Thoughts given by Sherlock Holmes and the Duke’s Son
Written in the first chapter of the book Pride and Prejudice is an extraordinary sentence of which even a person who has had only a brief look upon the book will not fail to receive a deep impression-It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. In terms of Sherlock Holmes, we’d better alter the sentence into “It is a fact universally accepted by readers throughout the world that an excellent book in possession of our famous detective Sherlock Holmes is undoubtedly a masterpiece of all times.” Perhaps this is one of the most obvious explanations for the unrivaled popularity of “Holmes series” in the field of detective stories. Overwhelmed by the recommendations provided by my friends, I decided to take a look on this Sherlock Holmes and the Duke’s Son originally published by Oxford University Press.
As a whole, this book is about a case concerning the Duke’s missing son. Arthur, the Duke’s son, was found out in a certain morning to have disappeared, accompanied with which was also the disappearance of the German teacher. The school master Dr. Huxtable then turned to the famous detective of the time Sherlock Holmes for help. Realizing how tough and important the case is, Holmes immediately made up his mind to accept the case and followed Dr. Huxtable back to Mackleton by train. Having formed a rough idea about the whole matter, Holmes probed into the case immediately and had a careful investigation of the entire area shortly after the arrival, during the process of which he discovered the body of the German teacher Heidegger. Finally, primarily due to his prominent ability as a detective, he managed to unravel the mystery and obtained the twelve thousand pounds promised by the Duke.
Having once started reading this fiction, I was completely immersed in the mysterious story presented by the book. As the saying goes, “Well begun, half done”. At the beginning of the story, just like many other detective stories, the author gives us a brief description of the condition by the words of a client. However, unlike other ones, this story first delineates the client’s strange behavior at length to indicate the severity of the incident in order to attract the readers to continue reading it. As is known to all, vivid depiction is essential to detective stories since it can help the readers understand each figure’s characteristics and visualize the scenes, thus making the story more authentic and attractive. Therefore, trying to present a “real world” to his readership, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the original “Holmes series”, has skillfully arranged the plots of the whole story from the perspective of Dr. Watson, a character not so specialized in discovering the truth hidden behind the enigmatic happenings as Holmes but so loyal to Sherlock Homes as a friend that he always accompanies Holmes wherever he goes. In this way, he elaborately depicted every scene and character in the book, Apart from the special start, the ending of the whole story, being dramatic but reasonable, is certainly an outstanding one. After all, except the author himself, who knows that the Duke’s seemingly ordinary secretary is in fact the Duke’s bastard? In addition, who knows that the Duke actually has already been acquainted with the whole thing before Holmes solves this complicated problem? Yet, surprising as it is, this ending seems so natural that it fits all the plots of the story perfectly well. While enjoying this wonderful story, I could do nothing but admire the wonderful design of this masterpiece as well as the author’s gorgeous writing skill. Closing my eyes, I can even “see” the story happening just like watching a film. Not until then did I understand why the Japanese cartoon film Detective Conan used this “Conan” as the name of its hero.
As far as I am concerned, nothing is more admirable and surprising in the hero Sherlock Homes than his profound knowledge which has certainly assisted him a lot when he was studying the case. Take the bicycle tyres for instance, Holmes actually is capable of recognizing 42 different varieties of bicycle tyres. What’s more, according to his other stories, Holmes has studied different kinds of newspapers, cigarettes, people’s footprints and other special things as well. Therefore, he seems to have the mastery of anything relevant to the cases he deals with. Except for his illimitable knowledge, Holmes also specializes in arranging the facts in order and then finding the fact leading him to a GREat discovery or even the truth itself. From his speaking “Every mystery has an answer”, we can readily shape the impression of a man with great intelligence and inflexible will. In this case, after getting rid of unrelated facts, Sherlock Homes eventually grasped the clue and discovered the amazing fact.

我最爱看的是《福尔摩斯》。这本书写了"侦探"福尔摩斯聪明，机智地破了许许多多的案子。讲述了一个又一个精彩的故事，使读者身临其境。福尔摩斯有点“怪”，他精通解剖学，也是一流的药剂师，但他从来没有系统地学过医学。他孜孜不倦地研究一些科学，还利用自己的身体做实验，每天都要服用三次可卡因。这不是一般人做得到的。
　　福尔摩斯有很多地方值得我们学习的，比如：他遇到困难时从不紧张，冷静面对，而我们遇到一点困难就退缩。也许，就是他的种种与众不同吸引了我。

福尔摩斯做事别树一帜的风格对我也有了很大的帮助：面对领导布置的任务，我竭尽所能地完成。在和孩子们玩游戏的过程中，我也常常别出心裁，使用我创造的一些新游戏，让孩子们在游戏中学习知识和本领……
　　福尔摩斯是一个坚强的人，有一次中了手枪子弹，仍然把罪犯抓住了，我也该向福尔摩斯学习，所以遇到困难时，我也很少痛哭。

A horse in a famous horse racing - the "silver" - have gone missing, Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson went to the stables in dartmoor. "Silver" is a week after a series of the favourites, its owner Mr Ross with confidence to win the game. But first he has to find his horse. This case also a dead - John, rick, "silver" horse trainer. His wife in not far from the stable mud his body was found. Gregory inspector to find out the murderer, but he and Mr. Ross has draw the wrong conclusion.

自从我看完《福尔摩斯探案集》后，福尔摩斯——这个有着鹰钩鼻、头戴猎帽、身材消瘦、肩披风衣、口衔烟斗的人就永远活在了我的心中。他遇事冷静，思维敏捷，还有他那敏锐的观察力和合理的推理分析是破案的关键。 作者柯南道尔，在写文章的时候，有大量的心理活动、神态变化、对话、动作细节描写，使读者看得津津有味，不会感到枯燥无味。在心理活动方面，作者把自己的一切想法都全部写出来，不做一点保留，让人情不自禁地跟着作者一块儿推测判断;而神态变化的描写则引人入胜，那一个人的表情仿佛就在你眼前上演一样;动作细节非常细致，每一个人的每一个动作都被作者捕捉到了，没有一个遗漏。这让我知道，写一篇优秀的文章，是少不了细节描写的。 在小说的任何一个案件中，几乎每一件案子的发生都是不可思议，在案件的发展中,又有许多变化，令人目不暇接。 但是随着福尔摩斯的分析，这个故事就慢慢地清晰。所有的事都在情理之中，却又在意料之外。每一条线索都来地自然，流畅，我根本无法找出丝毫破绽。于是我惊叹于福尔摩斯惊人的推理能力。