We really must try and broaden your horizons a little. 我们都必须开拓视野 充分发挥想象力
Some of these pieces are terribly revealing. 这有一些展品的造型非常的奇特
For instance, what do you make of that? 比如说这个 你看像什么
I do not know what to make of it, Madame Oliver. 我看不出来像什么 Oliver夫人
Not symmetrical enough for you? 对你来说太不对称了吗
Oh, look. It's Mr Shaitana. 看 那位是Shaitana先生
What is he? An Armenian? 他是谁 美国人
A Greek? 希腊人
No-one knows. All that is known is that he is one of the richest men in London. 没人知道 大家只知道他是London最富有的人之一
He gives me the jitters. 他让我感到很不舒服
Mind if I make myself scarce? 我想避一避 你介意吗
Non. Comme vous voulez, madame. 不介意 请便 夫人
My dear Monsieur Poirot. 亲爱的Poirot先生
Monsieur Shaitana, good day. Shaitana先生 您好
How nice to see you. 很高兴见到您
Not hanging or guillotining much at present? 现在没有罪犯要被绞死了吗
Is it off season for the criminals or is our little gallery about to be robbed? 是犯罪高峰已经过去了 还是这家小艺术品展馆马上要遭抢劫了
No, alas, monsieur, non, non. 没有这回事 先生
I am here purely in my private capacity. 我只是一个人来转转
But I see that you yourself have lent a few pieces? 可我注意到您也拿出了几件展品
One picks up trifles here and there. 只是一点小收藏
I have a few interesting objects I could show you. 我有些有趣的藏品想请您看看
I dare say I could even produce one or two things in your line, Poirot. 我敢说我还能制造出点犯罪产品 Poirot
So you have then your private Black Museum? 您是说您有个私人地下博物馆吗
No, no, no. 没有 没有
I don't collect the artefacts of crime -the murderer's hammer, the poisoner's cup. 我不收藏犯罪工具 对凶手的垂头 装毒药的杯子什么的没有兴趣
I collect only the finest objects of their kind. 我只收藏犯罪中最精美的物品
And what do you consider to be the finest objects - artistically speaking - in crime? 那从审美角度讲 什么才是犯罪中最精美的物品呢
Why, the human beings who commit them,monsieur. 当然是作案的人 先生
It is modelled on the Alhambra. 这是仿造Alhambra宫殿建造的（注： 中古西班牙摩尔人诸王的豪华宫殿）
In Pontefract? Pontefract家族的
In Spain. 西班牙王储的
I thought you meant the picture house.Sorry. 我以为你在说那幅画 抱歉
Monsieur Hercule Poirot. Hercule Poirot先生到
My dear Monsieur Poirot! 亲爱的Poirot先生
Come in, come in! 请进 请进
How simply divine to see you. 见到您很荣幸
Monsieur Shaitana. Shaitana先生 您好
I don't know if you know the famous Mrs Oliver. 不知您是否认识这位鼎鼎大名的Oliver夫人
Yes, of course I do. 我当然认识
- Enchanté, madame. - Hello, Poirot. - 很高兴见到你 夫人 -你好 Poirot
I did not realise you accepted these kinds of invitation, madame. 我还以为您不会接受这种邀请 夫人
Mr Shaitana can be awfully persuasive. Shaitana先生他极力邀请我来
We met at a literary dinner.Mrs Oliver was the guest of honour. 我和Oliver夫人是在一次文艺圈的晚宴上认识的 她是宴会的贵宾
Oh, yes, it was the Crime Writers' Circle. 是的 那次是犯罪小说作家们的聚餐
Come to think of it, what were you doing there? 我突然想起来了 你在这干什么
You're acquainted with Superintendent Wheeler? 您认识Wheeler探长吗
Yes. of course. 当然认识
Please do excuse me. 请原谅
Superintendent. 探长先生
- Nice to see you again, Poirot. - And you. - 很高兴又见到你了 Poirot - 我也是
Is it really vast, the Amazon? 亚马逊河真的很宽吗
Oh, yes. I n some parts, it's 30 miles wide, you know. 是的 要知道有些河段 河面有30米宽呢
Goodness. That's much bigger than the Thames, isn't it? 天啊 那不比泰晤士河宽多了
Do you know Mr Shaitana well, Colonel Hughes? 您和Shaitana先生很熟吗 Hughes上校
No, not at all. 不 一点也不熟
I'm rather surprised to be invited, as a matter of fact. 实际上 我没有料到他会邀请我
Do you know him? 你认识他吗
I know that he likes to be different. 我知道他喜欢标新立异
Probably went to the wrong kind of school. 大概他上的学校很另类
Colonel Hughes. Excuse us. Hughes上校 我们离开一会
Come and meet Major Despard. 我带您去见Despard少校
I rather think you've both been on safari. 我想你们俩都在非洲打过仗
Now, there's a good boy. 去吧 你表现很好
Do you know anyone here. madame? 这里有您认识的人吗 夫人
No, I don't know a soul. 没有 我一个人也不认识
But I've made a few enquiries. 但我刚才打听了一下
- Oui? - Yes. - 是吗 - 是的
That little thing is Anne Meredith. 那位年轻人是Anne Meredith
A country mouse, up to town. The dashing Major can't keep his eyes off her. 一位进城的乡下姑娘 那位衣冠楚楚的少校一直在看她
As a matter of fact I've got his book on my shelf. what's it called? 实际上 我还有他的一本书 叫什么来着
Amazonian ldyll. 亚马逊河畔游记
I haven’t read it yet. But I intend to. Because I'm planning to send Sven up the jungle. 我还没看过 不过打算看看 我想让Sven到丛林去
Sven? Sven是谁
Sven Hjerson, my detective. Sven Hjerson 我的侦探
Fictional, of course. 当然是小说里的
I've no idea who the older lady is - Mrs Lorrimer. 我不知道那位年长的夫人是什么人 叫Lorrimer夫人
But she and the young one have been throwing glances at each other in a most odd manner. 但她一直在和那位年轻的小姐使眼色 两个人很奇怪
Who's the policeman? 那位警察是谁
Superintendent Wheeler of Scotland Yard. 苏格兰场的Wheeler探长
Bowel trouble. Tha't would be my guess. 我猜这肯定出了什么事
And your friend from the Foreign Office? 你那位外交部的朋友是谁
That is Colonel Hughes. Hughes上校
Secret Service，is he? 他是搞情报的吧
Je ne sais pas. 无可奉告
It seems our Mr Shaitana is a little bit...crime-minded, shall we say? 可以说看起来我们的Shaitana先生 他有点犯罪头脑
He has the most curious taste. 他的品味很独特
One never knows what he's going to find amusing. 没人知道他会觉得什么有趣
It might be something... 或许什么
cruel. 残忍
You mean, peutêtre, like the fox hunting? 你是说 或许像打狐狸
No, I meant something more... 不是 我想是更加
..oriental. 有创意的事情
Dr Roberts. Roberts医生
Good to see you. I'm not late, am l? 见到您真好 我没迟到吧
An elderly patient called me out. She thought she had a tumour. 有位年长的病人叫我过去 她觉得自己得了癌症
- She was depressed. - What did you prescribe? - 她伤心极了 - 那您给她开了什么药
Champagne and oysters at Wilton's. She'll be right as rain. Wilton店的香槟和牡蛎 她马上就会恢复健康
Remind me never to go to him if I'm poorly. 以后我如果生病了 提醒我别去找他
I imagine that Major Despard would know a suitable method. 我猜Despard少校肯定知道一些巧妙的方法
He's spent time under canvas, after all. 他毕竟在军队里呆过
Know any good poisons, Despard? 你知道有什么毒药吗 Despard
Well, there's curare, I suppose. 比如说毒箭
My dear man, that's terribly old-fashioned. 亲爱的先生 毒箭太老土了
You must know something more obscure than that. 你一定知道一些更加隐蔽的毒药
I mean something new and totally untraceable. 像某些新型毒药 完全不留痕迹
The truth is that primitive tribes tend not to follow the latest fashions. 事实是那些原始部落的人们更喜欢老套的办法
They tend to stick with what their grandfathers used. 他们会用爷爷辈的土办法
I should have thought they were always experimenting with herbs and sap and so forth. 我还以为他们总是在调配毒草药 毒树液什么的
In real life, Mrs Oliver, people normally use arsenic, because it's nice and handy. Oliver夫人 现实中的人们经常用砒霜 这种又有用又容易拿到手的毒药
Oh, drivel! 哦 胡说
You're only saying that because there are crimes Scotland Yard's never even heard of! 你这样说是因为有很多案子苏格兰场听都没有听说过
Now. If you had a woman in charge... 听我说 如果凶手是个女人
- A woman? - And why not? - 女人 -为什么不行
Women know about crime! 女人也了解犯罪
It's true. Women are usually highly successful criminals. 这倒是真的 女人作案的成功率非常高
They keep their heads. They brazen things out. 她们头脑冷静 心狠手辣
Typically a woman's weapon is poison, is it not, Poirot? 女人的杀手锏是毒药 对不对 Poirot
Oui. Often, oui. 对 大多情况下都是毒药
There must be a tremendous number of women poisoners who have never been found out. 肯定有很多女人用毒药杀了人 却不为人知
You're absolutely right. 你说的很对
Of course, a doctor also has many opportunities of that sort. 当然 医生也有很多类似的机会
Mr Shaitana, I must protest. When we poison our patients, it's entirely by accident. Shaitana先生 我反对你的说法 如果我们医生毒死了病人 那完全是意外
If I were to commit a crime... 如果我要犯罪...
I should like to keep it very simple. 我会采用及其简单的办法
An accident，perhaps， a shooting accident for example. 伪装成一次意外 比如说射击时发生了意外
or a domestic accident. 或者是在家里发生的意外
one of the little tragedies that never gets reported. 一场永远不会见报的小小的悲剧
But then who am I to pontificate...with so many experts present? 可我有什么资格在此班门弄斧呢 在座的都是行家
It is my passion. 这是我的爱好
I always take one of my very special guests. 和我尊贵的客人合影
Everyone ready? 都准备好了吗
The last time I was in Egypt I met a friend of yours - a Mrs Craddock. 我上次在埃及遇到了你的一位朋友 Craddock夫人
You knew poor Mrs Craddock. 你认识可怜的Craddock夫人
Hurry up, old boy - I can't keep smiling for ever! 快点 小伙子 我快笑不出来了
Stand still, everyone! 请大家站好别动
Now, I know that Mrs Lorrimer plays. 好 我知道Lorrimer夫人打桥牌
Do you play bridge, Miss Meredith? 你打桥牌吗 Meredith小姐
Yes. I'm not frightfully good. 打 可我打的不太好
- Major Despard? - Yes, I do. - Despard少校呢 - 我打
- Doctor? -Mm - 医生你呢 -嗯
Excellent, excellent. 好极了 好极了
Now, supposing you four sit here? 现在 你们四位坐这边
Drinks are on the sideboard, do please help yourselves. 酒在橱柜里 请各位自便
And when we've all enjoyed our lovely game of cards. 大家打牌的时候
I shall have a rather special announcement to make. 我要告诉各位一件很特别的事情
Are you getting married? 你要结婚了
No. It's a secret. 不是 是个秘密
I do love a secret! 我喜欢秘密
And this is for you. 请各位坐在这间房里
Well, one of us must drop out. 可是 我们多了一个人
Oh, no, no, I don't play. I never have. 不多 不多 我不打 我从不打牌
I do not find it sufficiently...thrilling. 打牌对我来说 不够...刺激
One heart. 1红桃
Pass. 过
Three clubs. 3梅花
Three spades. 3黑桃
Four hearts. 4红桃
Doubled. 加倍
No bid. 不跟
Pass. 过
Four hearts, then. Doubled. 4红桃 加倍
- So I'm dummy? - Oui. - 那该我坐庄了吗 -对
Thank you very much, partner. 谢谢你 我的搭档
It's jolly curious. 这很奇怪
Here are the four of us, and we're all, well, for want of a better word, sleuths. 现在我们四个坐在这里 我们都是...怎么说..侦探
So who are those four in there? 那那边四个是什么
Criminals? 罪犯
They don't look like criminals. 他们看起来不像是罪犯
Most criminals don't look like criminals, Mrs Oliver. 多数罪犯看起来都不像是罪犯 Oliver夫人
One, no trump. 1 不将牌
Three hearts. 3红桃
No bid. 不跟
Four hearts. 4红桃
Doubled. 加倍
Pass. 过
- Pass. - Pass. -过 -过
Three clubs. 3梅花
Three spades. 3黑桃
Doubled. 加倍
One heart. 1红桃
- Pass. - Pass. -过 -过
Pass. 过
Five diamonds. Game and rubber. Good for you, partner. 5方块 我们赢了 打得好 搭档
It's ten past twelve. Time for another? 现在十二点过十分 再打一盘吗
No, no, no, I'm a family man. You'll have to excuse me. 不打了 我必须回家了 请各位见谅
I also must go. 我也该走了
Well, I'm afraid, Mrs Oliver, we're all up, and you're down. Oliver夫人 恐怕我们三个赢了 你输了
All I did was follow my instincts. 我是凭着感觉出牌的
I don't know what went wrong tonight. 不知道今晚手气为什么这么差
How much is it? 我输了多少
Got to be going, Shaitana. 我们要走了 Shaitana
Three clubs. 3梅花
Double three clubs. 加倍 3梅花
Three no trumps. 3无将
Double three. no trumps. 3加倍 无将
I'm damned if he hasn't fallen asleep. 怎么回事 他睡着了吗
Mr Shaitana? Shaitana先生
I say, Poirot. 过来 Poirot
Colonel Hughes? Hughes上校
My God. 我的天
Ladies and gentlemen, could I have your attention? 女士们 先生们 恐怕要打扰一下各位了
I'm very sorry to have to inform you that Mr Shaitana... is dead. 我非常遗憾地告诉大家Shaitana先生 他死了
Dead? 死了
Are you sure? Let me check the man's pulse. 你确定吗 让我摸摸他的脉
- Dr Roberts, stay where you are. - He may just have fainted. - Roberts先生 站在那里别动 - 他也许只是昏了
He hasn't fainted. 他没昏
He's been murdered. 他被谋杀了
- Murdered? - Stabbed through the heart. - 谋杀 -一刀刺穿了心脏
Why should I be interested in the murderer who is caught? 我为什么要对被抓住了的凶手感兴趣
He's a poor specimen, a failure, by definition. 他成了教学范例 也就是失败者
No, for me only the best. 不 我只对最优秀的感兴趣
And the best, it is...? 最优秀的是...
My dear fellow, the ones who get away with it. 亲爱的朋友 就是逍遥法外的凶手
?a, ce n'est pas amusante. 这可不是闹着玩的
Have I shocked your bourgeois sensibilities? 我触动到您有着高贵血统的神经了吗
It is true I have a thoroughly bourgeois attitude to murder. 我承认我是对凶手有着贵族般的优越感
But a murderer can be an artiste. Non? 可是一名凶手也能是位艺术家 不是吗
Mais oui. 那当然
But he is still a murderer. 但归根到底还是凶手
Poirot... I understand. Poirot...我明白了
You must adopt this mentality 您必须接受我的想法
Because if the murderer gets away with it. Where does that leave you? 因为如果哪天有位凶手逃之夭夭 那您的脸往哪里搁呢
So no butler and no servants. 管家和仆人都没有进来过
No. No-one came in, and no-one went out. 没有谁进来过 也没有谁出去过
Well, we' re agreed, then. One of that card party must have killed him. 那么 我们一致同意 打牌的四个人当中有一位谋杀了他
One of those people a murderer? 他们四人中的一位是凶手
Impossible! 这不可能
What do you think, Poirot? 你认为呢 Poirot
Well, I think this murder, it was not planned. 我认为这桩谋杀不是预先计划好的
I think Shaitana says something, or does something, which causes someone to panic. 我认为Shaitana说了些什么 或者做了些什么 使某个人很惊慌
Now, he said he was going to reveal a secret. 刚才他说他将要揭开一个秘密
So somebody gets the wind up, and then... 所以有个人害怕了 就...
If I were you I'd arrest that doctor at once. 如果我是你就马上逮捕那个医生
As soon as I saw him, my instinct said he was a bad 'un. 我第一眼看到他时 直觉就告诉我他不是个好人
If we had a woman at the head of Scotland Yard, we would. 要是苏格兰场的主管是个女人 我们真会这么做的
Because we only have men, we sort of have to arrive rather more slowly at our destination. 但我们只有男人 我们就要慢慢查
Right. Let's get them in. 好吧 让他们进来吧
- Mrs Oliver? - Oh, please, may I stay? - Oliver夫人 – 求你了 让我留下来吧
No, no, no. That would be irregular, Mrs Oliver. 这可不行 我们一般不这样做 Oliver夫人
But I lost three pounds seven shillings at bridge! Right next door to a murder! 可是我打牌输了三英镑七先令呢 在隔壁房间就发生了谋杀案
Oh, please! 求你了
No interruptions. All right? 好吧 不过别插话
- O'Connor? - Sir? - O'Connor –是 长官
- Send in Dr Roberts. - Sir. - 请Roberts医生进来 –遵命 长官
I'd have kept him till last. 要是我就把他留在最后问
Sorry. 对不起
In a book, I mean. 我是说在小说里的话
- Real life is a little different. - Yes. - 现实生活有所不同 – 是的
Badly constructed. 一塌糊涂
Well, Shaitana amused me. He was such a bizarre fellow, wasn't he? Shaitana挺有意思的 是个怪里怪气的伙计 不是吗
But I had no reason for killing him, and I didn't kill him. 可是我没有理由杀他 我也没有杀他
Dr Roberts, tax your memory carefully Roberts先生 请仔细回忆一下
and tell me how many times you left your seat at the bridge table. 告诉我你离开桥牌桌几次
Well, we began to play at nine-thirty, didn't we? 我们九点半开始打的 不是吗
About an hour later I stoked the fire. 一个小时过后 我去拨了拨火
A short time after that I brought drinks for the ladies. 没过多久 我又去帮两位女士拿了喝的
and then about half past eleven. I should say. I got up again to make myself a whisky and soda. 大概十一点半的时候 我起来为自己倒了杯威士忌苏打
-And Shaitana was asleep? -Yes. -当时Shaitana在睡觉吗 –是的
You couldn't see him clearly from your table? 从你坐的位子上 能清楚地看到他吗
Look, when you're playing bridge, 警长 当你在打桥牌的时候
you're not peering around, noticing what's going on. 不会东张西望 观察周围发生了什么
The only person who might be doing that is dummy. 只有坐庄的人才有可能那么做
Dr Roberts, just give me your opinion, man to man. Roberts医生 请你坦率地告诉我你认为
Who did it? 这是谁干的
Well, it doesn't seem to me likely that the women are in on it. 我想 女士不太可能干出这种事情
But that Despard. he'd take a risk. 但是那位Despard 他可能会冒险
And it was a hell of a risk, wasn't it? 这要冒很大的险 不是吗
Look. erm... 看看这个 呃..
Go ahead, it's been fingerprinted. There's nothing. 拿去看 已经取过指纹了 上面什么也没有
What a tool! 真锋利
Absolutely made for murder. 天生就是用来杀人的
It'd go in like butter. Whose was it? 就像切黄油一样直接插进去 这是谁的
It was Shaitana's. It lay on the table by the door. Shaitana的 就放在门边的桌子上
Stand still everyone. 大家请站好
Dr Roberts, do you have a regular bridge partner? Roberts医生 你有固定的桥牌搭档吗
No, I'm not that serious about it. But I like the game. 没有 我还没有那么专业 只是很喜欢
And may I ask of you for your opinion of your companions tonight, as card players? 我能问问你认为其他几位的牌技如何吗
Well, Mrs Lorrimer's first class. I bet she makes a tidy income out of bridge. Lorrimer的牌技一流 我敢打赌她打牌能赚不少钱
Despard's a good player, too. what I call a sound player, a long-headed chap. Despard打的也不错 思维敏捷 胆大心细
Miss Meredith you might describe as safe. Meredith小姐打的非常稳
She's not brilliant. but she doesn't make mistakes. 她的牌技不算好 但不犯错误
And of you yourself? 那么你自己呢
Well, I overcall my hand a bit, or so they say, but I've always found it pays. 他们说我拍叫的有点高 但是叫的高才赢的大嘛
Especially where the ladies are concerned. 特别是和女士打的时候
I got up only once, when I was dummy. 我只在坐庄时 起来过一次
I went to the fire. 去了壁炉边
Mr Shaitana was still alive then. Shaitana当时还活着
Dr Roberts poured me a drink. Roberts医生给我倒了杯酒
He also poured himself one later. 过了一会儿 他又给自己倒了一杯
Major Despard also went to fetch a drink. Despard少校也去过壁炉那边拿过酒
Yes, the men moved about a good deal. I wasn't really paying much attention. 是的 他一直走来走去的 我当时没怎么注意
Miss Meredith didn't leave her seat at all. Meredith小姐从没离开过座位
She didn't get up once? 她一次也没有起来吗
That sounds unlikely. 不可思议
Superintendent Wheeler, I realise that one of the four people in that room must be guilty. Wheeler探长 我很清楚在房间里打牌的四个人 必定有一个是凶手
Naturally, I don't expect you to simply take my word that I am not that person. 当然 如果我说我没有杀他 你们也不会相信
But you will kindly not imply that I tell lies. 但是请你不要认为我在撒谎
Did you know Shaitana well? 你和Shaitana很熟吗
Yes, I'd known Mr Shaitana for some time. 对 我认识他有一段时间了
I met him in Egypt at the Mena Palace Hotel. 我是在埃及的Mena Palace旅店认识他的
May I? It is my hobby. 能拍张照吗 这是我的爱好
I thought him... 我认为他...
well, I may as well say it... 怎么说呢 他...
a charlatan. 爱吹牛
I thought him a poseur. and rather theatrical and irritating. 装腔作势 故弄玄虚 让人厌恶
But I'd no motive to wish him out of the way. 但是我没有动机要除掉他
It's really a matter of indifference to me whether he's alive or dead. 他是死是活 与我无关
Will you take a look at this, please, Mrs Lorrimer? 请你看看这个 Lorrimer夫人
It's a stiletto. 是把匕首
Now. I hope you realise that with a weapon like that 现在 我希望你明白要是拿着这把利器
a woman could do the trick just as easily as a man. 女人杀人也易如反掌
Yes, I'm sure she could. 是的 我同意
Which of the other people do you consider to be the most likely? 你认为其他的几位中谁的嫌疑最大
Superintendent, that is an improper question, and I have no intention of answering it. 探长先生 这个问题很不合适 我不愿意回答你
We've been through the place thoroughly; can't find anything at all. 我们把房子每个角都搜遍了 但是没有找到任何线索
But I'll get that photograph developed, sir, shall I? 还是要把照片洗出来 对吗 长官
Yes. 对
What's the idea, Poirot? 你在研究什么 Poirot
That there may be something in the way that the players kept the scores. 或许能从每个人的计分方式上看出点端倪
Now, this is the first rubber, and you'll notice that the figures are neat and small 看 这一张是第一盘 大家看字写的又小又整齐
and it is that of Mademoiselle Anne Meredith. 是Anne Meredith小姐写的
Now, the next...Now, this score is not so easy to follow 再看下一张 很难看出牌局的进展情况
because is it kept in the style of cancellation. 因为一边记上新的数字就一边划掉原来的数字
But it does tell us something about Major Despard, 这恰恰反映出了Despard少校的性格
a man who likes to know all of the time where he stands. 他任何时候都必须清楚地知道自己的处境
Oh, by the way, Superintendent, 对了 探长先生
I could not help but notice that in the bottom of the glass belonging to Monsieur Shaitana 我注意到在Shaitana先生喝的酒杯里
there is a little residue. 还剩下一点渣子
O'Connor? 去看看
Now, this next rubber... 再看 第二盘...
Ah, this is done by Madame Lorrimer. 是Lorrimer夫人记的分
You will notice that her handwriting is graceful, but firm. 你看她的字不失娟秀 字迹清晰
And it is she and Dr Roberts against the other two. 这盘她和Roberts医生搭档 打另外一对
Definitely something there, sir. Can't tell what it is. 确实有渣子 但看不出是什么
Well, let's get it analysed, then. 那就拿去化验吧
Regardez, 1,500 points in one hand. 快看 一手就赢了1500分
C'est formidable, eh! 太精彩了
Now, this is the unfinished rubber. 这张是没有打完的那局牌
You will notice that the scores, they are much lower, 你看 这局的分很低
because now the Dr Roberts, he is partnering Mademoiselle Meredith, 因为Roberts医生的搭档是Meredith小姐
and she is a player most timid, n'est-ce pas? 而她是打的最保守的 不是吗
I live at Wendon Cottage, Wallingford. 我住在Wallingford的Wendon别墅
So how well did you know Mr Shaitana? 你和Shaitana先生交往很深吗
I didn't know him well at all. 我跟他并不熟
I thought him a most frightening man. 我觉得他挺吓人的
That awful smile! 脸上总带着狰狞的笑容
And he'd a way of bending over you, as if he intended to bite you! 他俯身看着你的样子 感觉想要把你一口活吞下去
Yes. Where did you meet? 是的 你们怎么认识的
We met in Switzerland during the winter sports about nine months ago. 我们是九个月前 冬季运动会时在Switzerland认识的
Hello 你好
He cut marvellous figures on the ice. 他滑雪滑的非常好 会很多花样
I don't suppose you'd care to come to an après-ski? 我猜你不会接受我的邀请 午后去滑滑雪吧
They were fun. The parties. 那些聚会令人愉快
But he wasn't? 但是你并不喜欢他本人
He's a shivery kind of chap. 他让我感到害怕
Now, then, about tonight, my dear. 好吧 来说说今天晚上的情况 小姐
Did you leave your seat at all? 你离开过你的座位吗
I don't think so. 好像没有
I may have done once. 也许离开过一次
I looked at the other players' hands. 我去看了看搭档的牌
- So you left your seat once? - Yes. - 那你就离开过座位一次 - 对
But you stayed by the table? 你一直站在牌桌边吗
- Yes. - All the time? - 对 - 一直没有离开过
No, no, no, l... 不对 不对 我..
I... I... 我... 我...
I think I walked about. 我想我起来转了转
You walked about? 你转了转
- To the fire perhaps? - No! - 去了壁炉边了吗 - 没去
No, l... I... I didn't. 没有 我...我...我没去过
I didn't get up at all. 我根本就没起来过
I'm sorry, Miss Meredith, 对不起 Meredith小姐
I know that you're nervous, but you really must try and tell me the truth. 我知道你很紧张 但是你必须跟我说实话
All right? 好吗
So you walked about. 你转了转
Yes. 对
- In the direction of Mr Shaitana? - When he was by the fire? - 去Shaitana先生身边了吗 - 他坐在壁炉边的时候
- Yes. - No. - 对 -没有
- Quite sure? - I honestly don't remember. - 你确定 - 我真的不记得了
Honestly. 真的
So who do you think killed him? 那你认为是谁杀了他
I can't believe anyone did. 我不敢相信有谁会这样做
Someone did, mademoiselle. 可有人确实做了 小姐
And they used this. 用这个
Oh, it's all so awful! 天 这太可怕了
My sergeant will get you a taxi, my dear. 我的部下会给你叫一辆出租
Now, listen, take a couple of aspirin. 听着 现在回去吃两片阿司匹林
Try and get some sleep, all right? 好好地睡一觉 好吗
Off you go. 去吧
Such a wonderful fatherly air, Wheeler. 还真有父亲的样子嘛 Wheeler
Yes, well, I do have children, you know. 当然 我本来就是父亲 你知道的
Besides, she's only a slip of a thing. 而且她已经吓得半死了
Regardez. 快看
When Mademoiselle Anne Meredith keeps the scores... Anne Meredith小姐计分时...
..she turns over the card, ...她把计分表翻过来了
she draws the line, 在背面画了条线
and uses the back. 继续用
So? 所以
So she understands poverty. mon ami. 所以她深知贫穷的滋味 我的朋友
She knows what it is to have nothing. 她知道什么是一无所有
I had every motive for disliking Shaitana. 我有一万个理由讨厌Shaitana
For disliking him, not killing him. 只是讨厌他 不是谋杀他
And what were your motives for disliking him, Major? 那你有什么理由讨厌他呢 少校
He dressed like a... 他穿的像个...
Well, you know. 你知道
And the perfume. 还有那香水
And yet you accepted his invitation to dinner. 可是你依然接受了他的邀请
Were I only to dine in houses where I approved of my host, I wouldn't eat out much, I'm afraid. 要是我只接受我尊敬的人家的邀请 那我赴宴的机会恐怕就不多了
Don't you like London society? 你不喜欢London的上流社会
What we call "civilisation"? 就是所谓的文明
Only for very short periods. 只喜欢了很短暂的一段时间
To come back from abroad to well-lit rooms, 刚从荒蛮之地回到繁华都市的时候
beautiful women in beautiful clothes, yes, it's pleasant for a time. 漂亮的女人穿着漂亮的衣服 对 有段时候很愉快
But after a while it palls. 但是没多久就厌烦了
The insincerity sickens me, and I want to be off again. 我受不了上流社会的虚情假意 于是我又想离开这里了
I know what you mean. 我了解你的感受
Must be a dangerous life you lead. 你的生活一定充满着危险
Less dangerous than Shaitana's, by the look of it. 比Shaitana的强多了 至少我还活着
Well, yes, I think he did lead a fairly dangerous life. 当然 他的生活确实非常地危险
Because he meddled in other peoples' lives? 因为他干涉别人的生活吗
No, because he meddled with other peoples' women. Didn't he? 不 因为他好捉弄别人的夫人 不是吗
I don't think desirable women would take a mountebank like that very seriously. 我猜没有哪位尊贵的女士会对这个江湖骗子认真的
How did you meet him? 你怎么认识他的
He paid handsomely to accompany me on one of my expeditions. 他资助了我一大笔钱 我们一起探了一次险
Could you describe any of the other peoples' movements this evening? 你能描述一下今晚其他几位的活动吗
Well, everyone got up at one time or another. I doubt I can be too specific. 每个人都起来过一两次 但是具体的我不记得了
I remember Mrs Lorrimer went to the fire and said something to Mr Shaitana. 我记得Lorrimer夫人去了壁炉边一次 和Shaitana先生说了几句话
That was a delicious meal, Mr Shaitana. 今天的晚餐很丰盛 Shaitana先生
I've no idea whether he was still alive or not. 但我不知道他那会儿是死是活
Who do you think killed him? 你认为谁杀了他
Well, I know I didn't. 我知道我没杀
Miss Meredith didn't. 不会是Meredith小姐
And Mrs Lorrimer reminds me of one of my God-fearing aunts. Lorrimer夫人感觉很像我的一位敬仰上帝的姑妈
She didn't. 不会是她
That leaves the medical gentleman. 那就只剩下那位医生了
But why did Shaitana invite them here? 可是Shaitana为什么要邀请这些人呢
He invited them here because he believed one of them to be a murderer. 他邀请他们是因为他相信其中一人是凶手
So what are you saying? 你是什么意思
That he invited a killer to dinner? 难道他邀请了一位杀手
Oui. 正是
Shaitana was a collector. Shaitana酷爱收藏
He collected the fantastic and the unusual. 专门收藏一些稀奇古怪的东西
I think he invited to dinner four people who might have been killers. 我认为他邀请的四个人可能曾经杀过人
Well, looks like he was right in one case, at least. 至少有一个人确实杀过人
But he can only have suspected these people. 但是他只是怀疑他们
I mean, he couldn't be sure. 我是说 他无法确定
And he believed he brought to dinner someone who had committed murder. 然而他相信他邀请的人当中必定有一个杀人凶手
The question, it is why? 问题是 为什么他要邀请杀手
There must be a tremendous number of women poisoners 肯定有很多女人毒死了人
who have never been found out. 却不为人知
A doctor also has plenty of opportunities of that sort. 医生也有很多类似的机会
Oh, Mr Shaitana, I must protest. Shaitana先生 我反对
When we poison our patients, it's entirely by accident. 医生毒死病人 完全是意外
If I were to commit a crime... 如果我要谋杀一个人...
I should like to keep it very simple. 会用最简单的方法
An accident perhaps. a shooting accident for example. 伪装成一次小小的事故 比如说一次射击时的意外
or a domestic accident, 或者是在家里发生的意外
one of the little tragedies that never gets reported. 一件永远不会上报的小悲剧
Those words shot home to one person. 这些话是特意说给某个人听的
A person who had already killed. 他曾经杀过人
So if we can find the victim, we can find a hallmark, too. 就是说如果我们找出了被杀死的那个人 就能了解罪犯的特征了
What do you mean? 什么意思
- He means that man is an unoriginal animal. - Really? - 他的意思是男人缺乏创意 - 真的吗
Women are capable of infinite variety. 女人就懂得千变万化
Have you never written the same plot twice? 难道你从来没有在两个案子里用过同样的手法
- Mr Wheeler, please! - The Lotus Murder. Death Of A Debutante. - Wheeler先生 别这样 -莲花谋杀案 交际花之死
- You've read them, have you? - Oui, bien s?r. - 两本你都看过了 - 对 当然
- And I have noticed several inaccuracies. - I know, I know! - 我还发现有几处不太准确 - 我知道 我知道
I made sulphonal soluble in water and it isn't. 索佛那不溶于水 我弄错了
Bother! 真可怕
Eh, bien, what we are searching for is a murderer who is impulsive, 是的 我们要找的凶手 他非常冲动
who will seize the opportunity, whatever the risk. 善于抓住机会 不怕冒险
Which one of them would do that? 他们中的谁会这么做
I don't think you'll find many chaps who'll say a word against me. 我想你找不到说我坏话的人
No indiscretions? 你从没草率行事吗
Well, if there were, I've been discreet about them. 就算有 我也很谨慎
Cherchez la femme, eh? 跟女人有关吗
I think you'll find my record's clear, Colonel. 你会发现我没有任何劣迹 上校
Then you won't mind me having a word with some of the fellows from your former regiment? 那你不会介意我和你以前所在军团的其他人谈谈话吧
Rake around in the manure as much as you like. 随便你怎么刨根问底都行
You won't find buried treasure. 我这里可没有埋什么宝藏
I'm unmarried. My parents are dead. 我未婚 父母都去世了
I live here with the cook, parlour maid, housemaid. My secretary comes in daily. 我和厨师 两个佣人住在一起 我的秘书每天都来
I make a good income and I only kill a reasonable number of my patients. 我收入不错 杀过少数的几个病人
How many? 几个
I beg your pardon? 几个什么
How many have you killed? 你杀过几个人
Look, I know you can get a warrant easily enough. 听着 我知道你轻而易举地就能拿到搜查令
Miss Burgess, come in, please. Burgess小姐 请进来一下
Miss Burgess, this is Superintendent Wheeler. Burgess小姐 这位是Wheeler探长
Please take him into the office and let him go through anything he likes. 请带他去办公室 让他想怎么看就怎么看
Yes, Doctor. 是的 医生
Excuse us, Poirot. 我们离开一下 Poirot
Oui. 好
Doctor, I have here the first three rubbers from the other evening. 医生 我这里有那天晚上前三局的记分表
And I wonder if you could tell to me exactly how it went, each hand? 你能告诉我每手牌具体是怎么出的吗
How could I possibly be expected to do that? 我怎么可能记得那么清楚呢
Par example, in the first game, there must have been a game call in hearts or spades, 比如 在第一盘 主牌一定是红桃或是黑桃
or, well, they could not have gone down 30, could they? 要不然分就不会低于30分 不是吗
Let me see. 我看看
Yes, I think they went out in spades. 对 主牌是黑桃
Exactement. You see what is possible with the powers of deduction? 非常棒 你瞧逻辑推理的力量多么的强大
So the next hand, s'il vous pla?t. 第二手呢 请说说看
Oh, Poirot, you can't expect me to remember the whole evening! Poirot 你难道指望我每盘都记得清清楚楚的吗
- You can remember nothing at all? - Well, I got a grand slam, but otherwise... - 你不会什么都不记得了吧 - 我赢了一次大满贯 但是...
My dear sir. there was a murder. 亲爱的先生 那晚发生了谋杀案
Oui, d'accord, d'accord. 对 当然 当然
So, you never saw his name in the society pages, then? 你从没有在社会版看到过他的名字吗
Shaitana. Shaitana.
I do not read the society pages. I have better things to do. 我从不读社会版 我可有正经事要做
What is it you're looking for? 你在找什么
Well, we've had malicious accusations, you see, and they've got to be investigated. 我们接到了一些恶毒的指控 所以 现在要调查一下
Has someone said something against the doctor? 有人说了医生的坏话了吗
Well, it's probably nothing, but I have to follow it up, you see, Miss Burgess. 可能是无中生有 但是还是要仔细调查 Burgess小姐
Especially when it concerns a patient. 特别是关系到病人的
Erm...a lady patient? 比如说.. 一位女士
Someone's got hold of the Craddock story, haven't they? 有人又抓着Craddock的故事不放了
Yes. Yes. 对 对
I'm afraid that they have. 恐怕是这样
It'd be, what, about five years ago now? 这件事 已经过了五年了吗
More like three. 差不多三年
Look, Dr Roberts is a thoroughly decent man. Roberts先生 是一位非常值得尊敬的人
But decent men can suffer at the hands of hysterical women. 但是像他这样的绅士也会被疯女人纠缠
And that's what she was - hysterical. 那女人就是一个 疯子
And a nymphomaniac, too. 还是个色情狂
Bloody hell. 我的天
Now, if you would be so kind as to describe the contents of the room in which you played. 现在 你能不能描述一下你们打牌的那间房间里有什么
Contents of the room? 房间里有什么
Aha, I see, psychology. 我知道了 心理学
- Well, there was a lot of fancy furniture. - Non, non, non, non. Please to be precise. - 好吧 有很多不错的家具 - 不 不 不 不 请说的具体一些
Well, there was a large settee upholstered in gold, damask brocade. 有一个长沙发 放着金色缎面的软垫 上面的还绣着花
- Oui! - Four or five large chairs. - 很好 - 四五把大椅子
Several Persian rugs. 好几块波斯地毯
Oh, a pair of carved French consul tables. 还有 一对法国的木雕桌子
I feel like an auctioneer. 我感觉像是个拍卖行的雇员了
A beautiful Chinese cabinet. 一个漂亮的中式橱柜
Some jewellery, I don't know much about that. 一些珠宝 我不太了解
Grand piano. 一架大钢琴
Some Japanese ivory netsuke on a table. 在桌上放着几幅日本的象牙版画
Some Meissen monkey figures. 几只昂贵的瓷猴子
And one or two pieces of Battersea enamel... 一两件巴特西牌的珐琅工艺品...
Bravo. 好极了
Bravo! 好极了
Well, well, Dr Roberts, your secretary let slip there was some unpleasant business Roberts医生 你的秘书告诉了一些不太令人愉快的事情
with a party name of Craddock, not so long ago. 是关于Craddock的 几年前的事情
I can see I'm going to have to come clean. 我看我必须要解释清楚了
That would be advisable, sir. 你最好说清楚
Dorothy Craddock was a patient of mine. Earache. initially. Dorothy Craddock 是我的一位病人 最先得了中耳炎
But then things got out of hand. 但是后来事情就无法控制了
It's not just my ears. 我疼的不只是耳朵
Lots of other parts of me ache as well. 身体的其他部分也好疼
Which, candidly, was good sport for a while. 老实说 开始进行的不错
But. of course. there was a husband in the background. 但 当然 她还有一位丈夫
There always is. 总是如此
I begged her to divorce him and marry me, but she wouldn't. She just wouldn't. 我求她跟她丈夫离婚嫁给我 她不肯 就是不肯
And we had the devil of a fight. 我们大吵了一架
Can we talk to this Mrs Craddock? 我们能和这位Craddock夫人谈谈吗
No, I'm afraid not. She's dead. 恐怕不行 她死了
Dead? 死了
Yes. 是的
In the end we called it a day, and Dottie took herself off to Egypt to recover. 最后我们分了手 Dottie去埃及疗伤
But whilst there she developed septicaemia somehow, I don't know how, 可是她在那里不知怎的得了败血病 我搞不明白
and they didn't treat it very well, and she...well, she died. 他们没有好的治疗条件 她就...她就死了
Septicaemia? 败血病
The poisoning of the blood. 血液病毒感染
It was a damn shame. 真可怜
Old Dottie. 可怜的Dottie
Hello? 有人吗
Anyone home? 有人在家吗
Hello there! 你们好
Oh, hello. 你好
Oh! 噢
I say, watch out! How do you do, Miss Meredith? 小心点 你好吗 Meredith小姐
- You remember me, don't you? - Yes, of course! - 你还记得我吧 记得吗 - 当然记得
This is my friend, Miss Dawes. Rhoda, this is Mrs Oliver. 这是我的朋友 Dawes小姐 这位是 Oliver夫人
The Mrs Oliver? 那位鼎鼎大名的Oliver夫人
Ariadne Oliver? Ariadne Oliver
I am your biggest fan! Honestly! 我是你的超级粉丝 真的
I don't know what you think, but I haven't the least doubt it was the doctor. 不知道你怎么想 但是我确定是那个医生杀的
What was his name? 他叫什么来着
Roberts. Roberts
That's it. 对 就叫这个
A Welsh name. 一个威尔士人的名字
Never trust the Welsh. 永远不要相信威尔士人
I had a Welsh nanny. One day she took me to Harrogate and left me there. 我曾经雇过一个威尔士的保姆 有天她把我带到Harrogate 就丢下我一个人跑了
Very unstable. 不值得信任
Never mind her. Roberts did it, that's the point. 别管她 重点是Roberts是凶手
What we have to do is put our heads together and prove it. 我们现在要集中智慧 想想怎么证明这一点
I do beg your pardon. 对不起打扰下
You're just so different from what I imagined. 你和我想象中的完全是两个人
A disappointment, I expect. 让你失望了 我猜
Oh, don't worry, I'm used to it. 不要紧 我习惯了
But why would Roberts want to kill Shaitana? 但是Roberts为什么要杀Shaitana
- Have you any idea? - ldeas? Ideas? - 你想得出什么理由吗 - 理由 理由
I've at least five! 至少有五点
For example, say, Shaitana was a money lender, Roberts was in his clutches. 比如说 Shaitana放高利贷 而Roberts欠他一大笔钱
Or Shaitana ruined his daughter, or his sister, if he had a sister. 或者Shaitana玩了他的女儿 或是妹妹 要是他有妹妹的话
Or Roberts is a bigamist and Shaitana knew it. Roberts犯了重婚罪 被Shaitana知道了
Or, how about this? 要么 这个怎么样
Roberts secretly married Shaitana's long forgotten second cousin Roberts秘密地和Shaitana的远房堂妹结了婚
and stands to inherit a fortune in Syrian gold. 有权继承他的大笔财产
How many's that? 说了几个了
- Four. - This is really good. - 四个 - 不错
Suppose, suppose Shaitana knew some secret in Roberts's past. 假设 假设Shaitana知道Roberts过去的秘密
Did you notice, my dear, he said something most peculiar at dinner, just before he was killed? 你注意到没 亲爱的 他在晚餐时说了一些很奇怪的话 就在他被杀之前
I don't think I did. 我不记得了
What did he say? 他说什么了
Oh, I don't know, something about, oh, what was it? 我不知道 那个 什么来着
Accidents, poisons. 意外 毒药
What were the words he used? 他用的什么词来着
I don't remember anything like that. Sorry. 我一点也不记得了 对不起
Anne, you're cold. Let's go in. Anne 你很冷吗 我们进去
Bring the tray, dear. 拿着盘子 亲爱的
You see, he could have been referring directly to Dr Roberts, and only Dr Roberts knew it, 你瞧 他有可能就是专门讲给Roberts医生听的 只有Roberts医生听得懂
which is why he made a joke about poisoning his patients. 所以他开了个医生毒死病人的玩笑
But I bet it wasn't a joke. 但是我打赌那不是玩笑
I bet he's murdered dozens of them. 我敢说他已经毒死了一大批病人了
Do doctors usually murder their patients? 医生一般都会谋杀他们的病人吗
Wouldn't it have a rather regrettable effect on their practice? 难道他们这样做不觉得悔恨吗
Oh, Anne, Mrs Oliver's trying to help! Anne Oliver夫人在帮我们呢
I just wanted to say thank you for coming, Mrs Oliver! 我想谢谢你Oliver夫人 能来看我们
So good of you to try and get us out of a jam. 帮我们解决麻烦 你太好了
Act on your instincts, I say. Ah. 要跟着直觉走 听我的
Here's my card. 这是我的名片
You can look me up in town, if you like. 如果想找我 可以在镇上去找
Thank you. 谢谢
Bye-bye! 再见啦
No, thank you. 不用 谢谢
I have taken the liberty of mentioning your name to my solicitor. 我擅自把你的名字告诉给我的律师了
It's a beastly business, dragging a girl into an affair of this kind. 真抱歉把你一个女孩卷到这么可怕的一件事里
Who do you think did it? Roberts? 你认为是谁杀的 Roberts
I may have done it myself, for all you know. 按现在的状况 我也有嫌疑
We know you didn't. 我们都知道你没杀他
Never take anything for granted, Miss Meredith. 别轻易相信任何事 Meredith小姐
Well, I must be off back to town. 我必须回城了
Thank you. 谢谢
Listen, don't be offended. 听着 我不是想冒犯你
I...well, I think you're awfully nice. 我...呃..我觉得你人很好
But there may be something you don't want to come out, 但是你可能有什么难言之隐
something Shaitana perhaps got an inkling of. 也许Shaitana手上有你的什么把柄
If so, remember you're within your rights to refuse to answer any questions 如果是这样 记住如果你的律师不在场
unless your solicitor's present. 你有权拒绝回答任何问题
Oh, do be cautious, Anne. Anne 小心点
You know what men are like. 你知道男人是什么德行
Yes, but he is frightfully attractive. 是的 但他很迷人
Thank heavens we've got the place to ourselves at last. 感谢上帝我们终于有了自己的房子
You have lost two husbands? 你失去了两位丈夫
I am sorry to say I have. 很遗憾 确实如此
Tristesse. 真是悲剧
Well, that must have been so hard for you and your... 那..你一定很难过 还有你的...
Pardon, do you have children? 对不起 你有孩子吗
No. I've no children. How may I help you? 没 我没有孩子 我能帮你做点什么呢
I would like you to describe the room in which, Monsieur Shaitana, he was killed. 我想让你描述一下Shaitana先生被杀的那个房间
What an extraordinary request. 真是个不一般的问题
Well, it was a large room. 房子很大
There were a good many objects in it. 里面都是些上乘的物品
And can you describe to me these objects? 你能为我描述一下有哪些物品吗
Well... 这个...
some chairs, sofas... 有一些椅子 沙发...
And can you remember what was the colour of the upholstery? 你还记得沙发的颜色吗
No. 不记得了
Do you remember anything else at all? 你还记得别的什么吗
No. 不记得
Do you remember these? 你记得这些吗
I wonder if you could help me to reconstruct the hands. 我想问问你是否能帮我回忆起每把牌
Er, well, there was... 这个 我看看...
Yes, there was quite a lot of bidding on this hand, I remember. 对 我记得 这把牌我们打了很多圈
Miss Meredith passed. Meredith小姐要了过
Major Despard went a heart. Despard少校 打了红桃1
I bid one spade. 我打了张 黑桃1
Dr Roberts made a jump bid of three clubs. Roberts医生很冒险 叫了梅花3
Miss Meredith went three spades. Meredith小姐叫了黑桃3
Major Despard bid four diamonds. Despard少校 叫了方块4
- And Dr Roberts... - Four hearts. - Roberts医生... -红桃4
..took it to four hearts. ...打了红桃4
Pass. 过
- Pass. - Pass. - 过 - 过
They went down one. 他们输了
épatant! What a memory! 太神奇了 记得真清楚
Ah, yes, this...this third rubber was really rather exciting. 是的 这局....第三局打的真的很精彩
Major Despard and Miss Meredith made a one-heart call. Despard少校和Meredith小姐叫了主红桃
Then we went down a couple of fifties. 然后我们各输了50分
Then a battle royal started. 接着战斗开始了
Dr Roberts overcalled and, though he went down badly once or twice, his calling paid, Roberts医生叫的很高 虽然有一两次他输得很惨 但是也赢了不少
for more than once he frightened Miss Meredith out of bidding her hand. 有还几次他吓得Meredith小姐不敢增叫了
Then he bid an original two spades, 接着他别出心裁地叫了黑桃2
I gave him three diamonds, he bid four no trumps, 我给了他方块3 他又叫了 4无将
I bid five spades and then he just suddenly jumped to seven diamonds! 我叫了黑桃5 他突然叫了张方块7
- The Grand Slam! - Yes. - 大满贯 - 是的
Roberts had no business making a call like that, but by some kind of miracle we got it. Roberts根本不应该那么出 但是我们如有神助最后居然赢了
It was really terrifically exciting. 这真是太激动人心了
Je crois bien. 我相信是这样的
Well, the Grand Slam Vulnerable doubled! 天 大满贯加倍
1,500 points. 1500分
It causes the emotions, that, hein? 太刺激了 对吗
Yes! 是的
Madame, I salute you. 夫人 祝贺你
You remember every single card that was played! 你每次出的牌都记得清清楚楚
Yes, I believe I have. 是的 清清楚楚
The memory, it is a thing most wonderful. 记忆力 它多么的神奇
With it the past is never the past. 有了它 往事永远不会成为过去
And I imagine, madame, that to you every incident is as clear as if it was yesterday. 我猜 夫人 在你心中 每件事都历历在目就像昨天才发生的一样
Like a ghost... 仿佛是一个幽灵...
that never goes away. 挥之不去
My father was a stockbroker. 我父亲是债权经纪人
He died when I was 15. 在我15岁时 他去世了
He left no money. 没有留下任何遗产
I found a job looking after three small boys. 我找了份照顾三个小男生的活
A Mrs Eldon, The Larches, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. 在Isle of Wight的Ventnor的Larches Eldon夫人家
After two years the Eldons moved overseas. 两年后 Eldon一家移居到海外生活了
I went to a Mrs Deering, in Devon. 我就去了Deering夫人家 在Devon
So how do you two know each other? 你们两个是怎么认识的
Rhoda and I were at school together. Rhoda和我是同学
Oh, I see. 原来如此
And then what? 后来呢
Poor Mrs Deering became infirm. 可怜的Deering夫人病情加重了
She had to go to a sanatorium. 必须由专业的护士照顾
- Rhoda was looking about for a cottage... - I wanted someone to share with. - 当时Rhoda正巧在找房子...- 我想找一个人合住
Anne was perfect. Anne是最佳人选
I say, Anne. 我说 Anne
You didn't mention the Crossways. Did you forget? 你没提在Crossways家的事 你忘记说了吗
I didn't think it counted. 我觉得没必要说
I was only there a few weeks. 我只在那里呆了几个星期
I had a good poke around, but I didn't see anything too suspicious. 我去精心调查了一番 可是没有发现什么可疑之处
Yet, to tell the truth, there's something rather off about their relationship. 可 说实话 他们的关系有点意思
Now, the Rhoda girl, she's the one with the money, yet I would say she's jealous of Anne. 那个叫Rhoda的女孩比较有钱 可是我敢说她嫉妒Anne
Anne's the one with the admirers. Anne有很多的追求者
There were, I think, some photographs of her father, but absolutely none of her mother. 在他们家 好像有一些她父亲的照片 但肯定没有她母亲的
Well, that's it. 好了 就这么多了
I expect you've done vastly more detecting than I have. 我猜你查到了更多的线索
Au contraire, madame. 正相反 夫人
You have told to me a great deal. 你为了提供了很多线索
For myself, the only information that I have is that Dr Roberts, he had a lover. 我自己就只查出了Roberts医生有一个情人
Oh, really? 真的吗
Oui. 是的
A lady called Craddock. 一位叫做Craddock的夫人
She went to Egypt, where regrettably she died. 她去了埃及 不幸的是她死了
Lord! I went to Egypt once. It was dismal. 天 我去过一次埃及 太糟糕了
The Pyramids are actually tiny. 金字塔一点也不雄伟
And you have to have about a million ghastly injections before you go. 去之前 还要打上几百种防御疫苗
And the insects. 还有那些虫子
Oh, that reminds me. 对 想起来了
Here. 给
Major Despard's opus. Despard少校的大作
Your opinion, madame, as an expert? 以专业人士的眼光 你觉得写得怎么样
Well, he could have done with a decent editor, that's for sure. 他的编辑帮他添色了不少 这点可以肯定
Here, take a look. 看看吧
Describe the room? 描述下那个房间
I don't know that I'm much of a hand at that sort of thing. 我可不确定还记得什么
To my mind, it was a rotten sort of a room. Not a man's room at all. 我记得 那个房间非常地杂乱 完全不像一个男人住的
All brocade and silk and stuff. Awful. 到处都是锦缎 丝绸之类的东西 真恶心
He did have a couple of top-notch Persian rugs, though. 他有几块不错的波斯地毯
A Hamadān and I think a T abriz. 一块是Hamadān牌 一块是T abriz牌
Do you play much bridge, Major? 你经常打桥牌吗 少校
No. It's a good game, though. 不 不过是项很好的运动
You prefer it to poker? 比扑克还有趣吗
I do personally. 是的
Poker's too much of a gamble. 扑克更像是赌博
Do you think Shaitana played any card games? 你认为Shaitana玩纸牌吗
There's only one game that Shaitana played. Shaitana他只玩一种游戏
A low-down game. 卑鄙的游戏
Look, we all make mistakes. 你看 人人都会犯错误
Even you, I dare say, have a failure now and then. 我敢说 就算是你 偶尔也会搞砸一些事
Well, the last one was 28 years ago. 最近的一次是28年前
- So a woman was involved? - Yes. - 这涉及到一位女士 - 对
Shaitana preferred to deal with women. Shaitana喜欢纠缠女人
He blackmailed them? 他敲诈他们吗
No. He... he got a kick out of it. 不 他...他乐在其中
That's the only way I can put it. 我只能这么说
He got a kick out of seeing people's fear. 他很乐意看到别人害怕的样子
He was a louse, Poirot. 他是只臭虫 Poirot
What are you doing here? 你怎么来了
I was at a legal firm nearby. 我去了旁边的一个律师事务所
I thought it'd been too long. 事情拖了的时间太长了
Has Mrs Oliver been to see you? Oliver夫人来过你这里了吗
Nobody's been to see me... 没人来过...
except the foreign fellow. 除了那个外国人
Not Superintendent Wheeler? Wheeler探长也没有来过
Well, yes, him, of course. 他 他当然来过
But he doesn't seem to be trying very hard, does he? 但是他好像不太上心 是吗
It's as if he knew who did it already. 好像他已经知道是谁干的了
How could he know that? 他怎么知道的
I've no idea. 不知道
It's not very nice, is it? 这太折磨人了 不是吗
No, it's not. 是啊
You're used to it. 你早就见怪不怪了
Hardly. 哪里
I don't like it at all. 太烦人了
Miss Dawes. Dawes小姐
Ah! Rhoda, how nice to see you. Rhoda 见到你真高兴
- Sit yourself down! - I hope I'm not interrupting. - 随便坐 - 希望我没有打扰你
Well. I am working. as you see. 你瞧 我正在写作
Only that dreadful vegetarian Finn of mine. 只是我那个吃素的芬兰侦探把自己搅晕了
Oh, Sven Hjerson? Is it a Sven Hjerson book? 哦 Sven Hjerson 是Sven Hjerson探案的书吗
If I ever finish it. 如果我能写完的话
Sven's in a ghastly muddle. Sven他现在麻烦大了
He did some very clever deduction with a dish of French beans, 他靠一盘法式蚕豆作出了令人信服的推断
and now he's just discovered poison in the sage-and-onion stuffing of a Michaelmas goose. 他发现米迦勒节的餐桌上的烤鹅肚子里塞的洋葱里有毒
Only bother! 天啊
French beans are over by Michaelmas. 但是在米迦勒节时 蚕豆早就过季了
- Well, they might be tinned. - Well, yeah...they might. - 可以用蚕豆罐头 - 对 可以用
Bother. I hate horticulture. 天 我恨死园艺了
Oh, Mrs Oliver, it must be marvellous to write. I mean to sit down and write a whole book. Oliver夫人 我想写作肯定是一件了不起的事情 我是说坐着写完一本小说
How wonderful. 妙极了
Unfortunately it's not just the writing. One has to think as well. 可惜的是光写不行 还必须思考
The only thing that keeps me going is the thought of the serial rights. 我唯一的动力就是一个个连载的版权
I never imagined you did your own typing. 我没想到你是自己打字
- I thought you'd have a secretary. - I did have a secretary. - 我还以为你有个秘书 - 确实曾经有个秘书
Only she was so competent it used to depress me, so she had to go. 但是她太能干了 我受不了就让她走了
What can I do for you? 找我有什么事
I came up to town with Anne - Miss Meredith. 我是和Anne一起进城的 就是Meredith小姐
She's seeing a solicitor. With that ruffian Despard. 她要见一个律师 跟着那个骗子Despard
Oh, she's accepted help from him, then? 那她接受他的帮助了
You've got it all wrong, Mrs Oliver, that's why I came up to see you. 有些事你弄错了 Oliver夫人 所以我来找你说清楚
I know Anne seemed ungracious, but it wasn't you, it was something you said. 我知道Anne有些失礼 但不是因为你 而是你说的一些话
Why? Why, what did I say? 真的吗 我说什么了
You said something about an accident. And poison. 你提到的意外 毒死那些事
Well, you see, Anne had a miserable experience once. 其实 听我说 Anne她有一次很可怕的经历
She was living in a house where a woman took some poison. 她以前干的一家主人喝了毒药
Silver polish, I think it was, by mistaking it for something else. 我记得是一种颜料 和别的什么东西弄混了
And she died. 然后她死了
Servants? 佣人呢
No, they heard nothing. 他们什么也没有听见
But somebody has been right through these rooms. 有个人把这间屋子翻了个底朝天
It would take some strength to bash in that window. 要撞开这扇窗户要很大的力量
I'd say it was a man. 我认为是个男人
But none of the jewellery or the antiques has been nicked. 但是没有丢任何一件珠宝或是古董
- Alors, for what is he searching? - I do not know. - 是啊 他在找什么呢- 我不知道
Think it is related to the murder? 你认为这和谋杀有关吗
I couldn't say. Might've been some bog-standard burglar, who knew the place was unoccupied. 这说不准 也许是哪个小偷小摸知道这间房没人
C'est très mystérieux. 真奇怪
Oh, I've got the results back from the lab. 对了 化验结果出来了
Shaitana was given a sleeping draught. Shaitana服了安眠药
Not strong enough to kill him. 但药效不足以致死
Strong enough to put him into the deep sleep? 但足以让他熟睡了吗
Yes. And the only prints on the glass were his own. 是的 可是杯子上只有他自己的指纹
Well, and yours, sir. 还有你的 长官
Yeah, well, I took the glass out of his hand when we found him, didn't l? 当然 发现他死了的时候 我把杯子从他的手里拿下来了
So what we need to do now is find out who drugged him. That'll lead us to the murderer. 所以现在我们必须找到是谁下的药 就能抓到凶手了
No. 不对
Pardon, but no, it is much more complex. 很抱歉 但是没有这么简单
This crime, it was committed on what, the spur of the moment, n'est-ce pas? 这场谋杀是一时冲动 不是吗
But now it looks as though it was planned. Why? 但是现在却看起来像是预谋已久 为什么
How can you plan a crime of impulse? 你怎么预谋一场一时冲动的谋杀
And what was his intention, in inviting these people to his house? 他为什么要邀请那些人去他家
He was strange, this Shaitana. 他很奇怪 这位Shaitana
Well, he was a dago with dago habits. Beyond the ken of an Englishman. 他就是个麦色皮肤的怪胎 尽做些怪事 我们英国人是无法理解的
He seems to have spent half his life fannying around Egypt. 好像他半辈子都呆在埃及
Oui, d'accord. 确实
Madame Lorrimer she holidays in Egypt. Madame Craddock dies in Egypt. Lorrimer夫人在埃及度假 Craddock夫人死在埃及
And Shaitana, always he is there. In Egypt. 总是有Shaitana 在埃及
Perhaps he was Egyptian? 也许他是个埃及人
No, he was Syrian. 不对 他是叙利亚人
Syrian? 叙利亚人
- Yes. - How do you know this? - 对 - 你怎么知道的
It's in the files. 档案里写着
So did you get anything on Despard, Colonel? 上校 你找到点Despard的什么线索了吗
Clean as a whistle. 他很清白
Fine shot. Cool head. 枪法精准 头脑冷静
Strict disciplinarian. 严守军纪
Liked and trusted by the natives everywhere. 所到之处 受人欢迎 值得信任
Cook says dinner will be ready shortly. 厨师说晚饭马上就好了
I hope nobody minds garlic. 希望没有人不吃大蒜
Don't take this out of context, 这个或许和案子有关
but Despard led a trip into the South American interior, accompanying a Professor Luxmore. Despard曾经陪伴Luxmore教授去了南美洲
Oh, yes, he writes about it in his book. 对 他在书里提到过
It's very purple prose. 用词非常的华丽
Does he write that the Professor died of a fever, and was buried up the Amazon? 他提到Luxmore教授死于高烧 后来埋葬于亚马逊河吗
Yes, he glances over it. 是的 他一带而过了
Well, there's a rumour going about that the old boy was shot. 可是 有传言说那位教授是中弹身亡
By Despard. 开枪的是Despard
In the back. 击中了背部
I lay odds against it being true. The man I interviewed is an officer. to the core. 我怀疑这个传言的真实性 我调查的这个人是位光明磊落的军人
Incapable of murder, you mean? 你的意思是 他不会犯谋杀案
Incapable of what I would call murder, yes. 他不会犯我所说的那种谋杀案 对
But not incapable of killing a man or what might seem to him good reasons? 但如果有充分的理由 不一定绝对不会杀人
If so, they would be good reasons. 如果有什么理由 那一定很有道理
He told to me that he thought Shaitana...was a louse. 他跟我说他认为Shaitana是只...臭虫
All right, Shaitana may have come across something about Luxmore's death. 好吧 Shaitana也许无意中听到了Luxmore一些谣言
But John Despard is not a murderer. 但是John Despard 不会是杀人凶手
Oh, I called in on Mrs Lorrimer. 我去问过Lorrimer夫人了
Of course, she has a rock-solid alibi for the break-in, 当然 她有充分的证据证明不是她干的
but as to her character, I really have no idea. 但是她的性格让我琢磨不透
She has a power of concentration that is remarkable, 她的注意力非常地集中
and in consequence, is almost blind to her surroundings. 也就根本无法注意到她身边的发生的事情
Dr Roberts, on the other hand, is an observer who is most keen, Roberts医生 恰恰相反 他很有观察力
and Despard, well, he sees only what harmonises with the bent of his own mind. Despard只注意到了让他感兴趣的东西
In this case, the Persian rugs. 也就是 波斯地毯
I shall question also Mademoiselle Meredith, and soon I shall discover 我马上会去询问Meredith小姐 就能知道
who, or who is not, capable of murder. 谁能 谁不能 杀人行凶
What if they're leading you up the garden path? 要是他们故意引你误入歧途呢
No, it is not possible to take Hercule Poirot along the path. 不 没人能把Hercule Poirot引入歧途
Whether they try to hinder me or to help me. 不管他们是想捣乱 还是想帮我
they necessarily reveal their type of mind. 他们无法改变自己的思维方式
Right. 对
I'd better get back to the wife and kids. 我必须回家了 老婆孩子等着呢
I've got something on Anne Meredith. 我知道了点Anne Meredith的事
We know she was a governess on the Isle of White, and then she went to a Mrs Deering. 我们知道她在Isle of White当家庭教师 然后去了Deering夫人家
In between those two she had another appointment. 但是在这之间 她还去了一家
Did she, by God? 真的吗 天啊
Anne Meredith was in the house where a woman accidentally took poison...and died. Anne Meredith所服侍的这位主人无意中喝了毒药...死了
Sorry, how do you know this? 可是你是怎么知道的
The Rhoda girl came to see me and blurted the whole thing out. 那个叫Rhoda的女孩来找过我 一五一十地都说了
It was three years ago, in Devonshire. 是三年前 在Devonshire
Miss Meredith only stayed a couple of months. Meredith小姐只在那里呆了一两个月
- She's never mentioned it, has she? - Excellent, madame. - 她没有跟你提过 对吗 - 棒极了 夫人
You have done better than any of us. 你干的比我们其他三个人都好
Our prime suspect has to be Roberts. 可我们的头号嫌疑犯是Roberts
Despard was drinking at his club at the time of the break-in at Shaitana's. 入室抢劫的时候Despard在酒吧里喝酒
Meredith could never have smashed that window. Meredith根本撞不开这窗户
Whereas the debonair Dr Roberts has no alibi at all! 而随和的Roberts医生根本就没有不在场的证据
Jim, we have absolutely no proof he killed anyone. Jim 我们根本就没有任何证据证明他杀了人
You just can't accuse the man because you don't like his manner. 你不能因为不喜欢那个人就控告他谋杀
There is a Madame Luxmore, nest-ce pas? 还有一位Luxmore夫人 对吗
How did you find out? 你怎么知道的
My friend Madame Oliver, she pointed out that your editor had made a tiny error. 我的朋友Oliver夫人指出你的编辑出了点小小的纰漏
In Chapter Four, you wrote, "The Luxmores were researching tropical plants. " 在第四章 你写道 Luxmore一家在寻找热带植物
Luxmores. Luxmore一家
Plural. Two of them. 一家 两个人
Then. Iater. there is only one. 在后面的章节 又变成了一位
Did you shoot him? 是你开枪打死了他吗
Yes. 是的
Were you in love with his wife? 你爱上了他的妻子
Old Luxmore claimed he was researching roots and mosses for medical purposes. 老Luxmore宣称他在找医用草根和苔藓
It turns out. He was actually looking for psychotropic drugs. 但是后来我发现 他在找精神类的毒药
He found quite a few. I think. 我想他找到了不少
The idiot began to experiment on himself. 这个呆子开始在自己身上做实验
What has happened to him? 他怎么了
Luxmore! Luxmore
There were no other Europeans for miles. 那里方圆几百里都没有白人
We thought - Lily and I - we ought to say he died of a fever, try and avoid the scandal. 我们认为 Lily和我 对外说他是发高烧而死的比较妥当 避免引起丑闻
The poor girl would have been ruined if the truth had come out. 要是大家知道了实情 那女孩就名誉扫地了
Matter of fact, so would l. 事实上 我也一样
So I shut the lid on my finer feelings, and buried him there, and came home. 所以我故作平静 在那里埋葬了他 就回国了
I didn't think anyone would ever find out. 我还以为这件事就这么瞒过去了
But Shaitana discovered. 但是Shaitana知道了实情
Yes. 是的
The brute met up with Lily. 那只野兽他找到了Lily.
May I take your picture? 能给你找张相吗
You look so romantic, looking out across the Nile. 你俯瞰尼罗河的样子太迷人了
God, I feel like a heel. 天啊 想想就恶心
The love, Major. 爱情 少校
L'amour. 爱情
So often it is the same. 经久不变
- It's Mr Poirot, Doctor. - Sorry, Poirot, I can't stop. - Poirot先生 医生 - 对不起 Poirot 我要走了
I have only one small question. 我只有一个小问题
Fire away. Glad to help if I can. 问吧 我很乐意帮忙
Did you know that Monsieur Shaitana, he had been drugged? 你知道Shaitana先生 他被人下了药
Drugged? I thought he was knifed? 下了药 我还以为他是被捅死的
But he had been drugged as well. 但也被下了药
Well, how could I know that? 我怎么可能知道这些呢
Do you think I drugged him first, and then stabbed him? Is that it? It's clever. 你认为我先给他下了药 又捅死了他吗 是吗 很聪明
But it is possible, is it not? You are a doctor. 但是很有可能 不是吗 你是医生
My dear sir, you have a fertile imagination. I'm sorry. I must dash. 亲爱的先生 你的想象力可真丰富 对不起 我必须赶紧走了
- You go on your rounds to visit the patients? - Not tonight. - 你现在去见病人吗 - 今晚不去
Bridge tournament. Miss Burgess is at your disposal. 有个桥牌比赛 有什么事找Burgess小姐帮你吧
- Cheerio! - Bonsoir. - 先走了 - 再见
- Is there anything else I can help you with? - Oui. - 有什么能帮你的吗 - 有
Mademoiselle, I have a question that is most delicate. 小姐 我有个很敏感的问题
Please do not be offended. 请不要觉得我冒犯了你
All right. 好的
The doctor, he... 医生 他...
He is something of the ladies' man, n'est-ce pas? 他是不是很受女士们的欢迎
Yes, he's a dog! 是的 女人们都喜欢他
I keep waiting for him to try it on. 我一直在等他追我
- And he doesn't! - Dommage. - 但他没反应 - 真可惜
I tried to kiss him under the mistletoe last Christmas, but he just pulled a face. 去年圣诞节我想在檞寄生树下吻她 可是他却向我做鬼脸
I think he was drunk, to be honest. 老实说 我觉得他当时醉了
Mademoiselle, could you tell to me more about Madame Craddock? 小姐 你能再给我多讲点Craddock夫人的事情吗
- Mrs Craddock? - Oui. She died in Egypt, did she not? - Craddock夫人 - 对 她在埃及病死了 是吗
You're very suspicious. 你真的很多疑
I assure you, the doctor can't be blamed. 我保证 不是医生干的
He was here in Harley Street then. 他当时在这里 在Harley Street
He never set foot in Egypt. He doesn't like the food. 他从没去过埃及 他受不了那里的食物
Madame Craddock, did she need inoculations to travel? Craddock夫人 她去之前必须打疫苗 对吗
Well, of course. You wouldn't want to catch anything Egyptian, would you? 那是当然了 你可不想沾染上什么病 不是吗
Mademoiselle, the doctor, does he have a regular bridge partner? 小姐 医生他有固定的桥牌搭档吗
Oh, yes. 哦 有的
They're devoted to the game, those two. They practise for hours with the door locked. 他们两位非常喜欢桥牌 关着门能练上好几个小时
Have you re-decorated? 你重新装修过了吗
No, madame. I have moved. 没有 夫人 我搬了
Of course, how silly of me not to remember. 当然 我居然不记得了
What was wrong with your last apartment? 你上一个房子哪里不合你意了
Walls not straight enough? 墙壁有点歪吗
You hit the nail right on the head. 说的对极了
- Oh. I look dreadful! - No. no. no. not at all. - 我照的丑死了 - 不 不 不 一点也不丑
So you think Roberts killed Mrs Craddock? 那你认为Roberts杀了Craddock夫人
- How? - Je ne sais pas. - 怎么杀的 - 不知道
And why, if he's such a skirt-chaser? 为什么杀她 他不是很有女人缘吗
Je ne sais pas! 不知道
And Despard killed a man? Despard杀了个那个男的
- Oui. D'accord. - But he had no choice? - 对 确实 - 但是他是被逼的
Je ne sais pas! 不知道
I thought you were supposed to be good at this. 我还以为你对这个很在行呢
Shaitana, he must hold the clue. Shaitana手上肯定握有线索
Yes, but he's dead. 是啊 可他死了
Ah, oui. 对
Eh. bien. 很好
We play. 我们一起玩游戏
Ah, may I help you? 你需要帮忙吗
I am Hercule Poirot. 我是Hercule Poirot
And you are Serge Mureau? 你是Serge Mureau
At your service. Do you wish to commission a portrait? 很乐意为你效劳 你想照张肖像照吗
Merci, non, non, non. 谢谢 不用 不用
Artistic work. is it? 这是门艺术 对吧
I seek the person who develops photographic plates for Monsieur Shaitana. 我想找为Shaitana先生洗照片的人
Well, you've found him. 哦 我就是
It is I, Serge Mureau. Trying to pay for my vices. 就是我 Serge Mureau 赚点零花钱
All right, cherubs. 好了 天使们
He did say somebody would be long for them one day. 他说过会有一天有人会很着急拿回去
He didn't say he'd be quite so handsome. 他没说着急拿的人这么帅
Milles tonnerres. 这真是晴天霹雳
Madame. 夫人
These are a very nice line, sir. 这些很漂亮 先生
Oui, but I must have the French ones. 是的 但是我想买法国货
Come direct from Paris. 直接从Paris运过来的
With the duty, they are very expensive. 加上关税后 非常地贵
They're very nice, but you know I had in my mind something of a texture a little finer. 是很漂亮 但是我还想要织的更加密致的
These are 100 gauge. 这是高级货
Extra fine. 非常地细腻
Like bleeding cobwebs, they are. 就像刚吐出来的蜘蛛丝一般
Ah! C'est ?a. 啊 就是这个
C'est ?a, exactement. 就是这个
They are 35 shillings a pair, sir. 35先令一双 先生
35. 35
Then I will have, let me see... 那我要 我想想看...
.. 19 pairs. ...19双
Someone's a lucky girl, then, ain't she? 那女孩真的太幸运了
I have asked you here, mademoiselle, because I need your help. 小姐 我请你过来是因为我需要你的帮助
I wonder if you could cast your mind back 我想知道你是否能回忆起
to that evening in the drawing room of Monsieur Shaitana. 那天晚上Shaitana先生的客厅
- Don't worry, darling. - No, no, no, don't worry, no, not at all. - 不要紧 亲爱的 - 别 别担心 不用担心
It's just that I would like you to try to remember what you can from the room. 我只是想问问那间房你还记得点什么
For example, the tables, the chairs, the curtains, the fire irons. 像是 桌子 椅子 窗帘 火钳
What can you describe? 你怎么描述那间房
Oh, I see. 我想想
Well... not very much. 呃...不太记得了
I don't know what the wallpaper was like. 我不知道那个墙纸是什么样的
- There were rugs on the floor. - Oui. - 地上有些地毯 - 对
There was a piano. 有架钢琴
But you must remember, for example, an object. 但是你肯定还记得 比方说 某件物品
Or a piece of the bric-a-brac? 或者是一件小古董
There was a case of Egyptian jewellery over by the window. 窗户边桌子上有一个盒子 装着埃及的珠宝
Now was not that at the opposite end of the room 还有一张放匕首的桌子
from the table on which lay the little dagger? 放在房间的另一端 对吗
I never heard which table that was on. 我不知道匕首在哪张桌子上
Egyptian jewellery, you say? 你说 埃及珠宝
Yes, it was lovely. 是的 很漂亮
Blues and reds. 蓝的 红的
Enamels. One or two lovely scarabs. 还有些钻石 有一两颗像甲壳虫
Merci. mademoiselle. 谢谢 小姐
So, now, may I ask you a favour that is personal? 现在 我能请你帮我一个小忙 私人的一点小事
Well, as you know Christmas it is coming on 你看圣诞节快要到了
and, well, I like very much to send my parcels à l'avance. 我想提前送出我的礼物
And I must buy presents for my many nieces, grand-nieces. 我必须给我的侄女们买些礼物 很多侄女
- And, alas, my taste, it is rather old-fashioned. - What do you want Anne to do? - 但是 遗憾的是 我的欣赏水平已经过时了 - 你想要Anne帮你干嘛
Well... 这个...
..do you think the silk stockings, they are a present most welcome? ..你们认为现在很流行丝质的长筒袜吗
Yes. 是的
Well, then I ask my favour. 那我 我想请你帮个忙
I have obtained 1 5 or 1 6 pairs. 我这有15 16双长筒袜
Oui. And I would like very much for you to go through them 我非常想请你帮我看看这些丝袜
and to set aside, say, half a dozen pairs which seem to you the most desirable? 并挑出你认为最漂亮的6双
Certainly. 当然可以
Merci bien. Voilà. 谢谢 太好了
So, if you were to be kind enough, well, to choose, what, six pairs? 这边 如果你能好心帮我这个忙 选出6双
Merci. 谢谢
Mademoiselle Dawes, I have something I would like to show you. Dawes小姐 我想给你看件东西
What? 是什么
It is a knife, with which seven people were stabbed on a ferry pulling out of lstanbul. 是把刀 在开往lstanbul的游轮上 曾经有7个人被它捅死了
How horrible! 太吓人了
- You would like to see it? - Yes, please. - 你想看么 - 是的 谢谢
Anne Meredith's a nice girl. So it can't be her. Anne Meredith是个好女孩 不会是杀人凶手
And I never thought Roberts did it. Despard's much more plausible. 我从一开始就认为Roberts是清白的 而Despard太能编谎言哄人了
Merci. 谢谢
So it's either Despard or Mrs Lorrimer. 所以凶手不是Despard就是Lorrimer夫人
Mrs Organised, I should say. 或者说是 条理夫人
Perhaps this is true. And yet... 也许确实如你说的 但是....
Superintendent Wheeler. Wheeler探长
Ah, Mrs Oliver, I hope you don't mind. Oliver夫人 希望你不会介意
I was told that Monsieur Poirot was here. 我听说Poirot先生在你这
- Superintendent, you're welcome. - Thank you. - 欢迎你来 Wheeler探长 - 谢谢
Well, I've been down to Devonshire. 我去过Devonshire了
I've spoken to the local police. 我找当地的警察询问了些情况
And you were right. 你说对了
Anne Meredith worked for a Mrs Benson, at a house called Crossways near Dawlish. Anne Meredith曾经为Benson夫人工作过 在Dawlish附近一幢叫做Crossways的房子里
Now, Mrs Benson was Rhoda Dawes' aunt. 而且 Benson夫人是Rhoda Dawes的姨妈
Every night she'd take Syrup of Figs. 每晚她都要喝点无花果糖浆
But there was some silver polish in a bottle which Anne Meredith broke. Anne Meredith打破的瓶子里装着点染色剂
I'm sorry, Mrs Benson. 对不起 Benson夫人
Look, there's still some left. 你看 这里面还剩下了一点
I think there's an empty bottle in the cupboard. 我记得橱柜里还有一个空瓶子
Now. the police believe it was an accident. 警方认为这是一起意外
Even the old lady herself believed it was an accident. 甚至那位夫人本人也认为是个意外
But somebody put that bottle into the bathroom. and the housemaid swears it wasn't her. 但是有人把那瓶染色剂放到了卫生间的柜子里 打扫的女仆发誓说不是她放的
So I'm afraid I believe Anne Meredith deliberately murdered her employer. 恐怕我相信是Anne Meredith蓄意谋杀了她的雇主
What I do not know is why. 但是我想不通为了什么
Because she is a thief. 因为她是个贼
What? 什么
Oui, bien s?r. 就是贼
This afternoon I made a little experiment. 今天下午我做了一个小小的实验
I invited Anne Meredith to my apartment and asked her the usual questions 我邀请了Anne Meredith到了我的公寓 并问了几个常规问题
about what she can remember from the room of Shaitana. 让她描述Shaitana的房间
She's suspicious, hein? 她回答的小心翼翼
Very suspicious. 非常的谨慎
So the cunning dog. he does one of his best tricks 所以我耍了一个小小的把戏
He lays the little trap. 下了一个圈套
She mentions the case of jewellery, and I say, 她提到了珠宝盒 然后我说
"Ah, was not that at the opposite end of the room from the table on which lay the little dagger? " 房间的另一端就是放匕首的桌子吗
But, mademoiselle, she does not fall into the trap. 但是 这位小姐 她没有上套
But then she begins to make the mistake to relax a little. 可是她马上放松了警惕 开始犯错误了
She thinks she has outfoxed Hercule Poirot. 她以为她耍了Hercule Poirot
But, no, the real trap, it has not yet been sprung. 但是 没有 正真的圈套还没有下呢
You bought 19 pairs? 你买了19双吗
Oui. And now there are 17.. 对 但是现在只剩下17双了
What a risk she took! 她真敢冒险
Non. pas du 'tout. 不 风险不大
Of what does she think I suspect her? It is murder. Poirot is not searching for the thief. 她认为我怀疑她什么 我怀疑她杀了人 Poirot不是在找家贼
There is no risk in, what, stealing a few stockings. 所以偷一两双袜子不算什么
She has stolen all her life. 她已经是惯犯了
But one time she is caught. 但是有一次她被抓住了
By her employer. Madame Benson. 她的主人Benson夫人抓住了她
So... Mrs Benson has to die. 所以...Benson夫人必须死
It's a credible plot. 真是个刺激的情节
But what about Shaitana? 但是Shaitana的案子呢
Did Anne Meredith kill Shaitana? Anne Meredith杀了Shaitana吗
No, no, it's not the same style. 不 不是她 这两个案子有着本质的不同
Swapping bottles in a bathroom is one thing. 换卫生间里放着的瓶子是一回事
Plunging a knife into someone's chest and ramming it home like a tent peg is quite another. 捅别人一刀再若无其事地回家是另外一回事
See, you... you commence to think like a detective. 你瞧 你..你开始像侦探一样思考问题了
Do I? 是吗
Oui, bien s?r. But the question, it still remains, hein? 是的 但是问题尚未解决 不是吗
Who had the motive to kill Shaitana? 谁有杀Shaitana的动机
One of them? All of them? 其中一人 或是 所有的人
Well, whoever burgled his house could probably tell us. 那个入室抢劫的应该能告诉我们
Je comprends bien. 我明白了
Despard's story holds up. Despard的故事没有破绽
Old Luxmore was known to be over-fond of the local hooch. 人人都知道老Luxmore酗酒成性
So the Major, he is telling the truth? 那么 少校说的是实话了
I dare say. 我敢这么说
But we can't know for certain. 但是不能确定
And there's something else, Poirot. 还有一件事 Poirot
It's just that I don't really know how to put it, old chap. 我不知道该怎么说才好 老伙计
It's rather troubling. It's just that I believe we've left a suspect off the list. 有点麻烦 我相信我们漏掉了一位嫌疑人
- Who? - Superintendent Wheeler. - 谁 - Wheeler探长
He could have knifed Shaitana when he went to wake him. 他在叫醒Shaitana时 可能捅了他一刀
Got to be going, Shaitana. 我们必须走了 Shaitana
He knew he was drugged. so he wouldn't have cried out. 他知道Shaitana已经昏迷了 所以叫不出声来
Mr Shaitana? Shaitana先生
Damned if he hasn't fallen asleep. 幸好他已经睡着了
And Wheeler's prints were on the glass. Now, he says from after the killing. 而且杯子上有Wheeler的指纹 但他说是谋杀发生后他才拿杯子的
- But perhaps from before - Already I have had this idea. - 要是之前呢 - 我已经想过这种可能了
The Superintendent Wheeler. he is my friend. 但是Wheeler探长是我的朋友
But if he did kill Shaitana... I know why. 要是真是他杀的... 我知道为什么
I realised from the beginning that, of the four people in the room of Shaitana that night, 我从一开始就发现了 当晚在Shaitana房间的四个人中
the person with the best brains, the head that was the coolest and the most logical, 最有头脑的 最冷静的 逻辑最清晰的
it was you, madame. 就是你 夫人
And if I was to put money on one of those four people getting away with murder, 如果我要打赌谁最有可能逃之夭夭
I should place my bet on you. 我一定把赌注下在你身上
So that is what you think of me? 这就是你对我的看法吗
That I am the kind of woman to commit an ideal murder? 我就是能够制造出完美谋杀案的女人吗
Well, I am. 好吧 是我
I confess. 我承认
It was me. 就是我
I killed him, Monsieur Poirot. 我杀了他 Poirot先生
Non, madame. 不是你 夫人
Yes. 是我
Yes, that is why I telephoned. 是我 所以我才打电话给你
That is what I wanted to say. 我就是想说这个
So you killed Shaitana, hein? 那是你杀的Shaitana
Why? 为什么
What. Because he found out something about you? 是什么 因为他发现了你以前做的事情吗
Something that happened a long ago, hein? 很久以前的事情 对吗
- Was that another death, madame? - Yes. - 还有一条人命 夫人 - 是的
You could not know the weariness... 你不会理解这种疲惫....
..the loneliness. ...这份孤独
No-one could know what it means to... 没人能够理解这种痛苦
.. unless they have been alone, as I have, with the knowledge of what one has done. 除非他们也像我一样孤单 一直隐藏着做过的事情
How did you kill Shaitana? 你是怎么杀死了Shaitana
I noticed the dagger before going in to dinner. 我在用餐之前就注意到了桌上的匕首
Then we sat down to play. 然后我们坐下来打牌
I was the dummy. I strolled over to the fireplace. 我当时坐庄 我走到了壁炉边
That was a delicious meal, Mr Shaitana. 晚餐很丰盛 Shaitana先生
I do enjoy venison enormously. 鹿肉真是一道美味
Why do you tell to me this now? 为什么你现在告诉我这个
Because Anne Meredith came to me. Anne Meredith来找过我了
And she is your daughter, I think... 而她是你的女儿 我想...
by your first husband Monsieur Herbert Meredith. 是你和第一人丈夫的 就是Herbert Meredith先生
A marriage certificate. it is not so hard to find. 找到一张结婚证 易如反掌
I can't bear the thought that I ruined her life. 我不能忍受我毁了她的一生
I can't bear it! 我受不了了
How have you ruined her life? 你是怎么毁了她的一生
Why, by stabbing to death Mr Shaitana, of course. 什么 当然是捅死了Shaitana先生
Did you drug him first? 你先给他下了药吗
No, I stabbed him, as I've just told you. 没有 我捅了他一刀 我刚才告诉你了
Madame Lorrimer, please to forgive me, Lorrimer夫人 请你原谅我
but are you absolutely positive that you did not plan this murder beforehand? 但你十分肯定你没有预先计划这起谋杀吗
That you did not place the sleeping potion into his drink? 你也没有向他的酒里下药
No, I simply picked up the dagger and I stabbed him. 没有 我就拿起匕首 捅死了他
Then you are lying to me. 那么你就在撒谎
You must be lying! 肯定在撒谎
Really, Monsieur Poirot, you forget yourself! Poirot先生 你这样不太合适
The question is, can Hercule Poirot possibly be wrong? 问题在于 Hercule Poirot可能错吗
No-one can always be right. 没有人从不犯错
But I am. Always I am right. 但是我就不犯错 我总是对的
It is so invariable it startles me. 我也很吃惊为什么我从来不犯错
Now it looks very much as though I may be wrong, and that upsets me. 但是现在看来我也许错了 这让我很心烦
And I should not be upset because I am right! 但是我不应该心烦 因为我是对的
I must be right because I am never wrong! 我肯定是对的 因为我从不犯错
Look, I killed Shaitana. 听着 是我杀了Shaitana
I am willing to believe that you killed Shaitana, but not in the way that you said that you did. 我很愿意相信是你杀了Shaitana 但不是你所说的那种方式
Either the murder of Shaitana, it was planned beforehand, 这起谋杀 要么是事先预谋好的
or you did not kill him at... 要么不是你杀的
Ah, I pounce upon it now! 我看出端倪了
Non, madame, non, you did not kill Shaitana. 不 夫人 不 Shaitana不是你杀的
You meet your daughter. She is scared. 你见到了你的女儿 她很害怕
And so you decide to sacrifice yourself in order to protect her. 所以你决定为她顶罪 为了保护她
Why? 为什么
I am not an innocent woman. 我有罪
13 years ago, I killed my husband. 13年前 我杀死了我的丈夫
The father of Anne? 是Anne的父亲吗
- Yes. - How did you kill him? - 是的 - 你怎么把他杀死的
I pushed him down the stairs. 我把他推下了楼梯
So that you could marry... 为了能嫁给...
Geoffrey Lorrimer, yes. Geoffrey Lorrimer 是的
And he... 可他...
He died within a year. Bad heart. 不到一年就死于心脏病
So it was all for nothing, hein? 一切的努力都打了水漂 是吗
Poetic justice, yes. 上天还是行使了正义 是的
And so you hang for the murder of Shaitana and your daughter, Anne, she walks free. 所以你将因为谋杀Shaitana被绞死 而你的女儿Anne则自由了
Just one question that still puzzles me. 只是有一个问题我不明白
How can you be absolutely certain that it was your daughter Anne who killed Shaitana? 你怎么就这么确信是你女儿Anne杀的Shaitana呢
Because I saw her. 因为我看到了
It was late in the game. 当时打了好一会儿
Anne was dummy. Anne坐庄
I looked over to the fireplace. 我抬头向壁炉那边望去
And I saw her push the knife in. 看见她把刀刺进了Shaitana的胸膛
It was Anne. 就是Anne
So... what does the Major say? 那...少校怎么说的
He's asked me out to dinner. 他邀请我一起吃饭
Oh, has he? 哦 真的吗
I wish you would tell him what happened at my Aunt Benson's, Annie. 我希望你能告诉他我姨妈Benson家发生的事 Annie
I feel sure it'd be better to mention it because if something does come out, 我觉得说出来要好的多 万一事情暴露了
it might look rather bad. 我们的麻烦就大了
Rhoda... it was an accident. Rhoda...那是场意外
No, it wasn't. 不 不是意外
Rhoda... I want to get married. Rhoda...我还想结婚呢
I want to go off with him and live somewhere...savage. 和他一起远走高飞 去一个没有人烟的地方
I'm sorry, but that's what I want. 对不起 但是我想这样做
If you do that, I shall be forced to tell the police what I know. 你要是和少校结婚了 我就要去告诉警察我知道的事情
You've been telling on me ever since we were at school! 从上学开始 你就一直命令我做这做那的
Well, I've had enough of it. 我受够你了
I don't want you to go off with Despard, Annie! 我不希望你和Despard一起走 Annie
Why are we arguing? 我们为什么要吵架
We're such silly girls. 真是两个傻姑娘
It's such a beautiful day. 今天天气真好
Let's go out on the river and be friends. 我们出去划船 消消气
But Despard's a brute. Despard可是个粗鲁的人
That great thick neck. 你瞧瞧他那个健壮的脖子
Honestly, Anne, how could you? Anne 我真想不明白
I'm chilly. Could you pass my sweater? 我有点冷 你帮我把外衣递过来吧
Rhoda! Rhoda
They're there! 他们在那儿
- Help! - That's Despard! - 救命 - 那是Despard
Help! 救命
Miss Meredith! I've got you. Meredith小姐 我抱住你了
Come on, my dear. Out you come, out you come. 上来 亲爱的 快上来 快上来
All right, mademoiselle? 还好吗 小姐
There we are. 快穿上
Damn weeds everywhere. 这该死的地方到处都是水草
Can't see a thing. 什么也看不见
Why did she do that? 她为什么要这样做
Here we are, my dear. 快喝茶 亲爱的
Thank you. 谢谢
She tried to kill me. 她以前杀过人
My best friend. 我最好的朋友
- But she has killed before, mademoiselle. - No, she hasn't. - 但是她以前杀过人 小姐 - 不 她没有
Mais oui. 当然杀过
She killed Madame Benson, her aunt. 她杀了她的姨妈 Benson夫人
No. 不
That was me. 那是我干的
I didn't mean to. but I did. 我不是故意的 但确实是我
No. She has allowed you to think it was your fault. 不 是她让你认为是你的错
But the truth is. she did not want you to be sent to prison for theft. 但是实际上是 她不希望看到你因为盗窃而锒铛入狱
We've always been best friends. 我们一直是最好的朋友
But you were her slave. 可你是她的奴隶
And so, to keep you her slave, she allowed you to think that you were guilty. 所以 为了保住你这个奴隶 她让你相信你是杀了人
She also reminded you, mademoiselle, of another murder about which you told her. 她也一直提醒你 小姐 另一件你告诉过她的谋杀
What do you mean? 你是什么意思
Your mother. 你的母亲
My mother? 我的母亲
Madame Lorrimer. Lorrimer夫人
It was easy to discover that your mother married a Monsieur Herbert Meredith. 找出你的母亲嫁给了Herbert Meredith先生 并不难
Yes, my father was Herbert Meredith. 是的 我父亲是Herbert Meredith.
She killed him. 她杀了他
I watched it happen. 我看见了
- And you could not live... - In that house? - 而你不能再生活在... - 在那间房子里
No, I could not. 是的 我不能
I left. 我离家出走了
I had nothing. 一无所有
I didn't see her again until that dreadful night at Shaitana's. 从此再也没有见过她 直到在Shaitana家里那可怕的一夜
Well done, Poirot. We've finally found out who did it. 干得好 Poirot我们终于知道是谁干的了
I think you know we have not, Superintendent. 我认为你知道我们还没有找到凶手 探长
And it was not Anne Meredith. 并不是Anne Meredith
She did not push in the knife. 她没有捅那一刀
This had already been done. 当时有人已经捅了
But she sees her mother watching her 只是她看到她母亲在看她
and her mother thinks that she has pushed in the knife. 她母亲以为她捅了一刀
And Anne Meredith. she is frightened to death! 而Anne Meredith已经吓傻了
Well, then...who did do it, Poirot? 那...是谁干的呢 Poirot
Perhaps it was the person who broke into the house of Shaitana. 或许是闯进Shaitana家的人
The person who was searching for something. 那个在寻找什么的人
You? 你
What was I searching for? 我在找什么
Photographs. 照片
Now, look here, Poirot, I didn't kill him. 好了 听着 Poirot 我没杀他
I swear it. 我发誓
You have the motive. 你有动机
You have the opportunity. 有机会
But do you have the character? 但是你有这样的性格吗
This, I do not know. 这点 我不知道
I have asked you all here to help me to conclude the game. 今天 我请各位过来 帮我结束这场游戏
See, everyone tells to me that Monsieur Shaitana, he was asleep. 你看 每个人都告诉我Shaitana先生 他睡着了
But then I ask myself, why should a man sleep at his own party? 于是我问自己 为什么聚会的主人会在自己的宴会上睡觉呢
And then, of course, we learn that he was drugged. 后来 我们当然知道了 有人给他下了药
But who has drugged him? 但是是谁下的药呢
The answer? 答案就是
Personnes... 性格....
No-one. 没有谁
Because he has drugged himself. 因为他给自己下了药
Which is why there were only his fingerprints. 这就是为什么酒杯上只有他的指纹
apart from those. of course. of the Superintendent, on his glass. 当然 杯子上还有探长先生的指纹
That's a bit far-fetched, Poirot. 你扯得太远了吧 Poirot
Ah, but I know that he has drugged himself. He told me so. 但是我知道是他自己下的药 他告诉我了
It is as close as one gets to heaven. 仿佛身临天堂
A dive into the Infinite, the ecstatic moment of oblivion. 投入上帝的怀抱 抛开世间的一切
Shaitana creates the crime. and then he helped me to solve it. Shaitana制造了这起谋杀 他又帮助我解开了谜团
He has drugged himself because he wanted to be killed. 他给自己下药 因为他想被杀死
That was the game. 就是一个游戏
To die, and to make fools of the police. 死去 并让警察们丢脸
I ask of everyone what they can remember from his room. This gives me the key to the character. 我让每一个人描述他的那间房子 这样我就能从中得出每个人的性格特点
And with this key I unlock the door. 有了这把钥匙 我打开了门
I open it, I enter in, and what do I discover? 推开门 走进去 我发现了什么
I discover that the murderer of Monsieur Shaitana, it was not Madame Lorrimer, non. 我发现杀害Shaitana夫人的凶手不是Lorrimer夫人 不是
It was not Major Despard. non. 不是Despard少校 不是
And it was not Mademoiselle Anne Meredith. non. 也不是Anne Meredith小姐 不是
And it was not you, Superintendent. 也不是你 探长先生
It was you, Dr Roberts. 那么就是你 Roberts医生
You killed him. 是你杀了他
- Are you mad, Poirot? - Non. - 你疯了吗 Poirot - 没有
It was you, and only you, who could possibly have killed him. 是你 只有你 可能是杀害他的凶手
For the reasons of psychology. 因为你的性格
You made the call of the Grand Slam! 你叫了大满贯
And the bid of the Grand Slam. it is most exciting. n'est-ce pas? 大满贯是最激动人心的 不是吗
To take all the tricks on the table. 为了赢得每一圈牌
so now the players. they play with an attention which is rapt. 所有的玩家 都打得专心致志
But who is dummy? 但谁是庄家
And I soon discovered it was. of course. you. Dr Roberts. 我马上就发现了 当然是你 Roberts医生
But for a man who is usually so observant. you could remember strangely little of your game. 但是像你一位观察细致入微的人 却根本不记得牌局 这点很蹊跷
suggesting that your mind. it was on something else. 只能说明 你的注意力在另外一件事情上
But, of course, this would not be an easy matter to prove. 但是 当然 想证明这一点并不容易
Nor would it be easy to prove that you also killed Madame Craddock. 同样我们很难证明就是你杀死了Craddock夫人
I know a good psychiatrist. Shall I book you in? 我认识一位很好的心理咨询师 介绍给你吧
You killed Madame Craddock because she had discovered 你杀死了Craddock夫人是因为她发现
that you were in a relationship with her husband that was sexual. 你和他的丈夫保持着不正当的情人关系
You still are. 现在依然如此
He visits with you two or three times a week. 他每周拜访你两到三次
Because he is your regular bridge partner. 因为他是你的桥牌搭档
Oh, they're devoted to the game, those two. They practise for hours with the door locked. 他们两位十分热爱这项运动 关着门能练上好几个小时
Mr Craddock says you concentrate better if you're not disturbed. Craddock先生说要是没有人打扰 就能更加专心
Madame Craddock, she found out. Craddock夫人 她发现了
And she threatened to expose you. 她威胁要告发你
That's rubbish. Anybody can tell you I'm a ladies' man. 一派胡言 每个人都能告诉你我的女人缘有多么好
Yes, of course. 这是当然
The ladies' man. 女人缘
Surely the ladies' man would find to be irresistible, Mademoiselle Burgess? 有女人缘的男人都应该无法抵挡Burgess小姐的魅力 不是吗
But you never even tried your luck with her. 可是你却从来没有试着追求她
Not even under the mistletoe! 就算在檞寄生树下也无动于衷
She's a secretary, Poirot. 她是我的秘书 Poirot
Non, elle est magnifique! 不 她非常的漂亮
Yet you run away from her! 可是你却跑掉了
And when she thought she heard a lovers' quarrel between you and Madame Craddock, 当时她以为你和Craddock吵架时因为你们之间的感情纠纷
what she in fact heard was a row following her discovery that you had seduced her husband. 但是实际是因为她发现你在勾引他的丈夫
Get your hands off me! 放开我
You filthy little pervert! 你这个变态
And she threatened to expose you. to have you struck off from the Medical Register. 她威胁说要告发你 要协会吊销你的行医执照
And so you killed her. And I know how. 所以把她杀了 我也知道你是怎么杀的
Really? How? 真的吗 怎么杀的
With her inoculation for Egypt. 在为她去埃及准备的疫苗针上
While you were preparing her injection, 当你准备为她注射时
she says something to you that you do not want to hear. 她说了一句你不想听到的话
I know just what you've been up to. 我知道你在打什么鬼主意
Excuse me, Doctor. 对不起 医生
That's all right, Miss Burgess. 没事 Burgess小姐
You are interrupted. 你被人打扰了
And then thinking and acting so quickly. you contaminate the needle with bacteria. 你迅速想到了一个方法 你让针头沾满了病菌
Afraid this hurts a bit, Dottie. 恐怕有点疼 Dottie
Could never hurt as much as you've hurt me. 再疼也不及你给我带来的伤害
The poisoning of her blood which results takes weeks to develop 血液感染的潜伏期长达好几周
and in the end, she dies of organ failure. 最终 她死于器官衰竭
But, of course, the conditions in Egypt are to be blamed. 但 当然 这都是因为埃及糟糕的医疗条件
But before she died, she met Monsieur Shaitana. 但在她病死之前 她认识了Shaitana先生
She wanted revenge. 她要报仇
And Monsieur Shaitana, as you know, takes photographs. 而Shaitana先生 如你所知 很喜欢拍照
Photographs. Dr Roberts. 照片 Roberts医生
John Roberts, I'm arresting you for the murder... John Roberts 我现在以涉嫌谋杀Shaitana先生的罪名
- of Mr Shaitana. - All right. - 逮捕你 - 行了
I throw in my hand. 我投案
- Look after her, Major. - Will do. - 照顾好他 少校 - 我会的
Mother! 妈妈
But why did Shaitana drug himself? 但为什么Shaitana要给自己下药
He is tired of life. 因为他已经厌倦了生活
He has... madness in his soul. 他的灵魂...已经疯了
He is searching for a thrill that would be, for him, the ultimate. 他在找寻的 就是他一生最后的刺激
And in order to achieve this, he invites four people to his house whom he believe have killed 为了寻找这刺激 他邀请了四位他认为有杀人嫌疑的人
and then he goads them. 接着他故意刺激他们
There's always an accident, a shooting accident, for example, 总会出现一些意外 比如 射击时出了意外
or a domestic accident, one of the little tragedies that never gets reported. 或者是家里发生的意外 一场永远不会见报的小事故
And then he takes the sleeping draught, so that when it happens he will feel no pain. 然后他吃了安眠药 这样当谋杀发现时 他不会感觉到疼痛
And it does happen. 最终谋杀确实发生了
And as an extra twist he tries to throw the blame on one of us. 为了让案情更加扑朔迷离 他想把我们中的一个拖进去
He makes us to believe that the crime that is opportunistic 让我们相信一场实际上是心血来潮的谋杀案
is made to look as though it was planned most carefully. 预谋已久
And we start, oh, pardon, even Hercule Poirot, he starts to believe it. 在刚开始的时候 连Hercule Poirot也被他迷惑了
When all the time the plan was to allow a crime that was opportunistic to happen. 其实Shaitana设下的圈套只有机会主义者才会上钩
As a plot, that is distinctly odd. 这个案情太奇怪了
Well, the plots, they are all the same. It is only the psychology that is different. 案情没有什么区别 只有犯罪人的性格不同
Well, well done, Poirot. 干得好 Poirot
- Well done. - Merci. - 干得好 - 谢谢
Superintendent. 探长先生
Sven would have solved it rather differently, that's for sure. Au revoir. 毫无疑问 要是Sven来查这个案子 方法肯定截然不同 再见
Au revoir, madame. 再见 夫人
Superintendent. 探长先生
Good job you found those photographs of him, Poirot. 你找到了那些照片 干得好 Poirot
Oui. 是的
Superintendent! Those photographs are not of Dr Roberts. Non. 探长先生 这些照片不是Roberts医生的 不是他的
They are of you. 是你的
Oh, dear. 我的天
Are they? 真的是我的吗
Oui. 是的
Well, of course, if you wish to behave this way, it is up to you, 当然 要是你偏要这么做的话 我也不能拦着你
but for myself I do not think it suits you very well. 但是我个人认为这样很不合适
But, please, in future do not let men like Shaitana take the pictures. 请你以后千万不要让Shaitana那样的人拍到这样的照片
No. 不
No, it was stupid of me. I thought I could get them back, but he'd stashed them. 不会 我太蠢了 我以为能拿回来 但是他马上藏起来了
And I found them. And I give them to you as a gift. 可我找到了 现在把它作为礼物送给你
I knew it was not you who killed him, Superintendent. 我知道不会是你杀的 探长
The murder of Monsieur Shaitana, it was committed on impulse, hein? 谋杀Shaitana是一时兴起 不是吗
It was an inspiration, a flash of genius. 这灵感和智慧 如昙花一现般 一闪而过
If you had killed him, you would have planned it. And it would have been... dull. 如果是你杀的人 你会事前做好周密的计划 那样会很...无聊
Not artistic, n'est-ce pas? 不够有美感 不是吗
So...we have played. 那么...我们玩过游戏了
And Hercule Poirot... Hercule Poirot...
.. he has won. ..他赢了