福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第7集One Way to Get Off（10）

Because of the shoe thing?

还是因为那丢失的鞋子吗

I'm not diverting an entire task force

我不会为了一只丢失的高跟鞋

for a missing high heel.

出动整个专案组

Four missing high heels,

如果把之前的案件也算上

if you count the original crime scene.

其实是四只高跟鞋

You never recovered the original murder weapon, did you?

你们一直没找到之前的凶器，是吗

No, Crewes said he dumped it in the East River.

没有，克鲁斯说他丢到东河里了

Well, let's go and see if he was telling the truth.

那我们就去看看他说的是不是实话吧

Holmes,

福尔摩斯

what are we doing down here?

我们在这里做什么

Ballistics comparison, hmm?

弹道比较

This is the original report from the original murders.

这是之前几起凶杀案的报告

You gonna do it by eye?

你要用肉眼观察吗

The human eye is a precision instrument.

人眼是一种精密仪器

It can detect grooves¹ and lands on a slug

它可以比电脑更有效地检查出

more efficiently² than any computer.

子弹上的凹槽和棱面

In both of these killings³,

算上昨晚的案子

and in last night's murders, the slugs had

在全部的凶杀案中

the same distinctive⁴ dent⁵ on the case head.

子弹的弹头上都有相同的凹痕

It was caused by some sort of defect in the gun's barrel.

这是由于枪管的某种缺陷造成的

The grooves and lands show a steep twist to the left.

这些凹槽和棱面显示了子弹曾急剧地左扭

See for yourself.

你自己看看

1 grooves   

n.沟( groove的名词复数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏v.沟( groove的第三人称单数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏

参考例句：

• Wheels leave grooves in a dirt road. 车轮在泥路上留下了凹痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Sliding doors move in grooves. 滑动门在槽沟中移动。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 efficiently   

adv.高效率地，有能力地

参考例句：

• The worker oils the machine to operate it more efficiently.工人给机器上油以使机器运转更有效。
• Local authorities have to learn to allocate resources efficiently.地方政府必须学会有效地分配资源。

3 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

4 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

5 dent   

n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展

参考例句：

• I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
• That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。