福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第5集Lesser Evils（13）

 

You know I dislike proposing a theory in its formative stages你知道我不喜欢在对结论胸有成竹之前before I feel confident of its conclusions.

就提出一个还在形成阶段的猜测

Tell me.

说说怕什么

We know that Trent Kelty's killer¹

我们知道杀害凯尔蒂的凶手

had some degree of medical expertise².

精通一定程度的医术

We also know that Trent was visited almost exclusively我们还知道特伦特几乎只有一个看望者by a man claiming to be a doctor,

那人自称为医生

a man who I believe cut an adult's food

一个把成人分量的食物

into child-size bites.

切成适合儿童大小的人

Now, why would a killer do that?

为什么凶手要这么做

It reflects a particular... mindset.

它反映出一种特殊的习惯

That of an individual who tended to Trent's needs那个人满足特伦特的需求not out of empathy but out of a craving³ for his dependence⁴.

不是出于怜悯，而是由于渴望他的依赖

And that mindset, in turn, reflects

那种习惯，反过来，反映出

a particular kind of killer:

一个特殊的杀手

one who chooses victims who are sick and weak,他专门挑选病弱的受害者下手one whose victims, he believes, are doomed⁵ to die.

他认为自己的受害者注定会死

A man who would be drawn⁶ to someone with a few months to live.

他会被只剩几个月生命的人所吸引

Someone whose preferred hunting ground is a hospital. Why?

他的狩猎场是医院，为什么

Because it provides an endless supply of victims.

因为那里能无限量供应受害者

You're talking about an Angel of Death.

你说的是死亡天使

If I'm right,

如果我是对的

Angels are prolific⁷, relentless⁸.

那"天使"嗜血而无情

Even if Trent Kelty was our Angel's first kill,凯尔蒂可能是"天使"的首个目标it won't be his last.

但绝不会是最后一个

1 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。

2 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

3 craving   

n.渴望,热望

参考例句：

• a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。

4 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

5 doomed   

命定的

参考例句：

• The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
• A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。

6 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

7 prolific   

adj.丰富的，大量的；多产的，富有创造力的

参考例句：

• She is a prolific writer of novels and short stories.她是一位多产的作家，写了很多小说和短篇故事。
• The last few pages of the document are prolific of mistakes.这个文件的最后几页错误很多。

8 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。