《神探夏洛克》精讲 496我是夏洛克·福尔摩斯

但事情就是这样

..But it is what it is.

茉莉会在蛋糕店跟我们碰面

So, Molly's going to meet us at this cake place.

是你的生日  蛋糕是必须的

Well, it's your birthday. Cake is obligatory¹.

糖嗨也算是种替代了

Oh, well, I suppose a sugar high is some sort² of substitute³.

乖乖的

Behave.

那好  虽然轮不到我说

Right then. You know, it's not my place to say,

但...毕竟就是发发短信

but...it was just texting.

大家都发短信

People text.

我也是  给那女人

Even - I - text. Her, I mean. Woman.

坏主意  尽量不发  但有时候...

Bad idea. Try not to, but, you know, sometimes...

这个念头不愉快  约翰

It's not a pleasant thought, John,

但我时不时有种很不妙的感觉

but I have this terrible feeling from time to time

我们或许也就是人

that we might all just be human.

-连你也是  -嗯

- Even you? - No.

连你也是

Even you.

-蛋糕  -好啊

- Cake? - Cake!

什么  怎么了

What? What is it?

怎么了

What's wrong?

-不是吧  -我是夏洛克·福尔摩斯

- Seriously? - I'm Sherlock Holmes -

我当然要戴帽子

I wear the damn⁴ hat!

是吧  玛丽

Isn't that right, Mary?

1 obligatory   

adj.强制性的，义务的，必须的

参考例句：

• It is obligatory for us to obey the laws.我们必须守法。
• It is obligatory on every citizen to safeguard our great motherland.保卫我们伟大的祖国是每一个公民应尽的义务。

2 sort   

v.排序，挑选，分拣；n.种类，类别，性质，程度

参考例句：

• She was a strange sort of person.她这个人有些古怪。
• I don't much care for that sort of man.我不太喜欢那种人。

3 substitute   

n.代理，代理人，代用品，代替物；vt.代替；vi.替代，取代

参考例句：

• Can you substitute for the singer who is ill?你能替一下那位得了病的歌手吗？
• Yogurt is a perfectly acceptable substitute for cream in cooking.酸奶是烹饪用的特别受欢迎的奶油替代品。

4 damn   

int.该死，他妈的；vt.指责，贬斥，诅咒

参考例句：

• Damn this useless typewriter!这台破打字机真该死！
• I knew damn well what he was going to say.我非常清楚他要说什么。