福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第7集One Way to Get Off（15）

 

We get the newspapers in here, Detective.

我们这能看到报纸，警探

Oh... wait a minute.

等等

It's Captain now, isn't it?

现在应该称呼警监了，是吧

I read about last night's murders.

我读到了昨晚谋杀案的报道

I knew you'd come see me.

我知道你会来见我的

Then I'll cut right to the chase:

那我就开门见山了

What's the name of the guy you're working with?

你的共犯叫什么名字

I gave up anger a long time ago.

很久以前我就决定放下怒气了

It was one of the only rational responses

这是对我生活遭遇的荒谬境遇

to the irrational¹ situation my life had become.

唯一的理性回应

But you, standing² there, accusing me...

但你，站在那儿，指控我

I think that's the perfect test for my progress, isn't it?

这可真是对我修行的完美考验

What, exactly, do you have to be angry about?

到底有什么让你生气的

As we both well know, I'm an innocent man.

我们都很清楚，我是无辜的

I spent years thinking about how to prove it,我花了数年的心血来思考要怎么证明and when I finally gave up the quest,

而当我最终打算放弃时

the world decided³ to prove it for me.

事实却决定为我正名了

It's like the man says:

就像有人说的

"The strongest of all warriors⁴ are these two:

"最强大的战士有二:

Time and Patience."

时间和耐心"

Tolstoy's "War and Peace".

托尔斯泰的《战争与和平》

1 irrational   

adj.无理性的，失去理性的

参考例句：

• After taking the drug she became completely irrational.她在吸毒后变得完全失去了理性。
• There are also signs of irrational exuberance among some investors.在某些投资者中是存在非理性繁荣的征象的。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 warriors   

武士，勇士，战士( warrior的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I like reading the stories ofancient warriors. 我喜欢读有关古代武士的故事。
• The warriors speared the man to death. 武士们把那个男子戳死了。