Upper-Intermediate - Detective Li 9: Final Mission (Part 3) (D1773)

李探长独自追踪那个黑影,来到了一栋大楼里。
Lǐ tànzhǎng dúzì zhuīzōng nàge hēiyǐng, láidào le yī dòng dàlóu lǐ.
Detective Li followed the shadow alone, reaching the inside of a large building.
经过了一条走廊,一道铁门,黑影突然窜入了一个房间。李探长赶紧跟了进去。
jīngguò le yī tiáo zǒuláng, yī dào tiěmén, hēiyǐng tūrán cuàn rù le yī ge fángjiān. Lǐ tànzhǎng gǎnjǐn gēn le jìnqù.
After passing through a hallway and an iron gate, the shadow suddenly darted into a room. Detective Li quickly followed it inside.
房间里有股味道,地上的瓷砖也有些湿漉漉的。
fángjiān lǐ yǒu gǔ wèidao, dìshang de cízhuān yě yǒuxiē shīlùlù de.
The room had a smell and the tiled floor was also a bit damp.
当李探长正试着摸电灯开关时,突然,房门被关上了,并从外面上了锁。
dāng Lǐ tànzhǎng zhèng shì zhe mō diàndēng kāiguān shí, tūrán, fángmén bèi guān shàng le, bìng cóng wàimian shàng le suǒ.
As Detective Li was feeling around trying to find the light switch, the door suddenly closed and locked from the outside.
接着,一道聚光灯打在了李探长的身上。
jiē zhe, yī dào jùguāngdēng dǎ zài le Lǐ tànzhǎng de shēnshàng.
A spotlight appeared on Detective Li.
李探长隐约看到墙角放着一个摄像机和一个扩音喇叭,摄像机上的红灯正在闪烁。
Lǐ tànzhǎng yǐnyuē kàndào qiángjiǎo fàng zhe yī gè shèxiàngjī hé yī gè kuòyīn lǎba, shèxiàngjī shàng de hóngdēng zhèngzài shǎnshuò.
Detective Li could faintly make out a video camera and loudspeaker in the corner of the room. The red light on the video camera was blinking.
“黑猫?”李探长试探性地问。
" Hēimāo?” Lǐ tànzhǎng shìtànxìng de wèn.
"Black cat?" Detective Li asked tentatively.
“呵呵,没错!”喇叭里响起了一个经过处理的声音。
" hēhē, méicuò!” lǎba lǐ xiǎngqǐ le yī ge jīngguò chǔlǐ de shēngyīn.
"Ha ha, correct!" An altered voice came from the loudspeaker.
“你到底是谁?”
" nǐ dàodǐ shì shéi?”
"Who are you?"
“十年前的事,你没忘记吧!”
" shí nián qián de shì, nǐ méi wàngjì ba!”
"You haven't forgotten the events of 10 years ago, have you?"
“十年前?老探长?”
" shí nián qián? lǎo tànzhǎng?”
"10 years ago? The old detective?"
“对!我就是他的儿子。今天,我要替父亲报仇!”
" duì! wǒ jiùshì tā de érzi. jīntiān, wǒ yào tì fùqin bàochóu!”
"That's right! I'm his son. Today, I will exact revenge on behalf of my father!"
“果然是你!我就知道......慢着,这是什么声音?!”
" guǒrán shì nǐ! wǒ jiù zhīdào...... mànzhe, zhè shì shénme shēngyīn?!”
"So it is you! I knew it...wait a minute, what's that sound?!"
“高浓度的一氧化碳。哦,顺便说一下,第三封信上说的炸弹,已经被我安放在了公安局大楼里。”
" gāo nóngdù de yīyǎnghuàtàn. ò, shùnbiàn shuō yīxià, dì sān fēng xìn shàng shuō de zhàdán, yǐjīng bèi wǒ ānfàng zài le gōng'ānjú dàlóu lǐ.”
"Thick carbon monoxide. Incidentally, I've already planted the bomb mentioned in the third letter in the police station."
李探长惊了一下:“原来是调虎离山之计!”。
Lǐ tànzhǎng jīng le yīxià:" yuánlái shì diàohǔlíshān zhī jì!”.
Detective Li was alarmed. "Your plan all along was merely to lure us away from our headquarters!"
马上,李探长冷静了下来说:“我想打个电话。”
mǎshàng, Lǐ tànzhǎng lěngjìng le xiàlai shuō:" wǒ xiǎng dǎ ge diànhuà.”
Immediately, Detective Li said calmly, "I'd like to make a phone call."
“哦?打电话?你不怕爆炸吗?我还没玩够呢,哈哈......。你打吧,别耍什么花样,炸弹遥控器就在我手上。”
" ò? dǎ diànhuà? nǐ bù pà bàozhà ma? wǒ hái méi wánr gòu ne, hāhā....... nǐ dǎ ba, bié shuǎ shénme huāyàng, zhàdàn yáokòngqì jiù zài wǒ shǒushang.”
"Oh? Make a phone call? You're not worried about the explosion? I haven't finished with you yet, ha ha...Go ahead and call. Don't try anything, I have the detonator right here in my hand."
室内一氧化碳的浓度越来越高,李探长一边咳嗽一边背过身,双手扶着手机。
shìnèi yīyǎnghuàtàn de nóngdù yuèláiyuè gāo, Lǐ tànzhǎng yībiān késou yībiān bèiguò shēn, shuāngshǒu fú zhe shǒujī.
The density of carbon monoxide in the room was growing. Detective Li, coughing, turned around as he cradled his cell phone with both hands.
他犹豫了一秒钟。
tā yóuyù le yī miǎo zhōng.
He hesitated for a moment.
之后,果断按下了电话按键。
zhīhòu, guǒduàn àn xià le diànhuà ànjiàn.
Resolutely, he pressed down the dial button.
但是,电话那头始终没人接听,时间正一分一秒地过去。
dànshì, diànhuà nàtóu shǐzhōng méi rén jiētīng, shíjiān zhèng yīfēnyīmiǎo de guòqù.
However, there was no response from the other end. The minutes ticked away.
突然,电话接通了!
tūrán, diànhuà jiētōng le!
Suddenly, the phone was answered!

Key Vocabulary

追踪 zhuīzōng to pursue, to follow
dòng [measure word]
走廊 zǒuláng hallway
dào [measure word]
cuàn to dart
[measure word]
瓷砖 cízhuān tiled floor
湿漉漉 shīlùlù damp
聚光灯 jùguāngdēng spotlight
隐约 yǐnyuē faintly
扩音 kuòyīn to amplify
喇叭 lǎba horn
闪烁 shǎnshuò to blink, to flash
试探性 shìtànxìng tentatively
for
报仇 bàochóu to avenge
慢着 mànzhe ‘wait a minute‘
浓度 nóngdù concentration, concentrated
一氧化碳 yīyǎnghuàtàn carbon monoxide
调虎离山 diàohǔlíshān ‘to lure the enemy away from their base‘
冷静 lěngjìng calm
爆炸 bàozhà explosion
耍花样 shuǎ huāyàng to engage in chicanery
犹豫 yóuyù to hesitate
果断 guǒduàn resolutely
那头 nàtóu the other end
始终 shǐzhōng always
接听 jiētīng to answer (a phone call)
接通 jiētōng to connect

Supplementary Vocabulary

鼠窜 shǔcuàn to scamper off
逃窜 táocuàn to flee in all directions
隐形 yǐnxíng invisible
大约 dàyuē approximately
二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn carbon dioxide
三十六计 sānshíliùjì ‘The Thirty Six Strategies‘
调动 diàodòng to mobilize
调离 diàolí to remove from, to transfer from

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