《神探夏洛克》精讲 107觐见女王

Just once, can you two behave like grown-ups?

你们两个 能不能偶尔有点大人样?

We solve crimes, I blog about it,

我们解决罪案 我写到博客上

and he forgets his pants.

他连裤子都忘穿了

I wouldn't hold out too much hope.

大人什么的别指望了吧

I was in the middle of a case, Mycroft.

我正办案呢 麦克罗夫特

What, the hiker and the backfire?

什么 徒步旅行者和汽车逆火的事?

I glanced at the police report,

我看了眼警方报告

a bit obvious, surely?

不觉得有点太明显吗?

Transparent¹.

一目了然

Time to move on then.

那就赶紧办下一件吧

We are in Buckingham Palace, the very heart of the British nation.

我们身处白金汉宫 大英帝国的中心

Sherlock Holmes, put your trousers on!

夏洛克·福尔摩斯 把裤子穿上

What for?

为什么?

Your client.

为你的委托人

And my client is...?

敢问我的委托人是...?

Illustrious, in the extreme.

声名显赫 无人不知

And remaining, I have to inform you, entirely² anonymous³.

并且我不得不说 绝对匿名

Mycroft.

麦克罗夫特

Harry⁴.

哈瑞

May I just apologise for the state of my little brother.

请容我为我幼弟的状况道歉

A full-time⁵ occupation, I imagine.

因为工作全天无休吧

And this must be Dr John Watson,

这想必就是约翰·华生医生

formerly⁶ of the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers?

前诺桑伯兰第五军团成员?

Hello, yes.

你好 正是我

My employer is a tremendous fan of your blog.

我的雇主是你博客的忠实读者

Your employer?

你的雇主?

Particularly enjoyed the one about the aluminium⁷ crutch⁸.

对铝制拐杖一篇尤为喜爱

Thank you. Ahem...

谢谢

And Mr Holmes the Younger.

年轻的福尔摩斯先生

You look taller in your photographs.

你在照片里显得高些

I take the precaution of a good coat and a short friend.

保险起见 我有一件好大衣和一位矮个朋友

Mycroft, I don't do anonymous clients.

麦克罗夫特 我不接匿名委托人

I'm used to mystery at one end of my cases,

我习惯案件一端是谜题

both ends is too much work. Good morning.

两端都是谜题太麻烦了 早安

This is a matter of national importance. Grow up!

这是国家大事 成熟点

Get off my sheet!

放开我的床单

Or what?

不然呢?

Or I'll just walk away.

不然我就这样走出去

I'll let you.

我随你便

Boys, please... Not here.

男孩们 拜托 别在这吵

1 transparent   

adj.明显的，无疑的；透明的

参考例句：

• The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明，可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
• The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

4 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

5 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

6 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

7 aluminium   

n.铝 (=aluminum)

参考例句：

• Aluminium looks heavy but actually it is very light.铝看起来很重，实际上却很轻。
• If necessary, we can use aluminium instead of steel.如果必要，我们可用铝代钢。

8 crutch   

n.T字形拐杖；支持，依靠，精神支柱

参考例句：

• Her religion was a crutch to her when John died.约翰死后，她在精神上依靠宗教信仰支撑住自己。
• He uses his wife as a kind of crutch because of his lack of confidence.他缺乏自信心，总把妻子当作主心骨。