福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第8集The Long Fuse（30）

 

Why?

为什么呢

Because the gasses released from

那是因为普莱蒂·辛格

Pradeep Singh's decomposing¹ body

腐烂的尸体释放出的气体

expanded the plastic sheeting that he's wrapped in,

使包裹他的塑料布膨胀

pushing outwards².

将其外推

Wait a second.

且慢

Are you telling me that Pradeep is in that wall?

你是说普莱蒂就在墙里面吗

That would explain the mold, too.

这也能解释霉变

No. His killer³ removed insulation⁴

不会吧， 凶手为了给尸体腾出空间

to make space for his body.

将隔温层移除

This created a temperature differential

这就在夹层与其它层之间

between that section and the others, condensation⁵ formed...

产生了气温差，造成冷凝

Then mold.

进而产生霉变

Four years ago, Pradeep's murderer

四年前，杀害普莱蒂的凶手

tore down that section of wall, stashed⁷ him inside,

将墙中夹层拆除，把他塞了进去

and then replaced and repainted the drywall.

然后替换并重新粉刷了墙壁

Are you sure?

你确定吗

I'm fairly sure.

我相当确定

Himali Singh didn't kill her husband.

海玛丽·辛格没有杀她的丈夫

Eyes confirmed she was in Mumbai

有人证实2008年十月

visiting family during most of October '08.

她基本都在孟买探亲

She didn't even come home

在听说普莱蒂失踪之前

until she learned Pradeep was missing.

她都没回过家

Whoever murdered Pradeep at home,

无论是谁杀了普莱蒂

they knew that his wife was out of town.

他们都知道他的妻子在外地

Her trip would've provided the privacy and time

她的旅行为谋杀并掩藏尸体

to kill him and stash⁶ him away.

打了掩护，也提供了时间

Maybe Singh had a coconspirator,

也许辛格有个共谋

someone he built the bomb with.

某个跟他一块造炸弹的人

1 decomposing   

腐烂( decompose的现在分词 )； （使）分解； 分解（某物质、光线等）

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the overpowering stench of decomposing vegetation. 空气中充满了令人难以忍受的腐烂植物的恶臭。
• Heat was obtained from decomposing manures and hot air flues. 靠肥料分解和烟道为植物提供热量。

2 outwards   

adj.外面的，公开的，向外的；adv.向外；n.外形

参考例句：

• Does this door open inwards or outwards?这门朝里开还是朝外开？
• In lapping up a fur,they always put the inner side outwards.卷毛皮时，他们总是让内层朝外。

3 killer   

n.杀人者，杀人犯，杀手，屠杀者

参考例句：

• Heart attacks have become Britain's No.1 killer disease.心脏病已成为英国的头号致命疾病。
• The bulk of the evidence points to him as her killer.大量证据证明是他杀死她的。

4 insulation   

n.隔离；绝缘；隔热

参考例句：

• Please examine the insulation of the electric wires in my house.请检查一下我屋子里电线的绝缘情况。
• It is always difficult to assure good insulation between the electric leads.要保证两个电触头之间有良好的绝缘总是很困难的。

5 condensation   

n.压缩，浓缩；凝结的水珠

参考例句：

• A cloud is a condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere.云是由大气中的水蒸气凝结成的。
• He used his sleeve to wipe the condensation off the glass.他用袖子擦掉玻璃上凝结的水珠。

6 stash   

v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所；n.隐藏处

参考例句：

• Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧，为了那未来的生活。
• That's supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。

7 stashed   

v.贮藏( stash的过去式和过去分词 )；隐藏；藏匿；藏起

参考例句：

• She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她有一大笔钱存在几个不同的银行账户下。
• She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts. 她在不同的银行账户上秘密储存了一大笔钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》