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.
2 S6 H% c. {# ]. m  O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.
" U8 ?$ z$ @' f+ }侦探不能用超自然的或怪异的侦探方法

5 S/ S& U' r3 L8 b- |3 Not more than one secret room or passage is allowable.
# J: c. A) D5 F# b犯罪现场不能有超过一个秘密房间或通道
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0 m8 `* W$ x+ K+ G4 No hitherto undiscovered poisons may be used, nor any appliance which will need a long scientific explanation at the end.
8 ^. c, F0 m% |( s6 {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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: p3 @) i2 d* {5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
不准有中国人出现在故事里

3 o+ S0 K/ y0 f' E6 `+ P% k! b5 W" K6 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 R9 o+ E" |5 }3 l  E- M  T7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
$ ~- ]5 |' k: {* v侦探不得成为罪犯

" x1 b9 s3 {  {& d  U3 a/ H8 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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' ^" U/ A6 ]: ]) h+ ]* ^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.
( }/ e1 u+ \/ ~5 _, v+ W/ {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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/ `9 V& q. p( Z/ F% F% C10 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
0 C& Q7 x7 L5 U% w8 e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 ...

; D$ f0 y6 d. T% r2 ~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。