When I feel under pressure and wish to get away from it all, I simply pick up one of these novels.
当我感到压力,并想逃离一切的时候,我就会拿起一本侦探小说。When an inhibition bites a man, it's a fine novel. When a man up and bites an inhibition, it's only a detective story.
当一种抑制影响到人时,那就是一部好小说。当人占据上风,影响到抑制时,那就只是一篇侦探故事了。He was a young but trusted member of the detective force, who had distinguished himself in several cases which had been intrusted to him.
他那时还是个青年,可是,由于他经手的案子都办得很出色,因而在侦探界已经成为深受信赖的一员了。The detective was trying to ascertain exactly who was at the party.
这个侦探试图查明都有谁参加了聚会。While Watson was a man of average intelligence, Holmes was a genius, whose gift for ratiocination made him a superb detective.
虽然沃森是一个人的平均智力,霍姆斯是一个天才,他的推理的礼物使他成为出色的侦探。Detective Superintendent Geoff Wessell, of Greater Manchester police, said the children's parents were estranged.
大曼彻斯特警察局的侦探督察长戈奥夫‧威塞尔(GeoffWessell)说,孩子的父母分手了。DETECTIVE STONE: You mean, you think you know who it is.
斯通侦探:你是说,你认为你知道谁是凶手。The detective got the suspect as he came out of the restaurant.
正当嫌疑犯走出饭店时,侦探抓住了他。When asked if he had told the police about the incident, Mr. Banks said he had mentioned it in passing.
当问到他有没有告诉警察这件事时,班克斯先生说他顺便向一名侦探提过了。