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Conversation Two
对话二
Listen to the conversation, and mark each question as A, B, C or D according to what you hear.
听对话，根据对话内容选出最佳答案，并将答案的标号A，B，C，D写在答题纸上的相应位置。
Sherlock Holmes, I must ask you first...
夏洛克·福尔摩斯，我必须先问你……
How is it that you have the same name as Sherlock Holmes, the great detective?
你怎么会和大侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯同名？
Please call me “Holmes”―that’s what my friends and family call me―well, you see, my parents were great fans of the original Conan Doyle stories.
请叫我“福尔摩斯”——我的朋友和家人都是这么叫我的——我的父母是柯南·道尔原著小说的忠实粉丝。
Both parents, my father especially, would spend hours reading the adventures to me—even as a child.
我的父母，尤其是我的父亲，会花几个小时给我读冒险故事——甚至在我小时候。
Really?
真的吗？
Yes...and when I was born, they discussed a number of first names.
是的……当我出生的时候，他们讨论了很多名字。
They wanted to give their son a name that was uncommon—but also that represented something special.
他们想给他们的儿子取一个不同寻常的名字，但又能代表一些特别的东西。
They didn’t take long to decide on “Sherlock Holmes” as he was their favourite literary figure—and they knew no one would forget me once they’d heard my name.
他们很快就选定了“夏洛克·福尔摩斯”，因为福尔摩斯是他们最喜欢的文学人物——他们知道，一旦听到我的名字，就不会有人忘记我。
And boy, they were right.
天哪，他们是对的。
So, how do people in general react when you introduce yourself to them?
那么，当你向别人做自我介绍时，他们一般会作何反应？
Well, I get all kinds of reactions really—everything from the usual “Where’s Dr.Watson?” type comments to people just thinking I’m being funny.
我得到了各种各样的反应——通常人们会开玩笑地说“华生医生在哪里？”。
I can imagine. And do you mind?
我可以想象。你介意吗？
No, not at all. I never do.
没关系。我从来不会。
I think, the best reaction was one time when I was in San Francisco, and I went into an electronics store to buy a TV.
我认为，最好的反应是有一次我在旧金山，我走进一家电器商店买电视。
The clerk behind the counter was a young lady around 18 or so.
柜台后面的店员是一位18岁左右的年轻女士。
When she saw the name on my credit card, she must have stared at it for about 10 full seconds.
当她看到我信用卡上的名字时，她一定盯着它看了整整10秒钟。
Then she looked up at me and said, in all sincerity, “I did not know you were real!
然后她抬头看着我，非常真诚地说：“我不知道你是真的！
Wait till I tell my friends I saw the real Sherlock Holmes!”
等我告诉我的朋友们，我看到了真正的夏洛克·福尔摩斯！”
The expression on her face looked like she’d seen a ghost. It was very amusing.
她脸上的表情就像是看见了鬼一样。非常有趣。
Given your name, do you feel that you have any special talent or ability to solve mysteries in everyday life?
鉴于你的名字，你觉得你有什么特殊的天赋或能力来解决日常生活中的谜团吗？
Well, I’ll say that having the name does mean that people often turn to me if anything unusual happens.
我得说，有了这个名字，如果发生了什么不寻常的事情，人们经常会求助于我。
For example, if I’m watching TV with a friend or family member and a magician comes on and does some kind of trick—all eyes turn to me to explain how it’s done.
例如，如果我和朋友或家人一起看电视，一位魔术师上台表演了某种魔术——所有的眼睛都转向我，让我来解释这是如何实现的。
