《新福尔摩斯》精讲 97

Hello, Dr Watson.

你好 华生医生

Tell him you're alive.

告诉他你还活着

He'd come after me.

那他不会放过我

I'll come after you if you don't.

如果你不告诉他 我也不会放过你

Hmm, I believe you. You were dead on a slab¹. It was definitely you.

无庸置疑 你的尸体在停尸台上 那绝对是你

DNA² tests are only as good as the records you keep.

DNA测试结果跟你们手上的资料一致

And I bet you know the record keeper.

那你肯定认识管资料的人

I know what he likes. And I needed to disappear.

我知道他的癖好 而我则需要人间蒸发

Then how come I can see you and I don't even want to?

那为什么还来找我 而我还不想见你

Look, I made a mistake, I sent something to Sherlock for safekeeping, now I need it back. So I need your help.

听着 我犯了个错误 我寄了样东西给夏洛克保管 现在我得要回来 所以想请你帮忙

No. It's for his own safety.

不行 我是为了他的安全着想

So is this. Tell him you're alive.

我这么做也是 跟他说你还活着

I can't. Fine, I'll tell him and I still won't help you.

我做不到 行 那我来说 还有 我不会帮你

What do I say?

我能说什么呢

What do you normally say?! You've texted him a lot!

那你平常都说什么了 你给他发了许多短信

Just the usual stuff.

只是聊聊罢了

There is no usual in this case.

你跟他能有什么可聊

Good morning. I like your funny hat. I'm sad tonight, let's have dinner.

早上好 我喜欢你那顶滑稽的帽子 我今晚不高兴 一起吃晚饭吧

Hmm, you look sexy on Crimewatch, let's have dinner.

你在《绳之于法》里的样子真性感 一起吃晚饭吧

I'm not hungry. Let's have dinner.

我不饿 一起吃晚饭吧

You flirted³ with Sherlock Holmes?

你跟夏洛克·福尔摩斯调情

At him. He never replies.

单方面 他从没回过

No, Sherlock always replies to everything. He's Mr Punchline⁴.

不可能 夏洛克每条短信都回 人称"妙语连珠大师"

He will outlive God trying to have the last word.

他就是憋着一口气不死都要说赢对方

Does that make me special?

所以对他而言我很特别吗

1 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。

2 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。

3 flirted   

v.调情，打情骂俏( flirt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She flirted her fan. 她急速挥动着扇子。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• During his four months in Egypt he flirted with religious emotions. 在埃及逗留的这四个月期间，他又玩弄起宗教情绪来了。 来自辞典例句

4 punchline   

n.（笑话、故事等的）结尾警语，点睛之笔

参考例句：

• Even then,the magical pause can strengthen the punchline.即使这样，有魔力的停顿依然可以增强笑点。
• A good joke or a mystery novel has along wind up to the final punchline.好的笑话或神秘小说都是一路曲折，直至最后的笑料或真相。