《新福尔摩斯》精讲 128

Did you get anywhere with that Morse code? U, M, Q, R, A, wasn't it? Umqra.

那摩斯电码有头绪了吗 U M Q R A 是这样吗 安克拉

Nothing. Look, forget it. I thought I was onto something, I wasn't.

没什么 算了吧 我以为自己发现了什么 其实不是

Sure? Yeah.

确定吗 确定

How about Louise Mortimer, did you get anywhere with her? No.

露易丝·莫蒂默那边呢 有什么发现吗 没有

Too bad. But did you get any information?

太糟糕了 但你这边有什么消息吗

You're being funny now?

你现在幽默多了

Thought it might break the ice, a bit.

说不定能打破点僵局呢

Funny doesn't suit you. Let's stick to ice.

幽默不适合你 还是冷一点好

John...It's fine.

约翰 我没事

Wait, what happened last night...something happened to me something I've not experienced before.

等等 昨晚的事...是因为我有了前所未有的感觉

Yes, you said. Fear, Sherlock Holmes got scared, you said.

你说了 你害怕了 夏洛克·福尔摩斯害怕了

It was more than that, John. It was doubt. I felt doubt.

不仅如此 约翰 是我开始怀疑了 我感觉到怀疑

I've always been able to trust my senses, the evidence of my own eyes, until last night.

我一直能相信自己的感觉 相信眼见为实的证据 直到昨晚

You can't actually believe that you saw some kind of monster?

你不能相信自己看到了某种怪物

No, I can't believe that. But I did see it, so the question is, how? How?

是 我不相信 但我确实看到了 所以问题是 怎么会看到

Yes. Yeah, right, good. So you've got something to go on, then. Good luck with that.

是啊 很好 这么说你有头绪了 祝好运

Listen, what I said before, John, I meant it. I don't have friends. I've just got one.

约翰 我之前说的话 是真心的 我没有朋友 身边就只有你

Right. John. John! You are amazing! You are fantastic!

好吧 约翰 约翰 你简直太神奇太了不起了

Yes, all right, you don't have to overdo¹ it.

我知道了 你不用这么夸张

You may not be the most luminous² of people, but as a conductor of light, you are unbeatable.

你或许不是发光的人 但你是传递光的人 无与伦比

Cheers. What?

多谢 什么

Some people who aren't geniuses Some people who aren't geniuses have an amazing ability to stimulate³ it in others.

有些人不是天才却有着激发天才的非凡能力

You were saying sorry a minute ago. Don't spoil it. So what have I done that's so bloody⁴ stimulating⁵? Yeah?

你刚不在道歉呢嘛 别这么快就扫兴好吗 我做什么了 这么能激发人 什么

What if it's not a word, what if it is individual letters?

如果这不是一个词 而是单独的字母呢

You think it's an acronym⁶?

你觉得这个是首字母缩写词吗

Absolutely no idea, but...

完全没头绪 不过...

1 overdo   

vt.把...做得过头，演得过火

参考例句：

• Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.不要过分使用责备我的特权。
• The taxi drivers' association is urging its members,who can work as many hours as they want,not to overdo it.出租车司机协会劝告那些工作时长不受限制的会员不要疲劳驾驶。

2 luminous   

adj.发光的，发亮的；光明的；明白易懂的；有启发的

参考例句：

• There are luminous knobs on all the doors in my house.我家所有门上都安有夜光把手。
• Most clocks and watches in this shop are in luminous paint.这家商店出售的大多数钟表都涂了发光漆。

3 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

4 bloody   

adj.非常的的；流血的；残忍的；adv.很；vt.血染

参考例句：

• He got a bloody nose in the fight.他在打斗中被打得鼻子流血。
• He is a bloody fool.他是一个十足的笨蛋。

5 stimulating   

adj.有启发性的，能激发人思考的

参考例句：

• shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
• This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。

6 acronym   

n.首字母简略词，简称

参考例句：

• That's a mouthful of an acronym for a very simple technology.对于一项非常简单的技术来说，这是一个很绕口的缩写词。
• TSDF is an acronym for Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities.TSDF是处理，储存和处置设施的一个缩写。