福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第10集 The Leviathan（22）

乔恩 你来啦 太好了

Joan, you're here. Excellent.

我正和你的家人聊我的工作

I was just telling your family about my work.

你们好

Hi there.

这位美丽的小姐是加布里埃尔

This lovely young lady is Gabrielle.

她是你兄弟的女友

She's your brother's girlfriend;

我想不久就会成为未婚妻

soon, I expect, fiancée.

很高兴终于和你见面了

It's so nice to finally meet you.

见到你也很高兴

It's so nice to meet you.

奥伦一直提起你

Oren talks about you all the time.

你不是说要调查谋杀案吗

What happened to "This is a murder investigation¹"

实际上 现在暂时没事

In a bit of a lull² right now, actually.

我们正在等血迹的DNA³测试结果

We're awaiting the results of the DNA tests on the blood.

正好抽空和你的家人聚聚

And I saw a chance to spend some time with your family,

所以我就来了

and I took it.

乔恩 你协助证明佳能·艾博索投资总监的秘书

Joan, is it true you helped prove the CIO of Canon Ebersole

是杀害了五个人的凶手 是真的吗

had a secretary who killed five people

谈不上 我只是帮了点小忙

Uh, not really. I just helped out a little.

那次多亏了她才能顺利破案

She was instrumental in solving that case.

她还不辞辛苦地救我一命

She also went to the trouble of saving my life.

简直就是独当一面 大有前途的侦探

Quite a promising⁴ detective in her own right.

我可不是侦探

I'm not a detective.

我只是凑个热闹罢了

I just, I'm along for the ride for a while.

1 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

2 lull   

v.使安静，使入睡，缓和，哄骗；n.暂停，间歇

参考例句：

• The drug put Simpson in a lull for thirty minutes.药物使辛普森安静了30分钟。
• Ground fighting flared up again after a two-week lull.经过两个星期的平静之后，地面战又突然爆发了。

3 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

4 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。