《新福尔摩斯》精讲 18

Sherlock Holmes.

我是夏洛克·福尔摩斯

Sherlock Holmes.

夏洛克·福尔摩斯

Sebastian.

塞巴斯蒂安

Hiya, buddy¹. how long - eight years

老兄 自从上次见面到现在

since I last clapped eyes on you?

一别八年了

This is my friend, John Watson.

这位是我的朋友 约翰·华生

Friend?

朋友吗

Colleague.

同事

Right.

好

Grab² a pew.

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,

我们是大学同学

and this guy here had a trick he used to do.

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 就能把你一生说完整

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,

早上在学校用餐时

and this freak would know you'd been shagging the previous night.

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,

一个月两次 飞遍全世界

you'requiteright.

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,

别又说我领带上有什么番茄酱

from some special kind of ketchup⁴ you can only buy in Manhattan?

这种酱很特殊 只能在曼哈顿买到

No, I...

不 我...

Is it the mud on my shoes?

还是说我鞋上有泥点吗

I wasjustchatting with your secretary outside.

我就是刚跟你秘书在外面闲聊

She told me.

她告诉我的

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？