罗纳德·A.诺克斯——推理小说十诫

夏天

1 The criminal must be someone mentioned in the early part of the story, but must not be anyone whose thoughts the reader has been allowed to follow.
6 M$ ?- k: H; z( |罪犯必须是故事开始时出现过的人，但不得是读者可以追踪其思想的人
7 `1 l% |1 J1 U. Y* A# [3 [2 All supernatural or preternatural agencies are ruled out as a matter of course.
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9 J4 I) f1 F, {3 Not more than one secret room or passage is allowable.
犯罪现场不能有超过一个秘密房间或通道
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- f+ H, m% y+ V9 o; U4 D7 Z% Q4 No hitherto undiscovered poisons may be used, nor any appliance which will need a long scientific explanation at the end.
作案时候，不能使用尚未发明的毒药，或需要进行深奥的科学解释的装置
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1 Y9 v' n% z' G9 y5 h$ U5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
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6 g% t* {( O7 i# J6 No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right.
侦探不得用偶然事件或不负责任的直觉来侦破案件

7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
5 {5 T  |  y  x* a$ u侦探不得成为罪犯
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  O$ g% p* X7 g/ J8 P+ i6 }8 The detective must not light on any clues which are not instantly produced for the inspection of the reader.
侦探不得根据小说中未向读者提示过的线索破案

9 The stupid friend of the detective, the Watson, must not conceal any thoughts which pass through his mind; his intelligence must be slightly, but very slightly, below that of the average reader.
侦探的笨蛋朋友，比如华生，必须将其判断毫无保留地告诉读者，此人的智力须轻微低于读者的平均水平
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10 Twin brothers, and doubles generally, must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them.
小说中如果有双胞胎或双重身份的人时，必须提前告诉人们
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xiang70

靠！我鄙视“5 No Chinaman must figure in the story. 不准有中国人出现在故事里.” 特扯淡的这条，究竟Chinaman哪里伤到这个人了！麻烦解释下

夏天

xiang70 发表于 2014-9-11 22:22
靠！我鄙视“5 No Chinaman must figure in the story. 不准有中国人出现在故事里.” 特扯淡的这条，究竟Ch ...

0 l& e9 P, ]' F0 i( G" R7 `一百年前提出来的了，那时候中国人是法师魔术师的象征，有超能力

MorinoYoru

xiang70 发表于 2014-9-11 22:22
靠！我鄙视“5 No Chinaman must figure in the story. 不准有中国人出现在故事里.” 特扯淡的这条，究竟Ch ...

其实是中国人会武功，而你不能把尸体的一些状态归结为高超的武术。比如一个人的头被砍了，你却说是一个武林大师用手刀劈下的，肯定不行。
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