福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第8集The Long Fuse（31）

 

Things went south...

事情进展不顺...

That's a reasonable theory, Captain.

这是个合理的推测，警监

Problem is, I no longer think

问题是，我不再认为

that Pradeep had anything to do with it.

普莱蒂跟这事有什么关系了

What's that... company newsletter?

那是什么，公司内部简报

Now, that is Pradeep's desk.

那是普莱蒂的书桌

That is the air vent¹ in which the bomb was concealed²,

那个是掩藏炸弹的通风管道

right next to him.

就在他右边

Now, if that had gone off when it was supposed to in 2008,

如果炸弹在原定时间2008年爆炸的话

it would have turned him into so much newly promoted hamburger.

他就会变成一坨人肉汉堡包

Vanowen S.C.'s personnel files showed that

佛农公司的人事档案显示

he did not miss a single day's work

直到彻底失踪之前

until the moment that he left for good.

他都没有旷过一天的工

That means he spent almost a week

这意味着2008年十月上旬里

in the early part of October 2008

有将近一周

sitting within spitting distance of a live explosive device.

他就坐在一个爆炸装置附近

You think it was meant for him.

你认为炸弹是为他准备的

Well, it is abundantly clear someone wanted Pradeep dead.

很明显有人想杀掉普莱蒂

The question is,

问题是

who would be willing to go to such lengths and why?

谁会这么不择手段，还有动机是什么

1 vent   

n.通风口，排放口；开衩；vt.表达，发泄

参考例句：

• He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
• When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时，发动机就会停转。

2 concealed   

a.隐藏的，隐蔽的

参考例句：

• The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
• I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。