《无人生还》内容梗概:
八个素不相识的人受邀来到“黑人岛”上。他们抵达后,接待他们的却只是管家特夫妇俩。用晚餐的时候,餐厅里的留声机忽然响起,指控他们宾客以及管家夫妇这十人都曾犯有谋杀罪。众人正在惶恐之际,来宾之一忽然死亡,噩梦由此开始了。
餐桌上有十个小瓷像。从第一天晚上开始的几天时间里,每天都有人按着儿歌里述说的方式死去,每死一个人,餐桌上的瓷瓶就会少掉一个。一时之间,人人自危,都希望能找出一个办法拯救自己的生命。
《无人生还》(And Then There Were None,1939年发行时书名为Ten Little Niggers,后改为Ten Little Indians),是著名的英国推理小说作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的作品,也是她生涯中最著名的作品之一,被认为是历史上成就最高的推理小说之一,出版于1939年,全球销量超过一亿册。
作者:阿加莎·克里斯蒂(Agatha Christie,1890-1976),被誉为举世公认的侦探推理小说女王。她的著作英文版销售量逾10亿册,而且还被译成百余种文字,销售量亦逾10亿册。她一生创作了80部侦探小说和短篇故事集,19部剧本,以及6部以玛丽·维斯特麦考特的笔名出版的小说。著作数量之丰仅次于莎士比亚。
《无人生还》讲述的是∶“十……”十个陌生人被引诱到德文郡沿海的小岛别墅里。晚餐时,一个隐蔽的声音指控他们掩盖了不为人知的犯罪事实。当晚,他们之中就有一人死亡。“九……”他们的主人没有露面。由于天气变化,这个小岛成了一个与世隔绝、充满凶险和幽闭恐怖的地方。“八……”一个古老的童谣在他们的脑际挥之不去。他们都意识到杀手不仅就在他们中间,而且随时准备再次动手。“七……”紧张气氛逐步升级,狡猾的隐蔽杀手似乎到了图穷匕见的地步,幸存者则力图比他先行一步。“最后一个也没剩下,只留下了十具尸体……无人生还."
Ten little nigger boys
十个小黑人
Ten little nigger boys went out to dine,
十个小黑人外出用餐,
One choked his little self,and then there were nine.
一个噎死还剩九个。
Nine little nigger boys sat up very late;
九个小黑人熬夜到很晚
One overslept himself, and then there were eight.
一个睡过头还剩八个。
Eight little nigger boys traveling in Devon;
八个小黑人到德文游玩,
One said he'd stay there ,and then there were seven.
一个说要留在那还剩七个。
Seven little nigger boys chopping up sticks;
七个小黑人在砍柴,
One chopped himself in half, and then there were six.
一个把自己砍成两半还剩六个。
Six little nigger boys playing with a hive;
六个小黑人玩蜂窝,
A bumble-bee stung one, and then there were five.
一只大黄蜂叮死一个还剩五个。
Five little nigger boys going in for law;
五个小黑人进法院,
One got in chancery, and the there were four.
一个被留下还剩四个。
Four little nigger boys going out to sea;
四个小黑人到海边,
A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.
一条红鲱鱼吞下一个还剩三个。
Three little nigger boys walking in the zoo;
三个小黑人走进动物园,
A big bear bugged one, and then there were two.
一只大熊抓走一个还剩两个。
Two little nigger boys sitting in the sun;
两个小黑人站在太阳下,
One got frizzled up, and then there was one.
一个被晒死只剩一个。
One little nigger boys living all alone;
一个小黑人太孤单,
He hung himself, and then there were none.
他吊死了自己一个也不剩。
嘛……大概就是鹅妈妈童谣的这个梗辣w
八个素不相识的人受邀来到海岛黑人岛上。他们抵达后,接待他们的却只是管家特夫妇俩。用晚餐的时候,餐厅里的留声机忽然响起,指控他们宾客以及管家夫妇这十人都曾犯有谋杀罪。众人正在惶恐之际,来宾之一忽然死亡,噩梦由此开始了。