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
$ k, }4 v* D4 ^( I/ ?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 N6 x- x' k  _2 }* M3 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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4 S4 b* x2 t- M# C% `6 s4 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
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! e5 c0 i$ P) R2 i% 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.
4 K: m5 ?; b2 l0 u8 \8 x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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; k0 s( O$ z9 ~7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
$ K# r/ N8 t7 V% n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.
侦探不得根据小说中未向读者提示过的线索破案

! g4 }. K  v6 X  o9 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.
% c3 S0 T7 S" f' `- ~3 L: g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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0 j0 A9 U* k% n, \% y10 Twin brothers, and doubles generally, must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them.
# [% s- m/ w) ^/ p5 u5 u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
9 F! y7 U& |" O0 o# J2 M; G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 ...

! l+ I2 i8 \! p0 q& S; \/ ?1 {& a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。