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.
# J# `/ p# z! D1 L# a: C' Z- f) q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
# b9 `; G4 F9 `2 [7 ^2 All supernatural or preternatural agencies are ruled out as a matter of course.
侦探不能用超自然的或怪异的侦探方法

3 Not more than one secret room or passage is allowable.
3 m( a; Y: l+ e4 f, T犯罪现场不能有超过一个秘密房间或通道

8 |6 U4 l0 h5 T3 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

  E5 X2 n9 O# B6 I/ b5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
0 \7 X# I( U/ b1 y" j) E! G6 x/ V不准有中国人出现在故事里
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6 No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right.
: H. D& A/ t4 [" P4 \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.
侦探不得成为罪犯
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+ A( ?' T3 |0 P9 O$ M3 V8 The detective must not light on any clues which are not instantly produced for the inspection of the reader.
. N6 R, V* x" @$ ?9 |- ~( S侦探不得根据小说中未向读者提示过的线索破案
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9 ?3 m  M& H3 ]: {4 O5 p; b9 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

7 m* m1 n1 G! P7 [( \- w, ?0 R10 Twin brothers, and doubles generally, must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them.
2 u1 Q' ^8 X' F+ i- O8 N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 ...

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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