福尔摩斯：基本演绎法 第一季第8集The Long Fuse（10）

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Very interesting company, PrimSource Battery.

很有趣的公司，洁源电池公司

Founded in 1888 by British expat

1888年由英国侨民

and purveyor¹ of mechanical novelties,

新奇机械品供应商

Hubert Primler.

休伯特·普米勒创办

They switched to making batteries full-time² in 1907,1907年他们转型成了专产电池的公司each one stamped with the company's

每个产品上都印有该公司

now iconic rising-sun logo.

标志性的旭日东升的商标

The logo remained unchanged until 2008,

该标志一直没变，直到2008年

when a small oak tree was added

他们加了一棵小橡树

to commemorate³ the company's centenary.

以庆祝公司的百年华诞

Yet this one has no oak tree.

而这个标志没有橡树

That means that battery

说明这个电池

is more than four years old.

至少有四年的历史了

Odd, isn't it, go to all that trouble

很奇怪吧，大费周章

building an elaborate explosive device

精心制作了一个炸弹装置

and then power it with an old

却使用了一个老旧的

and potentially unreliable battery?

很可能会失效的电池

Odd, yes, but not impossible.

是很奇怪，但也不是不可能

Holmes, Holmes, I've only got a few minutes here福尔摩斯，我是来征求贝内特意见的to pick Bennett's brain before I have

我马上就得站到20个镜头前

to stand in front of 20 cameras

解释今天早上发生的事了

to explain what happened this morning.

没时间让你瞎闹了

What about that? What about what?

那这个呢， 哪个

It's the President.

这是总统

Wrong. It's the Senator. Captain...

错，是参议员， 警监

Senator Obama, not President Obama.

是参议员奥巴马，不是总统奥巴马

You can tell from the lack of gray in his hair.

从这照片上他很少灰发可以看出来

He's right. I can make out a date on this one.

他说得对，我在这张上找到日期了

October 13, 2008.

2008年10月13号

So, what are you saying?

所以，你想说什么