четверг, 29 ноября 2012 г.

 

And do you know who Dr Watson is? I'll tell you.

The first thing, you need to know, is that Watson dealogues on behalf of the author, or vice versa. He writes his "diary", and we learn about Sherlock's advantures from him. 

Before he works with Sherlock, he was in a war. There he was a surgeon. But after the wound, Watson was depart in London, where he meet with Sherlock and they rent an apartment from Mrs Hudson.

When you will read storyes about Shelock Holmes you can think that Watson is not very important character in this books. But it isn't so!!! Watson is some engine for the mind of Sherlock. Watson helps Sherlock to solve some difficult problems. That's why sometimes Sherlock wait Watson, who went in the Club. By the way, in this interesting moment Sherlock learned without some problems where Watson was. He said:

"-My dear Holmes, but how...
 - There is a delightful freshness about you, Watson, which makes it a pleasure to exercise any small powers which I possess at your expense. A gentleman goes forth on a showery and miry day. he returns immaculate in the evening with the gloss still on his hat and his boots. He has been a fixture therefore all day. He is not a man with intimate friends. Where, then, could he have been? Is it not obvious?
- Well, it is rather obvious."

 We can see hier that Watson became a part of Sherlock's life, and I'll tell you once again without Watson we would not able to know about advantures of Sherlock.

Now, I'd like to ask you some questions, but actually, I will answer them. 

The main question, which I had during reding my book, was "Sherlock, why are you tamper in this troubles?" If I were in his shoes, at first I'd be frightened, at the second I'd not know what to do in this situations. But it's my opinion. And what did Sherlock does? He is a unique man and he find's a way out of any situation. Sherlock said, that everything around us can help in the crime investigation.

 

Also, at first moments of my reading, I didn't understand about relations between Sherlock Holmes and his brother, Mycroft Holmes. I think that their relations have very thin line. Sherlock considers his brother an enemy. But I think that it's only a good play. Yes, we can see some sharp jokes about Mycroft, but It's only a play, no more.

 Sometimes I don't understand about personal life of Sherlock. He is a beautiful man with a poignant wit (and he knows how to play the violin). Probably, he doesn't interested some relations with women, because he lives in his own world where is no plays for woman and love. 

 Unfortunately, I haven't got more questions about this book and plot, of course. Maybe, after some time I'll write down a few words more.

More words...

1. yew hedge -some wall from living plants

"There are two lines of old yew hedge,... "

2. impenitrable - smth what we are not available (syn: impassable, ant: accessible, permeable)

 "...twelve feet high and impenetrable."

3. exceedingly - very strong, extremely (syn: extraordinarly)

"You interest me exceedingly."

4. padlock - lock to lock smth 

"Closed and padlocked."

5. wicket-gate - a little door in the garden, for example (syn: pass)

"And what marks did you see by the wicket-gate?"

6. gravel - small stones, pebbles

" He had left his own marks all over that small patch of gravel."

7. immense - smth very large, great (syn:massive, huge, enormous)

"...,and one which presented immense opportunities to the scientific expert."

8. hesitate - doubt smth (syn: falter, flounder, waver; ant: ascertain, choose, continue, decide)

"Why do you hesitate?"

9. acute - sharp or pointed (for example: acute eyesight)

"There is a realm in which the most acute and most experienced of detectives is helpless."

10. reconcile - make friends (syn: adjust, settle)

"Since the tragedy, Mr Holmes, there have come to my ears several incidents which are hard to reconcile with the settled order of Nature."

11. hitherto - before it, before the present time

"I have hitherto confined my investigations to this world."

12. diabolical - wicked, cruel, devilish (syn. damnable)

"..., and yet he was diabolical as well."

13. tug - drag or pull with a force

 " The original hound was material enough to tug a man's throat out."

14. trustee -  person who controls the property on trust

"I speak now not as a medical man but as a trustee and executor of Sir Charles's will"

воскресенье, 4 ноября 2012 г.

I'd like to reflet about the famouse "method of the deduction of Sherlock Holmes". Maybe in some other books mentioned about this method, but in "The hound of the Baskervilles" says about it only few words. And what is this famous method of the deduction?
I think that the main idea of this method is the logic. Yes. Sherlock Holmes is a very clever man. And I think that his deductive method is based on two principles:
1. We have a lot of facts and evidences, and based on this, the picture of a crime is based.
2. Sherlock is looking for a person who complies with this picture.
I'll say it againe that Sherlock is very clever man. Anyone can't find offender on this method. I'm sure, that we haven't so mind and resourcefullnes. And Sherlock can link all minor facts and build the picture of a crime.
If you want to have this method you should know everythig about criminalistics, you should determine the character of man in his headwriting. Your brain should be as a computer. Sharlock can "download" some information in his brain and "delete, format" some information.
I think that you, as me, understood what method of the deduction is. Maybe there is a person with this method somewhere, but today I don't know him.

суббота, 3 ноября 2012 г.

I found in my book a lot of interesting words and expressions. This is some from them.

1) bulbous-headed - knob ("...it was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed,...)

2) That no ban is so heavy but that by prayer and repentance it may be removed,... (very interesting statement=)

3) to be circumspect - go slow (syn: cautious)

4) wild, profane, and godless man - profane = unhole

5) God forbid should ever be at my heels

6) blаck mare - chestnut mare (syn: black horse)

7) dabbled with white froth - sprinkle with white foam (syn: paddle, splash)

8) a great, black beast, shaped like a hound,... - about BIG BLACK THE BASKERVILLES' HOUND

9) and even as they looked the thing tore the throat out

10) blazing eyes - sparkling eyes (syn: flaming, glaring)

11) dripping jaws - bloody jaws

12) superstition - суеверие

13) gipsy horse-dealer - gypsy who outbid products and selling it at the new price

14) the moor - swamp (syn: peat bog)

15) a gig - cabriolet