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.
" e- e# V7 ?5 ^" _$ u5 G, A) k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
& r" ?3 T* D  c2 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

; a. `9 }) P% e* x8 S3 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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# h, p# |& F  z' k) l  D4 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

+ C& z4 g/ R2 f5 z" K/ `8 @  n5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
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.
侦探不得用偶然事件或不负责任的直觉来侦破案件

# G- g0 S9 y, D4 M( }/ c7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
; h+ Q( n% S( m  z6 |2 H/ z& _, p- v侦探不得成为罪犯

8 The detective must not light on any clues which are not instantly produced for the inspection of the reader.
1 ?  Y! L" S$ Z9 n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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: i& J2 Y1 o1 z! u, ~$ h( q  [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.
6 I& l+ J2 s4 g4 I! _4 f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 _$ W) j/ f  a10 Twin brothers, and doubles generally, must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them.
# G! H2 R2 T+ C; z/ g. [' S! ]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
( H2 V1 m9 G$ l8 h- J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# s/ y# v9 @* u- U# G  _& o4 d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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