《神探夏洛克》精讲 213夏洛克是冒牌货

Darling, they didn't have any ground coffee, so I just got normal.

亲爱的，他们没有磨好的咖啡，我买了些普通的。

You said that they wouldn't find me here, you said that I'd be safe here.

你说他们不会找到我的，你说我在这很安全的。

You are safe. Richard, I'm a witness, they wouldn't harm you in front of witnesses. So that's your source?

你很安全。理查德，他们不会当着我这人证人面伤害你的。你的消息都是从他这儿得到的？

Moriarty is Richard Brook¹? Of course he's Richard Brook, there is no Moriarty.

莫里亚蒂是理查德·布鲁克？他当然是理查德·布鲁克，没有什么莫里亚蒂。

There never has been. What are you talking about? Look him up.

一直都没有什么莫里亚蒂。你在说什么？仔细瞧瞧。

Rich Brook, an actor Sherlock Holmes hired to be Moriarty.

演员理查·布鲁克，夏洛克·福尔摩斯雇来扮演莫里亚蒂的。

Dr Watson, I know you're a good man, don't, don't, don't hurt me.

华生医生，我知道你是好人，别，别，别伤害我。

No, you are Moriarty! He's Moriarty!

不，你就是莫里亚蒂！他是莫里亚蒂。

We've met, remember? You were going to blow me up!

我们见过的，记得吗？你还想把我炸上天！

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. He paid me, I needed the work.

对不起，对不起。他雇我的，我得照办，

I'm an actor, I was out of work. Sherlock, you'd better explain, because I am not getting this.

我是个失业的演员。夏洛克，最好你来解释下，我不太说得清。

I'll be doing the explaining, in print.

我来解释吧，书面解释。

It's all here, conclusive² proof.

全在这，证据确凿。

You invented James Moriarty, your nemesis³.

你捏造了詹姆斯·莫里亚蒂，来做你的对手。

Invented him? ! Mm-hm. He invented all the crimes, actually.

捏造的？！是啊。事实上，是他制造了所有的罪案。

And to cap it all, he made up a master villain⁴.

然后为了伪装，就捏造了一个罪魁。

Don't be ridiculous! Ask him. He's right here. Just ask him.

别胡扯了！问他啊，他就在这，你问啊。

Tell him, Richard. For God's sake, this man was on trial! Yes, and you paid him to take the rap.

告诉他，理查德。天啊，这个人是上过法庭的！是啊，是你付钱让他承担刑责的，

Promised you'd rig the jury.

还答应说会操控陪审团。

Not exactly a West End role, but I'll bet the money was good.

这虽不是西区剧院的角色，但我肯定报酬不错。

But not so good he didn't want to sell his story. I am sorry. I am. I am sorry.

可他却不敢同我谈他的故事。对不起，真的，对不起。

1 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

2 conclusive   

adj.最后的，结论的；确凿的，消除怀疑的

参考例句：

• They produced some fairly conclusive evidence.他们提供了一些相当确凿的证据。
• Franklin did not believe that the French tests were conclusive.富兰克林不相信这个法国人的实验是结论性的。

3 nemesis   

n.给以报应者，复仇者，难以对付的敌手

参考例句：

• Uncritical trust is my nemesis.盲目的相信一切害了我自己。
• Inward suffering is the worst of Nemesis.内心的痛苦是最厉害的惩罚。

4 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。