《神探夏洛克》精讲 203远程谋杀

This was alight moments ago. They're still here! Sweet wrappers?

这是不久前点燃的，他们还在这儿！甜品包装袋？

What's he been feeding you? Hansel and Gretel.

他喂你们吃了什么？《糖果屋》。

Ugh! Mercury¹. What? The papers, they're painted with mercury, lethal².

啊！水银。什么？这些包装是用水银制的，会致命。

The more they ate ... It was killing³ them. But it's not enough to kill them on its own.

他们吃得越多……水银会让他们慢慢中毒，但不足以杀了他们。

Taken in large enough quantities, eventually it would kill them. He didn't need to be there for the execution⁴.

只要吃的够多，最终会害死他们的。他不需要来这儿亲手处死他们。

Murder by remote control, he could be 1,000 miles away.

这是远程谋杀，他甚至可能身处一千英里以外。

The hungrier they got, the more they ate, the faster they died. Neat.

孩子们越饿，就吃得越多，死的也越快。真漂亮。

Sherlock. Over here!

夏洛克，这边！

I've got him, don't worry.

找到他了！别担心。

Right then, the professionals are finished. If the amateurs⁵ want to go in and have their turn.

好了，专业人员已经问完。业余的可以进去了。

Now remember, she's in shock and she's just seven years old, so, anything you can do to...

记住，她刚受过惊吓，而且她只有7岁，所以，如果你可以……

Not be myself? Yeah, might be helpful.

不要本性毕露？对，那样就好。

Claudette, I ... No, no, I know it's been hard for you. Claudette, listen to me. Out. Get out!

克劳蒂特我……不，不，我知道这对你来说很困难。克劳蒂特，听我说。出去！

Makes no sense. Kid's traumatised.

真没道理。那孩子处于极度惊吓当中。

1 mercury   

n.汞，水银，水银柱

参考例句：

• The liquid we can see in thermometers is mercury.我们看到的温度计里的液体是水银。
• Mercury has a much greater density than water.水银的密度比水大得多。

2 lethal   

adj.致死的；毁灭性的

参考例句：

• A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
• She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 execution   

n.死刑，实行，执行，履行，演奏，表演

参考例句：

• The musician's execution was perfect,but he played without feeling.演奏者的技巧完美，但他演奏得毫无感情。
• His original idea was good,but his execution of the scheme was disastrous.他的设想很好，但实行起来却糟糕透顶。

5 amateurs   

n.业余爱好者( amateur的名词复数 )；外行，生手

参考例句：

• The tournament is open to both amateurs and professionals. 这次锦标赛业余选手和职业选手均可参加。
• The boss kissed the other performers off as mere amateurs. 老板认为其他的演员只有业余水平而把他们打发掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》