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Hello.
你好。
This is 6 Minute English
這就是6分鐘英語
from BBC Learning English.
來自BBC學習英語。
I'm Sam.
我是山姆。
And I'm Neil.
而我是尼爾。
Have you ever played the game,
你有沒有玩過這個遊戲。
Cluedo, Neil?
Cluedo, Neil?
The idea is that
這個想法是,
the person playing detective
偵探的人
discovers who the murderer
發現誰是凶手
is, where the crime took
是,犯罪發生的地方
place, and which
的地方,而這
weapon was used.
使用了武器。
The last time I played Cluedo
我最後一次玩Cluedo的時候
it was Professor Plum, in
是普拉姆教授,在
the library, with the dagger!
圖書館,帶著匕首!
Cluedo is based on a very
尋寶遊戲是基於一個非常
popular type of book - the
流行的書籍類型------。
murder mystery, sometimes
謀殺之謎,有時
called a whodunnit - a
稱為偵探小說--一個
story about a murder which
一個關於謀殺的故事
does reveal who the murderer
確實揭示了誰是凶手
is until the end.
是直到最後。
The queen of murder mysteries
謀殺推理小說的女王
is a British writer who was
是一位英國作家,曾是
born in 1890.
生於1890年。
Her books
她的書
are read all over the world
世界各地都在閱讀
and have been translated
並已被翻譯為
into a 103 different
變成一個103個不同的
languages.
語言。
Her name is
她的名字是
Agatha Christie.
阿加莎-克里斯蒂。
To date over 2 billion copies
迄今為止,超過20億冊
of her crime novels have
她的犯罪小說有
been sold worldwide, making
已在全球範圍內銷售,使
her the best-selling
她是最暢銷的
novelist of all time...
有史以來的小說家...
and the subject
和主題
of this programme.
本方案的。
Perhaps her best-known story
也許她最著名的故事
is 'Murder on the Orient
是《東方謀殺案》。
Express', a whodunnit
快報》,一個偵探小說
featuring her most famous
以她最著名的
detective, Hercule Poirot,
偵探,赫爾克里-波洛(Hercule Poirot)。
who starred in 33 of
他主演了33部
Agatha Christie's books.
阿加莎-克里斯蒂的書。
More about that later but
稍後會有更多關於這方面的內容,但
as usual I have a quiz
像往常一樣,我有一個小測驗
question for you, Neil.
問你一個問題,尼爾。
Poirot may be Agatha
波洛可能是阿加莎
Christie's most famous
佳士得最著名的
detective, but he isn't
偵探,但他並不是
her only one - so who is
她唯一的一個 - 那麼誰是
Agatha Christie's other
阿加莎-克里斯蒂的其他
fictional detective?
虛構的偵探?
Is it:
是的。
a) Hetty Wainthropp?
a) 海蒂-溫特羅普?
b) Jessica Fletcher?
b) 傑西卡-弗萊徹?
or,
或。
c) Miss Marple?
c) 馬普爾小姐?
I'll guess it's
我猜這是
a) Hetty Wainthropp.
a) 海蒂-溫特羅普。
OK, Neil.
好的,尼爾。
I'll reveal the
我將揭曉
answer at the end
最後的答案
of the programme.
的方案。
As mentioned, one of Agatha
如前所述,阿加莎的一個
Christie's most famous books
克里斯蒂最著名的書
is 'Murder on the Orient
是《東方謀殺案》。
Express'.
快遞'。
The story takes
故事發生在
place on a train travelling
火車上行駛的地方
from Istanbul in Turkey to
從土耳其的伊斯坦布爾到
Calais in northern France.
法國北部的加萊。
Listen as writer and Agatha
聆聽作家和阿加莎
Christie superfan, Harriet
克里斯蒂的超級粉絲,哈麗特
Gilbert, summarises the
吉爾伯特,總結了
story for BBC World Service
為BBC世界服務的故事
programme, World Book Club.
節目,世界圖書俱樂部。
Poirot is on the train,
波洛在火車上。
heading back home to England
回到英格蘭的家
from Syria, when two
來自敘利亞,當兩個
unconnected events take
不相關的事件採取
place.
地方。
In a snowstorm in
在一場暴風雪中,在
Croatia, the train comes
克羅地亞,火車來了
grinding to a halt and in
逐漸停滯,並在
one of the sleeping berths,
其中一個臥鋪。
a passenger is murdered.
一名乘客被謀殺。
Since it's impossible for
由於不可能讓
anyone to have reached the
任何人都可以達到
isolated snow-trapped train
孤立的雪地列車
or to have escaped from it
或已逃過一劫
without leaving telltale
不留痕跡的
footsteps in the snow, the
雪中的腳步聲,
killer can only be one of
凶手只能是其中之一
the dozen people sharing
十幾個人分享
Poirot's coach.
波洛的教練。
Yet as
然而,由於
he starts to investigate
他開始調查
it seems that each of
看來,每個
them has an alibi for
他們有一個不在場證明
the time of the murder.
謀殺案發生時。
Impossible?
不可能的?
Well, Poirot's
嗯,波洛的
certainly perplexed...
當然困惑的是...
During a snowstorm, the
在一場暴風雪中,
express train comes to a
快車到站
grinding halt - it slows
停滯不前--它的速度變慢了
down until it stops
下來,直到它停止
altogether.
總的來說。
Then,
然後。
someone is murdered!
有人被謀殺了!
The murderer can't have
凶手不可能有
escaped without leaving
逃之夭夭
telltale footprints in the
的腳印。
snow.
雪。
When something is
當某些東西是
described as telltale,
被描述為告訴。
it reveals information
它揭示了資訊
which allows a secret to
這使得一個祕密可以
be uncovered.
被揭開。
For example,
比如說。
lipstick on your husband's
你丈夫的脣膏
shirt could be a telltale
襯衫可能是一個預兆
sign he's having an affair.
他有外遇的跡象。
The murder victim is found
謀殺受害者被發現
in bed stabbed with a knife.
在床上被人用刀刺傷。
Poirot begins to investigate,
波洛開始調查。
but as he questions the
但當他質疑
train passengers one by one,
火車上的乘客一個接一個。
it seems that everyone has
似乎每個人都有
an alibi - proof that they
一個不在場證明--證明他們
were somewhere else when
時在別的地方
a crime was committed.
罪行的發生。
Naturally, this leaves the
自然地,這就使
Belgian detective perplexed,
比利時警探困惑不已。
or confused because
或迷惑,因為
something is difficult to
有件事很難
understand or solve.
瞭解或解決。
I won't spoil the story
我不會破壞這個故事
by telling you what happens
通過告訴你發生了什麼
next, Neil.
下一個,尼爾。
But let's just
但我們還是要
say that, as usual, Poirot
說,像往常一樣,波洛
uncovers the murderer using
揭開凶手的面紗,用
his incredible powers
他不可思議的能力
of observation.
的觀察。
In her stories, Agatha
在她的故事中,阿加莎
Christie describes Hercule
克里斯蒂描述赫爾克里
Poirot as a very strange
波洛作為一個非常奇怪的
or eccentric man.
或古怪的人。
The author, Sophie Hannah,
作者蘇菲-漢納。
has written several new
已經寫了幾個新的
Poirot stories based on
波洛的故事基於
the characters invented by
所發明的人物。
Agatha Christie before her
阿加莎-克里斯蒂在她之前
death in 1976.
於1976年去世。
Here she is
她來了
describing more of Hercule
描述更多Hercule的資訊
Poirot's strange
波洛的奇怪
characteristics to BBC
對BBC的特點
World Service Programme,
世界服務方案。
World Book Club.
世界圖書俱樂部。
There's the sort of the
有那種
outward things, his
外在的東西,他的
appearance which is very
貌,這是很
striking and very unusual,
引人注目,非常不尋常。
and his sort of, I suppose
和他的那種,我想
foibles is the best thing
缺點是最好的東西
to call them, he likes
呼叫他們,他喜歡
neatness, he likes order,
整潔,他喜歡秩序。
he approaches thing very
他對待事情的態度非常
methodically, he's very
有條不紊地,他非常
proud of his luxuriant
為他的繁茂的
moustaches, you know,
小鬍子,你知道。
all of that.
所有這些。
Sophie calls Poirot's
蘇菲給波洛的
unusual behaviour his
異常行為 他的
foibles - habits or
缺點 - 習慣或
characteristics which are
的特點,這些特點是
considered strange or
被認為是奇怪或
foolish but which
愚蠢的,但這
harm no-one.
不傷害任何人。
Yes, unlike the fictional
是的,不像小說中的
murderers he uncovers,
他發現的殺人犯。
Poirot's foibles do no
波洛的弱點並沒有
harm, but it makes me
傷害,但它使我
wonder if Agatha Christie's
不知道阿加莎-克里斯蒂的
other famous detective
其他著名偵探
also had unusual habits.
也有不尋常的習慣。
Well, first you'll have
那麼,首先你要
to reveal the answer to
的答案,以揭示
your quiz question, Sam.
你的測驗問題,山姆。
You asked me for the name
你問我的名字
of Agatha Christie's other
的阿加莎-克里斯蒂的其他
famous detective, and I
著名的偵探,而我
guessed it was
猜測它是
a) Hetty Wainthropp.
a) 海蒂-溫特羅普。
Well, I'm afraid that was
好吧,我恐怕那是
the wrong answer!
錯誤的答案!
In fact,
事實上。
Miss Marple was the name
馬普爾小姐的名字是
of Agatha Christie's
的阿加莎-克里斯蒂的
second most famous
第二個最著名的
character - although Hetty
角色--儘管Hetty
Wainthropp is a
Wainthropp是一個
fictional detective on TV.
電視上的虛構偵探。
Now that we've solved the
現在,我們已經解決了
murder and revealed the
謀殺,並揭示了
correct answer, let's
正確答案,讓我們
recap the vocabulary
複述詞彙
starting with whodunnit -
從whodunnit開始 -
a murder story which does
一個謀殺案的故事,確實
not tell you who the
不告訴你誰是
murderer is until the end.
凶手是直到最後。
In the whodunnit, 'Murder
在偵探小說 "謀殺 "中
on the Orient Express',
在東方快車上'。
the train comes to a
火車到站了
grinding halt - it slows
停滯不前--它的速度變慢了
down until it
下來,直到它
stops altogether.
完全停止。
A telltale sign reveals
一個顯而易見的跡象顯示
hidden information so
隱藏的資訊,所以
that a secret can
祕密可以
be revealed.
被揭示出來。
An alibi is proof that
不在場證明是指
you were somewhere else
你在別的地方
when a crime was committed.
當犯罪行為發生時。
To be perplexed means
感到困惑的意思是
to be confused because
感到困惑,因為
something is difficult
困難重重
to understand.
以瞭解。
And finally, someone's
而最後,有人的
foibles are their strange
瑕疵是他們奇怪的
but harmless habits
但無害的習慣
or behaviour.
或行為。
That's all for our
這就是我們的全部
six-minute investigation
六分鐘調查
into the mysterious world
進入神祕的世界
of Agatha Christie.
的阿加莎-克里斯蒂。
Goodbye for now.
暫時再見。
Goodbye.
再見。