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
' s5 s$ R- y' R8 u( ?4 Q6 @0 y9 l2 All supernatural or preternatural agencies are ruled out as a matter of course.
) T! }8 _5 m: }! t侦探不能用超自然的或怪异的侦探方法

& a5 j: c6 u/ z5 f& m3 Not more than one secret room or passage is allowable.
! ^- A. N" A" A' {8 O' C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.
( {0 p0 }) i0 {% L/ ?6 S% A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 No Chinaman must figure in the story.
不准有中国人出现在故事里
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$ Z* m0 ~/ F( Y! H6 No accident must ever help the detective, nor must he ever have an unaccountable intuition which proves to be right.
  G$ y% N) v( f2 y% K* r* E侦探不得用偶然事件或不负责任的直觉来侦破案件

, k8 V) g0 n9 l4 J7 The detective must not himself commit the crime.
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.
: |$ |5 `( a2 L* i+ E" O7 e侦探不得根据小说中未向读者提示过的线索破案

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.
5 e; {4 z: j* [" N) s# c; ]2 @1 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

10 Twin brothers, and doubles generally, must not appear unless we have been duly prepared for them.
; j0 f% E6 a$ Y! }) i; f4 `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 ...

2 }0 g. b6 G3 M1 f; t  j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
. N2 \2 f2 I0 d2 v: ~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。
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