如何成为福尔摩斯 第21期

 　　So they enlisted¹ the best brain in England to help them.

　　所以他们招募了英国最聪明的人来帮忙。

　　You, my dear brother, have been working for the Wilhelmstrasse.

　　你，我亲爱的弟弟，在为威尔海姆斯特拉工作。

　　"Am I going too fast for the best brain in England?"

　　"英国最聪明的人是不是听不懂了呢？"

　　So there's very definitely a very competitive streak² between the two of them.

　　很明显，这两人之间有强烈的竞争气息。

　　The woman who was brought to your house in the middle of the night, apparently³ fished out of the Thames, and apparently suffering from amnesia⁴, is in fact Ilse von Hoffmanstal, one of their most skilful⁵ agents.

　　那个半夜被带到你家，像是刚从泰晤士河里捞出来还失忆了的女人，其实是伊尔斯·范·霍夫曼斯特，是他们最优秀的特工之一。

　　Am I going too fast for the best brain in England?

　　英国最聪明的人是不是听不懂了呢？

　　And Mycroft is very sarcastic⁶, saying, "Now, this time, I'm the one who knows what's going on, not you."

　　麦考夫很讽刺他说："这次旁观者清的是我，不是你。"

　　They planted her on you quite neatly⁷, I must admit, so that you could lead them to their objective, the air pump. Very much like using a hog⁸ to find truffles.

　　我得承认，他们成功地把她安插到你身边，你就能带他们找到目标，气泵。就像用猪来寻找松露一样。

　　And now perhaps you'd care to join me.

　　现在你或许可以和我一起。

　　I'm expecting a certain royal personage from Balmoral.

　　我正要接待一位从巴尔莫勒来的皇室要人。

　　Christopher Lee plays it so brilliantly, I think. And it's a very touching⁹ performance because although he's sort of disdainful and kowtowing to royalty¹⁰ and everything, it's clear that he does care somewhere deep down in his icy heart.

　　我认为克里斯托弗·李演得非常出色，触动人心。尽管他有些恃才傲物，趋炎附势，但是在他冷漠的内心深处还是有爱的。

　　I think he just wants everything to be ordered. He just wants order.

　　我认为他只是想让大家安分守己，他只想要秩序。

　　I think really, genuinely, in our increasingly fragmented world, the reason that conspiracy¹¹ theories are so popular is because we all like to believe there is someone like Mycroft Holmes, because it's quite reassuring¹² to think, even if they're a dark presence, there is some kind of order. There is none.

　　我真的认为，在这个支离破碎的社会，阴谋论之所以能流行就是我们都愿意相信有麦考夫·福尔摩斯这样的人。因为这个想法很抚慰人心，即使混沌降临，也有规则秩序。事实却并非如此。

　　The early 1970s were awash with conspiracy theories.

　　20世纪70年代初，阴谋论泛滥。

　　This was bizarrely reflected in the letters sent by fans to 221B Baker¹³ Street, most of them asking for Holmes to solve a current crisis, like the Watergate scandal, or a plane hijacking¹⁴, or even rescue Patty Hearst!

　　这一现象很诡异的体现在影迷寄往贝克街221B的信中，他们请求福尔摩斯解决当下危机，如水门事件或者一次劫机，甚至拯救帕蒂·赫斯特。

1 enlisted   

adj.应募入伍的v.（使）入伍， （使）参军( enlist的过去式和过去分词 )；获得（帮助或支持）

参考例句：

• enlisted men and women 男兵和女兵
• He enlisted with the air force to fight against the enemy. 他应募加入空军对敌作战。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

3 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

4 amnesia   

n.健忘症，健忘

参考例句：

• People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.患健忘症的人不会忘记关于物体的一些基本知识。
• Chinese medicine experts developed a way to treat amnesia using marine materials.中国医学专家研制出用海洋物质治疗遗忘症的方法。

5 skilful   

(=skillful)adj.灵巧的，熟练的

参考例句：

• The more you practise,the more skilful you'll become.练习的次数越多，熟练的程度越高。
• He's not very skilful with his chopsticks.他用筷子不大熟练。

6 sarcastic   

adj.讥讽的，讽刺的，嘲弄的

参考例句：

• I squashed him with a sarcastic remark.我说了一句讽刺的话把他给镇住了。
• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.她冷嘲热讽地拿别人的缺点开玩笑。

7 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。

8 hog   

n.猪；馋嘴贪吃的人；vt.把…占为己有，独占

参考例句：

• He is greedy like a hog.他像猪一样贪婪。
• Drivers who hog the road leave no room for other cars.那些占着路面的驾驶员一点余地都不留给其他车辆。

9 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

10 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

11 conspiracy   

n.阴谋，密谋，共谋

参考例句：

• The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
• He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。

12 reassuring   

a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的，使人放心的

参考例句：

• He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
• With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。

13 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

14 hijacking   

n. 劫持, 抢劫 动词hijack的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• I have been told about the hijacking . 我已听说了那次劫机事件。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 口语
• They are taking measures to guarantee against the occurrence of hijacking. 他们正采取措施防止劫机事件的发生。