背景知识
1. 作者简介
阿瑟·柯南·道尔 Arthur Conan Doyle（1859年5月22日~1930年7月7日），苏格兰人，他既是一名内科医生，又是一位作家，因塑造Sherlock Holmes这一人物而闻名于世，他开辟了侦探小说历史“黄金时代”的不朽经典。我们所熟悉的《名侦探柯南》中的主角江户川柯南，就是由这位作家的名字化名而来。
2. 关于福尔摩斯
在故事中，夏洛克·福尔摩斯住在伦敦贝克街。他擅长法医学、推理，帮助警察和访问者处理各式各样的案件。关于他的电影和影视剧风靡全球，他虽然从来就没存在过，但我们都知道他的样子，知道他穿什么衣服。夏洛克·福尔摩斯追踪罪犯就像猎人追踪狐狸一样，追踪罪犯到世界的尽头。罪犯可能试图藏匿，但只要歇洛克·福尔摩斯开始追踪，我们就知道他终会成功。
在这个故事中，大名鼎鼎的大侦探遇到了一个让他一辈子无法忘记的女人，她美丽、睿智甚至冷酷，他称她为“that woman”。这个女人是谁？他们之间发生了什么？
本讲故事原文
A Scandal in Bohemia
波西米亚丑闻
1 The King's Mistake 国王的错误
For Sherlock Holmes, there was only one woman in the world. He did not love her, because he never loved women. But after their meeting he never forgot her. Her name was Irene Adler.
对于歇洛克·福尔摩斯①来说，世界上只有一个女人。他不爱她，因为他从没爱过任何女人，但在那次交锋之后他从未忘记她。她叫艾琳·阿德勒。
One night in March I visited my old friend at his home in Baker Street. I was married by now, so I did not often see him.
3月的一个晚上，我来到这位老朋友在贝克街的家拜访他，如今我已经结婚，所以不经常见到他。
'Come in, Watson,'②he said. 'Sit down. I'm happy to see you, because I've got something to show you. What do you think of this? It arrived in the last post.' It was a letter, with no date, name or address. It said:
“快进来，华生，”他说，“请坐很高兴见到你，因为我有东西要给你看。你对这个怎么看?这是跟次邮件送来的。”那是封信，没有日期、名字和地址。信里说：
'Tonight someone will visit you, to talk about some very secret business. You have helped other important people, and you can, we hope, help us. Be in your room at 7.45 p.m.'
“今晚有人会上门拜访，讨论一些非常机密的事情。你帮助过其他重要人物，希望你也能帮助我们。晚上7点45分请在房间等。”
'The paper — what do you think about the paper?' asked Holmes.
“这种纸——你觉得这种纸怎么样?”福尔摩斯问。
I tried to think like Holmes. 'It's expensive, so this person is rich. It's strange paper.'
我尽量像福尔摩斯一样思考。“它很贵，所以这个人很有钱。这是种奇怪的纸。”
'Yes, it's not English. If you look at it in the light, you can see that it was made in Bohemia. And a German, I think, wrote the letter. Ah, here comes our man now.' We could hear the horses in the street.
“对，这不是英国的纸。如果对着光，你会看出它是波希米亚产的。而且，我想写这封信的人是个德国人。啊，找我们的 人来了。”我们听见街上传来车马的声音。
'Shall I leave, Holmes?' I asked.
“我该离开吗，福尔摩斯?”我问。
'No, no, I need your help. This will be interesting,' my friend answered.There was a knock at the door.
“不，不，我需要你的帮助。这会很有趣的，”我的朋友回答。这时响起敲门声。
'Come in!' called Holmes.
“进来!”福尔摩斯大声说。
A tall, strong man came into the room. He was wearing expensive clothes, and a mask over his face.
一个高大强壮的男人走进房间。他衣饰华贵，脸上戴了一个面具。
'You can call me Count von Kramm. I come from Bohemia,' he said. 'My business is most important. Before I tell you about it, do you agree to keep it a secret?'
“你可以叫我冯·克拉姆伯爵。我从波希米亚来，”他说，“我的事情非常重要。在我告诉你们之前，你们能不能答应保守秘密?”
'I do,' we said together.
“我会的，”我们同时说道。
'A very important person, who belongs to a royal family, has sent me to ask for your help,' he went on. 'I wear a mask because nobody must know who that person is. I must explain how important this business is. If you cannot help, there will be difficulty and trouble for one of the most important families in Europe — and perhaps a very big scandal. I am talking about the famous House of Ormstein, Kings of Bohemia.'
“一位皇家要人派我来寻求你的帮助，”他接着说，“我戴着面具是因为不能让任何人知道那个人是谁。我必须解释一下这件事有多么重要。如果你不能帮忙，欧洲最重要的家族之一将会遇到困难和麻烦——甚至可能是桩很大的丑闻。我说的是著名的奥姆斯坦家族，波希米亚皇室。”
'I know, Your Majesty,' said Holmes. He quietly smoked his cigarette.
“我知道，陛下，”福尔摩斯说完，安静地抽着烟。
（原文中出现高光标示内容请见文末备注）
核心语言点
1. scandal 丑闻
例句：This scandal was brought to light.
这件丑闻被曝光了。
2. by now 到目前为止
例句：You should finish your homework by now.
到目前为止，你应该完成你的家庭作业了。
3. be made in... 在......被制造
拓展：be made of... 由......(材料)制成
made in China 中国制造
例句：This table is made of wood.
这个桌子是由木头做的。
4. belong to 属于
例句：This book belongs to me.
这本书是我的。
5. mask 面具，口罩，面罩
例句：You’d better wear a mask today, it’s foggy.
你最好戴上口罩，今天有雾。
6. Your Majesty 陛下(对于国王或者王后的尊称)
备注：
1. Sherlock Holmes 音译为歇洛克·福尔摩斯，也可译为夏洛克·福尔摩斯
2. 英式英语中，书面出现对话部分，采用单引号
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