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.
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
2 All supernatural or preternatural agencies are ruled out as a matter of course.
' y1 B: U( J  z侦探不能用超自然的或怪异的侦探方法

; C, f) t4 z, A9 b7 H3 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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) W% z& z* K$ d( N4 No hitherto undiscovered poisons may be used, nor any appliance which will need a long scientific explanation at the end.
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3 C: y, C+ o( N+ e& O. A5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
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0 y! Q0 ?3 i  b# }  J6 No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right.
# P5 {3 y- D8 d' E- n侦探不得用偶然事件或不负责任的直觉来侦破案件
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- J& @" ]9 t, L# e' ]7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
# N/ W- ?$ ?% i- q0 q侦探不得成为罪犯
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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
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1 U; e" u3 |" ^" v2 Z* E: u9 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

9 \7 A6 z: k! n10 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 ...

; ]) ~5 M" [  S6 u) F" {# ?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。