《新福尔摩斯》精讲 44

A book is like a magic garden,

书中自有黄金屋

carried in your pocket.

书中自有颜如玉

Chinese proverb, Mr Holmes.

这是中国的谚语 福尔摩斯先生

I'm...I'm not Sherlock Holmes.

我...不是夏洛克·福尔摩斯

Forgive me, if I do not take your word for it.

别怪我不相信你

Debit¹ card, name of...

银行借记卡 户主...

S Holmes.

夏·福尔摩斯

Take my card.

用我的卡吧

Yes, that's not actually mine. He lent that to me.

但这张不是我的 是他借给我的

And a cheque for ￡5,000 made out in the name of Mr Sherlock Holmes.

五千英镑的支票开给...夏洛克·福尔摩斯先生

Yeah, he gave me that to look after.

是的 他让我保管

Tickets from the theatre collected by you, name of Holmes.

戏院的入场券 购买人也是福尔摩斯

Yes, OK.

是的

What's the name?

请问名字是

Er, Holmes.

福尔摩斯

I realise what this looks like.

看来我是百口莫辩了

But I'm not him.

但我不是他

We heard it from your own mouth.

不是你亲口说的吗

What?

说什么

I am Sherlock Holmes and I always work alone.

我是福尔摩斯 我总是单枪匹马

Because no-one else can compete with my massive² intellect³.

因为我的大智慧无人能敌

Did I really say that?

我说了吗

I suppose there's no use me trying to persuade you I was doing an impression.

我当时只是在调侃 不过说了你也不信

I am Shan.

我是单

You're... You're Shan?

什么 你就是单

Three times we tried to kill you and your companion, Mr Holmes.

福尔摩斯先生 我们曾三次想杀你和同伴

What does it tell you when an assassin cannot shoot straight?

每次暗杀都无功而返 这说明什么

It tells you that they're not really trying.

说明他们未尽全力

1 debit   

n.借方，借项，记人借方的款项

参考例句：

• To whom shall I debit this sum?此款应记入谁的账户的借方？
• We undercharge Mr.Smith and have to send him a debit note for the extra amount.我们少收了史密斯先生的钱，只得给他寄去一张借条所要欠款。

2 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

3 intellect   

n.理智，才智，有才智的人，知识分子

参考例句：

• Newton is a man of great intellect.牛顿有非凡的才智。
• It is not often that one so young has such a giant intellect.年纪这样轻、智力又如此高的人可不多。