《新福尔摩斯》精讲 112

I'll take the case. Sorry, what?

这案子我接了 啥

Thank you for bringing this to my attentions, it's very promising¹.

多谢你提醒了我 这里大有文章

No no no, sorry, what?

等会 怎么回事

A minute ago, footprints were boring, now they're very promising?

刚还说脚印无聊呢 现在又说大有文章

It's got nothing to do with footprints, you weren't listening. Baskerville, ever heard of it?

跟脚印无关 你就没仔细听 巴斯克维尔 听说过吗

Vaguely². It's very hush-hush.

大概吧 相当机密的地方

Sounds like a good place to start.

从那查起准没错

You'll come down then?

你要去吗

No, I can't leave London at the moment, far too busy.

不 现在我不能离开伦敦 太忙了

But don't worry, I'm putting my best man onto it.

别担心 我最得力的助手会跑一趟

I can always rely on John to send me the relevant data, as he never understands a word of it himself.

靠约翰把相关数据传给我肯定没问题 虽然他自己一点都不明白

What are you talking about you are busy? You don't have a case! A minute ago you were complaining...

什么叫你很忙 你手头根本没案子 你刚还在抱怨...

Bluebell³, John! I've got Bluebell! The case of the vanishing glow-in-the-dark rabbit.

约翰 我有铃兰的案子 那个无故消失的夜光兔子

NATO's in uproar⁴.

北约都乱成一团了

Sorry, you're not coming, then? Ok. Ok.

所以你不去了 好吧 你赢了

I don't need those any more, I'm going to Dartmoor.

用不着了 我要去达特摩尔高原

You go on ahead, Henry, we'll follow later.

你先去吧 亨利 我们随后就到

Sorry, so you are coming?

所以你要去

20-year-old disappearance⁵, a monstrous⁶ hound?

20年前的迷案 巨型猎犬

I wouldn't miss this for the world!

绝对不能错过

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。

3 bluebell   

n.风铃草

参考例句：

• The girl picked herself up and pulled a bluebell out of her hair.姑娘坐起身来，从头发里摘出一枝风铃草。
• There is a branch of bluebell in the vase.花瓶里有一束风铃草。

4 uproar   

n.骚动，喧嚣，鼎沸

参考例句：

• She could hear the uproar in the room.她能听见房间里的吵闹声。
• His remarks threw the audience into an uproar.他的讲话使听众沸腾起来。

5 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。

6 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！