福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第7集One Way to Get Off（5）

 

Watson, I admire your persistence¹,

华生，我很欣赏你的坚持

but the reception is really... where... am.

但我这边的...信号...实在...

Really? 'Cause my phone's working fine.

是吗，我的手机很正常啊

Four bars and everything.

满满四格信号呢

Let me guess:

让我猜猜

You want me to wait right here

你还要再去买杯咖啡

while you get another coffee. Or you could just leave.

让我在这里等你， 你也可以直接离开

Okay, I don't think ditching me

好了，我觉得避开我

is the most constructive² approach.

并不是最有效的做法

Well, it solved the problem, didn't it?

但的确解决了问题，不是么

It's quite simple, Watson.

华生，其实很简单

Stop trying to reach me, and things can

不要再试着解读我的内心

go back to the way that they were.

这样一切就可以照旧了

You know I'm not gonna do that.

你知道我不会那么做的

Well, then, welcome to our new arrangement.

那好，欢迎遵守我们的新秩序

Same as the old one, without the goodwill³ that you'd accrued⁴.

和之前一样，但是没有从前的友好了

I will obey the letter of our agreement.

我会遵守协议上的条款

I will check in with you every two hours,

我会每隔两小时向你报到

at which point you can give me whatever drug tests that you want.

你可以做任何药物检测

My bodily fluids are all at your disposal.

我所有的体液都供你处置

That's not how this works...

不是这样的...

I'm not finished. Oh, you're not finished.

我还没说完， 你继续

What is not at your disposal

唯一不在你权限范围内的

are the details of my personal life,

就是我私人生活的细节

which are uniquely my own,

那是仅仅属于我自己的生活

and which I will not cheapen by allowing them to become我不会贱到用自己的生活grist for your tedious recovery mill.

去给你无聊的康复治疗提供素材

All right, then.

好吧

That's that.

那就这样吧

I will check in with you in two hours.

两小时后我会再联系你

1 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

2 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

3 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

4 accrued   

adj.权责已发生的v.增加( accrue的过去式和过去分词 )；（通过自然增长）产生；获得；（使钱款、债务）积累

参考例句：

• The company had accrued debts of over 1000 yuan. 该公司已积欠了1000多万元的债务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I have accrued a set of commemoration stamps. 我已收集一套纪念邮票。 来自《简明英汉词典》