《新福尔摩斯》精讲 23

We're obviously looking at a suicide.

显然是自杀事件

It does seem the only explanation of all the facts.

这是现场所有证据的唯一解释

Wrong, it's one possible explanation of some of the facts.

错 这是现场某些证据的一个可能解释

You've got a solution that you like, but you are choosing

你得出自己喜欢的结论 然后就一叶障目

to ignore anything you see that doesn'tcomplywith it.

忽视所有对自己结论不利的证据

Like?

比如

Wound's on the right side of his head.

致命伤口在头部右侧

And?

然后呢

Van Coon was left-handed.

范孔是左撇子

Requires quite a bit of contortion¹.

身体得扭曲成啥样才能自杀

Left-handed?

他是左撇子吗

I'm amazed you didn't notice.

你竟然没注意

All you have to do is look around this flat.

这屋里到处都是证据

Coffee table on the left-hand side,

咖啡桌在左手一侧

coffee mug handle pointing to the left.

咖啡杯柄朝向左侧

Power sockets², habitually³ used the ones on the left.

电源插座 日常惯用左侧那几个

Pen and paper on the left of the phone.

纸笔都放在电话左侧

Because he picked up with his right, took messages with his left.

因为他用右手接电话 左手写留言

D'you want me to go on?

要我继续说吗

No, I think you've covered it.

不用 够了

I might as well, I'm almost at the bottom of the list.

我还是继续吧 反正也快说完了

There's a knife on the breadboard with butter on the right side of the blade

案板上有把餐刀 黄油涂在刀口右侧

because he used it with his left.

因为他惯用左手拿刀

It's highly unlikely

实在不大可能

that a left-handed man would shoot himself in the right of his head.

一个左撇子会用右手开枪自杀

Conclusion, someone broke in here and murdered him ,

结论就是 有人闯入并谋杀了他

only explanation of all of the facts.

这才是现场所有证据的唯一解释

But the gun?

但那枪呢

He was waiting for the killer⁴.

他那时是在等凶手

He'd been threatened.

-他被威胁了

What?

什么

Today at the bank, sort of a warning.

今天银行的涂鸦 就是种警告

He fired a shot when his attacker came in.

凶手闯入的时候 他开过一枪

And the bullet?

子弹呢

Went through the open window.

从开着的窗户飞出去了

Oh, come on!

得了

What are the chances of that?!

这几率多小你知道吗

Wait until you get the ballistics report.

那你就等着看弹道报告吧

The bullet in his brain wasn't fired from his gun, Iguaranteeit.

我敢担保 他头部中的子弹不是自己枪里的

If his door was locked from the inside, how did the killer get in?

但门从里面锁住 凶手是怎么进来的

Good, you're finally asking the right questions.

很好 你总算问到点子上了

 

1 contortion   

n.扭弯，扭歪，曲解

参考例句：

• I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.我不得不为这些体操运动员们高难度的扭体动作而赞叹。
• This sentence was spoken with the bitterness of self-upbraiding,and a contortion of visage absolutely demoniacal.这话是用辛辣的自我谴责的口吻说出来的，说话时他的面孔也歪扭得象个地道的魔鬼。

2 sockets   

n.套接字，使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 )；孔( socket的名词复数 )；（电器上的）插口；托座；凹穴

参考例句：

• All new PCs now have USB sockets. 新的个人计算机现在都有通用串行总线插孔。
• Make sure the sockets in your house are fingerproof. 确保你房中的插座是防触电的。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

3 habitually   

ad.习惯地，通常地

参考例句：

• The pain of the disease caused him habitually to furrow his brow. 病痛使他习惯性地紧皱眉头。
• Habitually obedient to John, I came up to his chair. 我已经习惯于服从约翰，我来到他的椅子跟前。

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。