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.
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.
3 w  @. E$ ^9 H" L. X犯罪现场不能有超过一个秘密房间或通道

4 No hitherto undiscovered poisons may be used, nor any appliance which will need a long scientific explanation at the end.
' P) ~. @6 {! `+ S( z2 f0 h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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5 C$ r# v- B& l$ z+ O' O5 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
5 t) `. l5 K* ^; ?' A, ]不准有中国人出现在故事里

7 N3 ^5 E" m2 @& Z7 X6 No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right.
5 E) n5 X, r* ~3 o侦探不得用偶然事件或不负责任的直觉来侦破案件

7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
( |( S2 D8 d% t$ s7 B" v侦探不得成为罪犯

. v2 w% |) B$ b8 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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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.
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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. Y+ h( E. x% _$ k$ H4 G5 y3 L10 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
+ w3 }" Z4 [6 u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 ...

2 v5 o% a, E* w8 h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 ...

, H& c& u4 U3 o( n5 k: G$ |9 n$ _  @: e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。