In arguably the biggest (Sherlock) news of the century, Benedict Cumberbatch has announced that he and co-star Martin Freeman have signed up to make a fourth season of the BBC1 detective drama.
爆炸性新闻来了！《神探夏洛克》主演本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇日前宣布，他和另一位主演马丁·弗里曼已经签约，确认会继续出演这部在BBC1台播出的侦探剧。

"We've agreed to two more series but I could get into trouble for saying that," revealed Cumberbatch at the South Bank Show Awards this afternoon.
本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇今日下午在参加南方银行颁奖礼时表示：“我们已经同意再拍两季，不过我先透露了可能要挨训了。”

"All I know at the moment is I'm doing these three [episodes of the upcoming series] and another three."
“目前我了解的状况是：我正在拍第三季的三集，还会再拍三集。”

The star added that he would like to see the show continue beyond a fourth series but admitted it would depend on whether he, Freeman and co-creator Steven Moffat could find the time to do it.
他还表示，自己很乐意看到在第四季之后这部剧集还可以继续演下去。不过他也承认，这将取决于自己和弗里曼还有合伙制片人史蒂文·莫法特是否能抽出时间来。

"It just depends on Martin and I's availability, how long we can keep it going. It depends on Steven's ability. I'd love to keep it going."
“能继续拍几季，主要还是得看我和马丁的档期。这就要看史蒂文的能力咯，我是很希望可以继续下去。”

Moffat is also showrunner on Doctor Who, while both Cumberbatch and Freeman are rising Hollywood stars. Freeman is Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's ongoing Hobbit trilogy and Cumberbatch – as well as voicing characters in the same movies – is about to hit cinema screens as the enigmatic villain of Star Trek sequel Into Darkness.
史蒂文·莫法特还是英剧《神秘博士》制作人，而康伯巴奇和弗里曼两人在好莱坞的事业也是风生水起。弗里曼在彼得·杰克逊导演的《霍比特人》三部曲中饰演比尔博·巴金斯，康伯巴奇同样在该系列电影中配音。康伯巴奇还将在电影《星际迷航2：暗黑无界》中扮演神秘的反派角色。

Filming of Sherlock season three begins on Monday (18 March) with the series expected to air in the autumn.
《神探夏洛克》第三季将于下周与3月18日开始拍摄，有望在今年秋天播出。