The "Sherlock" Season 3 mini-episode, "Many Happy Returns," has been posted online early by the good people at the BBC. Now you can watch Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman in the short video -- the story introduces everything you need for the upcoming season.
今日早些时候,BBC发布了《神探夏洛克》第三季先行篇之圣诞迷你集《Many Happy Returns》,现在你就可以在上面的视频里看到卷福和潮爷。故事虽然短小但信息量十足,也让人对大侦探先生第三季的满血复活更加期待。

While the exact timing of the story is not mentioned, some time has obviously passed since Sherlock Holmes' "death" at the end of Season 2. A shaggy, obviously desperate man (probably a disgraced police detective) has compiled evidence that indicates the continued survival of Sherlock. That evidence spans the world, from Buddhist temples to European court cases.
故事并没有明确地指出具体的时间,只是距第二季结尾夏洛克“假死”已经有一段时间了。潦倒的安德森顶着一头乱发(大概是被降职了),他对雷斯垂德探长提出一系列证据,对夏洛克之死表示怀疑。证据遍布世界,从佛教寺庙到欧洲的诉讼案件,都表明大侦探还活着。

But Detective Inspector Lestrade (Rupert Graves) isn't buying it. He knows Sherlock is dead.
但探长雷斯垂德(拉珀特·格雷夫斯饰)却不买账。他确信夏洛克之死是板上钉钉的事实。

It seems that Dr. John Watson sadly shares that view, even if he really, really doesn't want to. When Lestrade shows up with an extended version of Sherlock's birthday greeting to Watson, that becomes very, very clear. The filmed version of the detective mixes in his trademark insulting observation with some actual emotion. And of course there must be a little bit of foreshadowing too:
华生似乎也只能悲痛得承认夏洛克已死的事实,尽管他是一百万个不情愿。当雷斯垂德交给他一盘未剪辑版夏洛克生日祝福录像时,我们可以明显地感受到华生的悲伤。视频里的夏洛克还是他那典型的吐槽风格,但也有对华生的一片真情。当然视频里还透露出一丝前兆:

"I can tell you what you could do. You could stop being dead." -- Watson
"OK." -- Sherlock
华生:“让我来告诉你,你该为我生日做些什么。你不该死。”
夏洛克:“好。”

The mini-episode ends with two obvious warnings of what is to come. First, Watson emotionally watches Sherlock's birthday farewell, "Oh, and don't worry. I'm going to be with you again ... very soon." A moment later we see Lestrade on the street, where a newspaper headline reads "The Game Is Back On."
迷你集结尾给了我们两个重大暗示。一是在华生伤感地看夏洛克生日祝福视频时,大侦探说:“别担心,我很快就会和你重聚了。” 二是在之后雷斯垂德身现街头的一个镜头里,我们看到了名为“游戏继续”的报纸大标题。

"Sherlock" Season 3 will premiere on Jan. 1 in the U.K. and on Jan. 19 in the U.S.
第三季正片将于明年1月1日在英国播出,1月19日在美国播出。