福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第8集The Long Fuse（18）

 

You want to tell me what you're doing?

你能告诉我这是在干嘛吗

Uh, method of loci, memonic device.

位置记忆法，一种记忆的方式

Relies on memorized spatial¹ relationships to establish catalogue依靠记住的空间关系来建立记忆列表and recollect² memorial content.

并以此回想起记忆的内容

If I remember what was on these six screens,

要是我能记起这六个电视当时播放的内容

I'll remember what was on the seventh.

我一定能想起第七个

Fat lady, new cookbook, insufferable.

胖女人，介绍新食谱，招人讨厌

Erectile dysfunction. Nature program, penguins³.

勃起障碍治疗，科普节目，介绍企鹅

And... talk show.

然后是...脱口秀

The topic was... International Whaling Laws.

主题是... 国际反捕鲸法

Two guests got into an argument.

两位嘉宾在节目里辩论

You are not seriously suggesting

你不会真的认为

that cleaning out the Pacific Ocean is a good idea.

清空太平洋是个好主意吧

What do you suggest we tell the Japanese worker那你觉得我们该如何whose livelihood⁴ depends upon this trade?

向以此为生的日本渔民交待呢

Just... you don't get it.

你不明白

One day 50 years from now, when you're on your beam ends五十年后，当你"在船梁之末"时you'll wish you'd done more when you could have.

你会后悔当初没多做些事情来保护生态

That's the same bombast⁵

这种夸张的言辞

I read in the ELM letters.

和地球解放自卫队信里的语气一样

It's the same hyperbole.

同样的夸张

Same weird⁶ phrase.

同样奇怪的短语

You really think it's him?

你真的认为是他吗

I know a way to find out.

我有办法确认

1 spatial   

adj.空间的，占据空间的

参考例句：

• This part of brain judges the spatial relationship between objects.大脑的这部分判断物体间的空间关系。
• They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。

2 recollect   

v.回忆，想起，记起，忆起，记得

参考例句：

• He tried to recollect things and drown himself in them.他极力回想过去的事情而沉浸于回忆之中。
• She could not recollect being there.她回想不起曾经到过那儿。

3 penguins   

n.企鹅( penguin的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why can penguins live in cold environment? 为什么企鹅能生活在寒冷的环境中？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Whales, seals, penguins, and turtles have flippers. 鲸、海豹，企鹅和海龟均有鳍形肢。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 livelihood   

n.生计，谋生之道

参考例句：

• Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
• My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。

5 bombast   

n.高调，夸大之辞

参考例句：

• There was no bombast or conceit in his speech.他的演讲并没有夸大其词和自吹自擂。
• Yasha realized that Wolsky's bombast was unnecessary.雅夏看出沃尔斯基是在无中生有地吹嘘。

6 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。