《新福尔摩斯》精讲 250

The camera.

相机

What are you doing? What is this?

你这是在干吗? 怎么回事?

Jonathan Small, today's substitute wedding photographer,known to us as the Mayfly Man.

乔纳森·斯莫尔 今天的替补婚礼摄影师 我们称之为蜉蝣男

His brother was one of the raw recruits¹ killed in that incursion.

他的哥哥是在那次战斗中牺牲的新兵之一

Johnny sought revenge² on Sholto,worked his way through Sholto's staff, found what he needed.

约翰尼要向肖尔托复仇 通过肖尔托的雇员 得到他所需要的东西

An invitation to a wedding.

一张婚礼邀请涵

The one time Sholto would have to be out in public.

能见到肖尔托的一次良机

So he made his plan and rehearsed the murder,

所以他做好计划并事先彩排了谋杀

making sure of every last detail.

以确保万无一失

Brilliant, ruthless³, and almost certainly a monomaniac.

机智 残忍 又充满了狂热

Though, in fairness, his photographs are actually quite good.

不过 实话实说 他拍的照片确实很好

Everything you need is on that.

你需要的证据都在上面

You probably ought to arrest him or something.

也许你该逮捕他或者怎样

Do you always carry handcuffs?

你都随身携带手铐的吗?

Down, girl. - Come on, quick.

回答正确 - 来 快点

It's not me you should be arresting, Mr Holmes.

你该抓的不是我 福尔摩斯先生

Oh, I don't do the arresting, I just farm that out.

我没有抓你 我只是把你交给警察

Sholto, he's the killer⁴, not me.I should have killed him quicker.

肖尔托 他才是凶手 不是我 我应该早一点杀了他

I shouldn't have tried to be clever.

我不该自作聪明

You should have driven faster.

你还应该把车开快一些

Right.

1 recruits   

新兵( recruit的名词复数 )； （机构中的）新成员； 就业； 人才开发

参考例句：

• A corps of doctors arrived to inoculate the recruits. 一队医生来给新兵打防疫针。
• The recruits are exercised every day in the art of self-defence. 新兵每天训练自卫技能。

2 revenge   

v.报...之仇，为...报仇 ；n.报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• She poisoned his mind with ideas of hate and revenge.她用复仇的思想来毒害他的心灵。
• There was anger in his eyes and revenge in his heart.他两眼闪现怒火，一心只想复仇。

3 ruthless   

adj.无情的，冷酷的，残忍的，坚决彻底的

参考例句：

• Fascists is the most ruthless enemy of the people.法西斯是人民最残酷无情的敌人。
• The ruthless enemy killed the old lady.残忍的敌人杀害了那位老太太。

4 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。