So you're doing well. You've been abroad a lot.

看来过得不错，经常出国。

Well, so?

怎么说？

Flying all the way around the world twice in a month.

每个月两次环球飞行。

Right. You're doing that thing.

对，你又来了。

We were at uni together, and this guy here had a trick he used to do.

我们是大学同学，这家伙原来就喜欢玩这种把戏。

It's not a trick.

这不是把戏。

He could look at you and tell you your whole life story.

他看着你就能把你的平生说完。

Yes, I've seen him do it.

对，我见识过。

Put the wind up everybody, we hated him.

他让所有人都害怕，我们讨厌他。

We'd come down to breakfast in the formal hall and this freak would know you'd been shagging the previous night.

早上在学校用餐时，这怪胎就能说出你昨晚鬼混的事。

I simply observed.

略微观察就能看出来。

Go on, enlighten³ me.

继续，启发我一下。

Two trips a month, flying all the way around the world, you're quite right.

一个月两次，飞遍全世界没错。

How could you tell?

怎么看出来的？

Are you going to tell me there's a stain on my tie from some special kind of ketchup⁴ you can only buy in Manhattan?

别又说我领带上有什么番茄酱，这种酱很特殊，只能在曼哈顿买到的事。

No, I...- Is it the mud on my shoes?

不，我... -还是说我鞋上有泥点吗？

I was just chatting with your secretary outside. She told me.

我就是刚跟你秘书在外面闲聊。她告诉我的。

I'm glad you could make it over, we've had a break-in.

很高兴你能来帮忙，我们公司遭人非法闯入。

Sir William's office - the bank's former chairman.

那是威廉爵士的办公室，他曾是银行总裁。

The room's been left here like a sort of memorial.

那间办公室一直原封未动，算是种纪念吧。

Someone broke in late last night.

昨晚这里遭人非法闯入。

What did they steal?

丢什么了？

Nothing. Just left a little message.

什么都没有。只留下一条讯息。

60 seconds apart.

60秒的空档。

So, someone came up here in the middle of the night, splashed⁵ paint around and left within a minute.

有人半夜潜入房间，用不到1分钟的时间画了两笔就跑了。

How many ways into that office?

有几条路通到这间办公室？

Well, that's where this gets really interesting.

这个说来就有意思了。

Every door that opens in this bank, it gets locked right here.

银行内所有的出入口都从这里关闭。

Every walk-in cupboard, every toilet.

另外还有所有的大型橱柜和洗手间。

That door didn't open last night?

昨晚那扇门没关吗？

There's a hole in our security.

保安系统应该有漏洞。

Find it and we'll pay you - five figures.

你来找，我们付报酬－5位数。

This is an advance.

这是定金。

Tell me how he got in.

找出此人是如何潜入的。

There's a bigger one on its way.

剩余款稍后奉上。

I don't need an incentive⁶, Sebastian.

塞巴斯蒂安，你不必以此来激励我。

He's, er...he's kidding you, obviously.

他开玩笑呢，明摆着的。

Shall I look after that for him?

我能替他保管吗？

Thanks.

谢谢。

1 buddy   

n.（美口）密友，伙伴

参考例句：

• Calm down,buddy.What's the trouble?压压气，老兄。有什么麻烦吗？
• Get out of my way,buddy!别挡道了，你这家伙！

2 grab   

vt./n.攫取，抓取；vi.攫取，抓住(at)

参考例句：

• It is rude to grab a seat.抢占座位是不礼貌的。
• The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away.贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。

3 enlighten   

v.授予...知识，启发，教导，开导

参考例句：

• Can you enlighten her on this subject?对这个问题你能启发启发她吗？
• Please enlighten me with your instructions.请不吝赐教。

4 ketchup   

n.蕃茄酱，蕃茄沙司

参考例句：

• There's a spot of ketchup on the tablecloth.桌布上有一点番茄酱的渍斑。
• Could I have some ketchup and napkins,please?请给我一些番茄酱和纸手巾？

5 splashed   

v.使（液体）溅起( splash的过去式和过去分词 )；（指液体）溅落

参考例句：

• Water splashed onto the floor. 水哗的一声泼洒在地板上。
• The cowboy splashed his way across the shallow stream with his cow. 牧童牵着牛淌过浅溪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 incentive   

n.刺激；动力；鼓励；诱因；动机

参考例句：

• Money is still a major incentive in most occupations.在许多职业中，钱仍是主要的鼓励因素。
• He hasn't much incentive to work hard.他没有努力工作的动机。