《神探夏洛克》精讲 278最好的朋友

For me, I need a best man.

我需要伴郎。

Oh, right. Maybe not a garrotter.

哦，这样。最好别是绞杀狂。

Gavin? Who?

加文？谁？

Gavin Lestrade? He's a man and good at it.

加文·雷斯垂德？他很擅长当伴郎。

It's Greg. And he's not my best friend.

他叫格雷格，但不是我最好的朋友。

Oh, Mike Stanford, I see.

哦，迈克·斯坦福，懂了。

Well, he's nice. Um, though I'm not sure how well he'd cope with all...

他人不错，但应该无法应付……

No, Mike's great, but He's not my best friend.

迈克人很好，但也不是我最好的朋友。

Look, Sherlock, this is the biggest and most important day of my life...

听着，夏洛克，这是我人生中最重要的一天……

Well... No, it is. It is.

这个嘛……确定一定以及肯定。

And I want to be up there with the two people that I love and care about most in the world. Yes.

我想与两个人坐在一起——世上我最爱的两个人。对。

So Mary Morstan. Yes.

也就是玛丽·摩斯坦。对。

And... you.

和你

I confess at first I didn't realise he was asking me.

我承认，开始没明白他要邀请我。

When finally I understood, I expressed to him that I was both flattered and surprised.

恍然大悟后，我向他表达了荣幸和惊讶。

I explained to him that I'd never expected this request and I was a little daunted¹ in the face of it.

我解释说，没料到他会请我，因此稍有些震惊。

Sherlock...

夏洛克

I nonetheless promised I would do my very best to accomplish a task which was, for me, as demanding and difficult as any I had ever contemplated².

当然我也保证会尽力，对我来说这是平生最具挑战的任务。

Additionally, I thanked him for the trust he placed in me and indicated that I was, in some ways, very close to being moved by it.

我还感谢了他的信任并暗示某种程度来说，我几乎感动了。

No, it's getting a bit scary now.

别，你别吓我啊。

1 daunted   

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

2 contemplated   

adj. 预期的 动词contemplate的过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The doctor contemplated the difficult operation he had to perform. 医生仔细地考虑他所要做的棘手的手术。
• The government has contemplated reforming the entire tax system. 政府打算改革整个税收体制。