Chapter 10 Keith Helps Out

康沃尔迷踪案Chapter10 讲义

 【本章大意】

基思从信件中发现了四处错误，并且推测出这不是拼写错误，而是省略字母。他将省略的字母组合起来，判断出萨姆可能被关在矿井里。

人物介绍

Detective Simpson（辛普森侦探）：负责侦破绑架案的警探。

单词注释

mine /maɪn/ n. 矿井

· It's one of the largest mines in the country. 这是该国最大的矿井之一。

perhaps /pəˈhæps/ adv. 可能，也许

miss /mɪs/ v. 错过，想念

· She hasn't missed a game all year. 她一年中一场比赛都没错过。

mean /miːn/ v. 意思是

· Us? You mean you and me? 我们？你是指你和我？

anagram /ˈænəɡræm/ n. 相同字母异序词

· An anagram of ‘Elvis’ is ‘lives’. lives是Elvis的一个异序词。

area /ˈeəriə/ n. 区域，地区

· There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight. 今夜闹市区交通繁忙。

full /fʊl/ adj. 满是……的，充满的

· full of 装满

· My suitcase was full of books. 我的手提箱装满了书。

reason /ˈriːzn/ n. 理由

· I have no particular reason for doubting him. 我没有什么特别的理由怀疑他。

hide /haɪd/ v. 隐藏

· He hid the letter in a drawer. 他把信藏在抽屉里。

【中英文对照】

Chapter 10 Keith Helps Out

第10章基思相助！

Four mistakes... but are they really mistakes?

四处错误……可这些真的是错误吗？

Not spelling mistakes really but missing letters. Let's see... the missing letters are I, N, E and M...

N-E-M-I... no, M-E-N-I... no, they don't mean anything. M-I-N-E – mine perhaps? Yes, of course!!! Where's my project on Cornwall, CORNWALL, A FASCINATING LAND?

并不是拼写错误而是字母省略。再看看……省略的字母是I,N,E和M……

N-E-M-I……不是，M-E-N-I，没意义，也不是！M-I-N-E-mine，有可能吗？是的，对了!!! 我写的那篇关于康沃尔的文章呢？那篇康沃尔——迷人之乡放哪儿了呢？

Later, at the police station.

Can I speak to Detective Simpson, please?

What about?

It's about Samantha King...

Okay, wait a minute...

Yes, can I help you?

Yes, I... think I've got a clue...

A clue?

之后，警察局里。

请问，我能与辛普森侦探谈谈吗？

谈什么？

关于萨曼莎·金。

好的，请稍等……

有事吗？

是的，我……我想我找到了一条线索……

线索？

Yes, it's about that missing girl there in that picture...

You mean Samantha King?

Yes... I think I know where she is! Look at these mistakes in Sam's message!

What do you mean? I don't understand...

They're not spelling mistakes, they're missing letters, I-N-E-M…

I still don't get it… What does it mean?

I think it's an anagram! M-I-N-E-mine! Sam's in a mine! The area around Land's End, from Pendeen Watch to Cape Cornwall, is full of old mines and a mine is a good place to hide someone.

Mmm interesting! Let me call the police station in Land's End…

Good afternoon, this is Plymouth Police Station… it's about the missing girl, Samantha King. We have reason to believe that Samantha is hidden in a mine in the area near Land's End...

是的，关于那幅照片中失踪女孩的线索……

你是说萨曼莎·金？

是的……我想我知道她在哪儿！您看萨姆邮件中的这些错误！

什么意思？我不明白……

这些不是拼写错误，而是字母省略，I-N-E-M。

我还是不明白……这说明了什么呢？

我想这是一个重新排列字母的游戏！M-I-N-E-mine!萨姆在一个矿井里！从彭丁瞭望台到康沃尔角的天涯海角附近，到处都是废弃的矿井。矿井可是个藏人的好地方！

恩，有意思！我这就给天涯海角的警察局打电话。

下午好，这里是普利茅斯警察局……关于失踪女孩萨曼莎·金，我们有理由相信她被藏在天涯海角附近的一座矿井里……

康沃尔迷踪案 Chapter 10 习题

1. What does the word "pound" mean?

答案：B

解析：A. cottage n.村舍B. pound n.英镑C. camera n.照相机D. keyring n.钥匙圈 

1. Keith goes to the police station to talk to Nick King. （F）

解析：Keith goes to the police station to talk to Detective Simpson.

2. The detective thinks that Keith's theory is probably wrong. （F）

解析：The detective thinks that Keith's theory is probably right.

4. Q: What does it mean? A: ____

A. I don't know. It's probably an anagram.

B. It's about a kidnapping.

C. I don't feel very well.

D. A hundred pounds.

答案：A

解析：这是什么意思呢？A选项“我不知道，可能是相同字母异序词。”最为恰当。

5. What does it mean? I（ ）don't get it.

A. still

B. already

C. even

答案：A

解析：什么意思？我还是不明白……

still /stɪl/ adv. 仍然

例句：It was, and still is, my favourite movie. 那部影片以前是我最喜欢的，现在仍然是。

already /ɔːlˈredi/ adv. 已经

even /ˈiːvn/ adv. 甚至，即使