《新福尔摩斯》精讲 81

He wasn't meant to...What's Lucy gonna say? Jesus.

我不是有意的 露西知道了怎么办 天呐

Why did you kill him?

你为什么要杀他

It was an accident. I swear it was.

是场意外 我发誓

But stealing the plans for the missile¹ defence program wasn't an accident, was it?

但你早有预谋偷走导弹防御计划吧

I started dealing² drugs.I mean, the bike thing's a great cover, right?

我是个毒贩 自行车只是幌子

I don't know how it started.I just got out of my depth.

我也不知道怎么回事就误入歧途了

I owed people thousands. Serious people.

我欠人很多钱 那些人都不好惹

Then at Westie's engagement³ do, he starts talking about his job.

在订婚仪式上 他和我谈起他的工作

I mean, usually, he's so careful.But that night, after a few pints⁴, he really opened up.

他一贯都很谨慎 但那晚 几杯小酒下肚 他的话匣子全打开了

He told me about these missile plans.Beyond top secret.

他跟我讲了那些导弹计划 都是高度机密

He showed me the memory stick, he waved it in front of me.

他给我看那记忆棒 在我面前晃来晃去

You hear about these things getting lost,ending up on rubbish tips and whatnot.

你听过有些东西很容易弄丢 最后成为垃圾或诸如此类的

But there it was. And I thought...Well, I thought it could be worth a fortune.

而眼前就是这样的东西 我觉得 我觉得这玩意肯定价值不菲

It was pretty easy to get the thing off him, he was so plastered⁵.

他已烂醉如泥 拿他东西易如反掌

Next time I saw him,I could tell by the look on his face that he knew.

后来再见到他 他一脸怒气 看来他都知道了

What happened?

然后呢

I was going to call an ambulance, but it was too late.

我本来想叫救护车 但已经太迟了

I just didn't have a clue what to do.So I dragged him in 'ere.

我当时手足无措 所以把他拖了进来

I just sat in the dark, thinking.

坐在黑暗中左思右想

When a neat little idea popped into your head.

灵光一现 你想到了个好主意

1 missile   

n.导弹，投射物

参考例句：

• The missile curved gracefully towards its target.导弹呈优美的曲线状飞向目标。
• We got a fix on the missile launching site.我们确定了导弹发射场的位置。

2 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

3 engagement   

n.订婚，婚约，约定，约会

参考例句：

• I can't see you on Monday because I have a previous engagement.星期一我不能见你，因为我有约在先。
• It was my mother's very own engagement ring.这正是我母亲自己的订婚戒指。

4 pints   

n.品脱( pint的名词复数 )；一品脱啤酒

参考例句：

• I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel. 我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two pints today, please. 今天请来两品脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 plastered   

v.使平；涂以灰泥；粘贴；掩饰(plaster的过去分词形式)adj.涂得厚厚的；醉醺醺的；〈美俚〉“plaster”的派生

参考例句：

• The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head. 暴雨使她的头发紧贴头顶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• These rough places on the wall could be plastered over. 可以在墙上这些毛糙的地方涂上灰泥。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》