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 ^0 M) \6 u& O) q: ^" w2 R8 @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.
侦探不能用超自然的或怪异的侦探方法
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3 Not more than one secret room or passage is allowable.
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, T' \( |0 U. j1 e2 P0 [4 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

5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
4 J* B: s* e- J8 G& r  ~不准有中国人出现在故事里

: e; W6 V$ `8 g8 l! u6 No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right.
8 G+ r" ^! t+ o& h3 R3 k" Z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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8 v6 N' j- e6 y. P7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
, I9 u- P1 h# c# t, ~: H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.
( b. `& W: a( V) f! f) O  x/ d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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3 N4 v3 U3 w+ h' a5 R: [7 `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.
. \. z; z6 x2 Y* z+ X( c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

. f  a$ M, [! P5 M# ], a10 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
$ S8 p# I4 K' {; ]& ^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 ...

$ `+ _" p& c0 `: C6 e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
0 G/ J1 p$ v1 p# A& Z, A& V8 M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。