福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第8集The Long Fuse（11）

 

That battery is four years old.

那个电池是四年前的

These shreds¹ of newspaper are four years old.

这些报纸的碎片也是四年前的

The bomb that exploded this morning was four years old.

今早爆炸的炸弹是四年前的

But why would the suspect build a bomb

那为什么嫌犯做了一个炸弹

and sit on it for four years?

却等了四年才引爆

He wouldn't have.

他没有

And in Rennie Jacobs's case, he couldn't have.

以雷尼·雅各布的情况来说，他做不到

He was in prison four years ago.

四年前他还在监狱里

I think he was telling the truth

我觉得他没撒谎

when he said he dialed the wrong number this morning.

今早他的确只是拨错号码了

We have the man who set it off accidentally in 2012.

我们抓到的是2012年无意中引爆炸弹的人

Now we just need the man who intended to set it off in 2008.

而我们要抓的是2008年安装炸弹的人

You're sure he's not the one who built the bomb?

你确定他不是制造炸弹的人吗

Sure? No.

确定，不

Reasonably certain? Yeah.

基本确认，是的

The NYPD can continue to poke² and prod³ him.

纽约警察会继续探他的口风

In the meantime, you and I can push forward

与此同时，我们可以在这儿

on this, our new front.

抓紧开拓我们的新未来了

It is a lovely front.

这未来不错

1 shreds   

v.撕碎，切碎( shred的第三人称单数 )；用撕毁机撕毁（文件）

参考例句：

• Peel the carrots and cut them into shreds. 将胡罗卜削皮，切成丝。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I want to take this diary and rip it into shreds. 我真想一赌气扯了这日记。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

2 poke   

n.刺，戳，袋；vt.拨开，刺，戳；vi.戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• We never thought she would poke her nose into this.想不到她会插上一手。
• Don't poke fun at me.别拿我凑趣儿。

3 prod   

vt.戳，刺；刺激，激励

参考例句：

• The crisis will prod them to act.那个危机将刺激他们行动。
• I shall have to prod him to pay me what he owes.我将不得不催促他把欠我的钱还给我。