现代版福尔摩斯绅士过头竟变书呆子

　　Then: In the books, John Watson was a former army surgeon injured in the second Afghan war of 1878-1880. He has often been portrayedas Holmes’ rather bumbling assistant.

　　过去：书中的约翰·华生曾是一名外科军医，在第二次阿富汗战役（1878-1880年）中负伤。作为福尔摩斯的助手，他通常被刻画成一个笨手笨脚的人。

　　Now: Watson has returned from the contemporary Afghan conflict, where he served as a doctor, and is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a result of the many horrific things he has witnessed. He is something of a lost soul, adrift in London, until he’s introduced to Holmes.

　　现在：作为军医的华生刚刚从阿富汗战场上归来，亲眼见证了种种骇人听闻的事件后，他患上了“战后心理创伤”。他就像一个迷失的灵魂，飘荡在伦敦街头，直到他结识了福尔摩斯。

　　According to Martin Freeman, the actor who portrays Watson in Sherlock, Watson is not just a sidekick, but also an “equal partner”, a “trustworthy companion”. Freeman describes Watson as “Sherlock’s eyes on the world, but also the world’s eyes on Sherlock, everything is filtered through John.” A review in The Daily Telegraph reads that “Watson provides many of the shows’ lighter moments, and is a more emotive soul relative to Cumberbatch’s often cold and detached Holmes.”

　　《神探夏洛克》剧中华生的扮演者马丁·弗瑞曼认为，华生不单单只是福尔摩斯的密友，他还是一个“同样出色的拍档”，一个“值得信任的伙计”。 弗瑞曼形容华生是“夏洛克·福尔摩斯观察世界的眼睛，但同时他也是世界观察福尔摩斯的眼睛，约翰·华生是这一切的见证者。”“华生多次成为该剧的亮点，同冷淡超然的福尔摩斯（本尼迪克特饰演）相比，他显得更有人情味。