"Most people will watch, but they will not observe," he said. "In fact, you can tell a person's nationality from his face and his industry from his hands at a glance; Everything else can also be seen from his steps, manners, bracelet ornaments and lines stuck on his clothes.
A patient came into the room where I was teaching some medical students. Ladies and gentlemen, I said, "This gentleman is a soldier of the Highland Army in Scotland, and may be a member of a military band." I pointed out that he swaggered around like a bagpiper in the Highlands of Scotland. He is short. If he is a soldier, he may be a military musician. But he insisted that he was a shoemaker and never joined the army.
"I asked him to take off his shirt and saw a small blue' D' brand on his skin. During the Crimean War, deserters were branded as usual. He finally admitted that he was a band member of the Highland Army. Very simple. "
A man listened and said, "Dr. Bell can almost be Sherlock Holmes." Dr. Bell immediately shouted, "Dear Sir, I am Sherlock Holmes."
Conan Doyle admitted in his autobiography that he was really inspired by Dr. Bell to write the immortal detective in the novel.
Holmes' deductive and analytical rules are often talked about by Dr. Bell in real life. "I have always taught students to pay attention to the importance of observing people in detail, and trivial things contain endless meanings," Dr. Bell once told a reporter. "No matter what kind of handicrafts you make, you will almost leave a mark on your hand. The scars on miners' hands are different from those on masons' hands. The calluses on the hands of carpenters are different from those on the hands of plasterers. Soldiers and sailors walk differently. Especially for women, observant doctors can often accurately guess which part of her body is sick. "Dr. Bell believes that both doctors and detectives must cultivate observation, and anyone who develops this ability can make life rich and interesting. After his death, his sister, Mrs. Stevie, recalled: "When the family went out to travel by train, he would tell us where other passengers on the bus came from, where they were going, and their occupations and habits. "Don't talk to them, he knows everything. Later, he confirmed that the observation was correct. We all thought he was a magician. "
One afternoon, Dr. Bell was working in the Royal Hospital when someone knocked at the door. "Come in," he said, and then came in alone. Dr. Bell stared at him. "Why are you upset?"
"How do you know I'm upset?"
"Even knock four times when knocking at the door. It is enough for the average person to knock twice, up to three times. "
That man is really in trouble.
Doyle once said to his visitors, "Dr. Bell sits in his reception room and likes to make a diagnosis before the patient opens his mouth." Tell their symptoms, even tell the trivial details of their past lives. Almost foolproof. "
Dr. Bell proves to students every day that observation is not magic, but science. At the Royal Hospital, a man came in and said, "It's a shoemaker." Later, he explained to the students: "The wear of the inner knee of his trousers is a unique feature of the shoemaker. That's where they put the shoe anvil. "
Doyle was a student assistant to Dr. Bell when he was young. Once, a patient came in. Dr. Bell asked, "You came from Cheng Nan today and walked all the way through the golf course. Did you have a good time? " The patient said, "Hello, have you seen me?" Dr. Bell didn't see him, but explained, "It rained heavily today, so the red mud on the golf course stuck to his boots." There is no such soil anywhere else. "
Doyle once mentioned an example of Dr. Bell's careful observation in his autobiography. The doctor looked at the outpatient silently for a while and said, "You used to serve in the army and belonged to the Scottish Highland Army. You just retired. "
"yes."
"Is it a sergeant class, stationed in Barbados?"
"yes."
Dr. Bell turned to his students and said, "You see, he is a polite man, but he doesn't take off his hat. The army does not take off its hat. If it has been retired for a long time, it should have learned the habits of civilians. He is dignified and obviously Scottish. As for Ba Bedoz, he suffers from elephantiasis, which proves that he is stationed in the West Indies. " A few years later, Doyle still remembers this incident vividly, and repeated it in detail in Sherlock Holmes' detective novel Greek Interpretation.
Doyle graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 188 1. Hang up the brand of ophthalmologist. Six years later, the door is still empty. I turned to writing because I was eager to increase my income. It wasn't very good at first, but later, influenced by French novelists Gaborone and Poe, I decided to try to write detective novels. He wants to write a detective who doesn't fall into the trap of his predecessors.
"I thought of my teacher, Bell," Doyle recalled in his autobiography. "If he is a detective, he will definitely turn this interesting and unorganized business into a career close to rigorous science. The more I think about it, the more interested I am. What should I name this role? "
He thought that English cricketers and another famous American writer were both called Sherlock Holmes, so he named his detective Sherlock Holmes. 1887, the first Sherlock Holmes novel "Burton's Christmas Yearbook" was published, which did not immediately cause a sensation. But it caught the attention of an American editor and ordered more Sherlock Holmes novels from him two years later. Since then, the detective has become an immortal figure in literature.
Doyle's writing is vivid, and every Sherlock Holmes novel has aroused the discussion of countless enthusiastic readers in Europe and America. In the legend of Novo Architects, a crazy young man broke into Holmes' apartment in Baker Street and claimed his name as John MacFarlane. Holmes replied lazily, "You announced your name like this, as if I should have heard a lot about you.". In fact, I only know a little about you, except that you are unmarried, a lawyer, a member of a fraternity and have asthma. "
Dr bell is not always right. But he has a sense of humor. Whenever a visitor asks him to tell his strange stories, he likes to tell the story of his visit to a bedridden patient. "Aren't you a member of a military band?" Dr. Bell leaned over to ask the patient questions. "Yes," said the patient. Dr. Bell proudly turned to the students and said, "Look, gentlemen, it's very simple. His facial muscle paralysis is caused by playing too many musical instruments. Just ask him to confirm. What instrument do you play? "
The patient propped himself up on his elbow and said, "Doctor, I play the big drum!" " "
Arthur. Conan Doyle, an outstanding British detective novelist and playwright, is known as the "father of detective novels" in Britain. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 22nd, 1859, ranking third, and has two sisters in the world. I like literature since I was a child. 14 years old, able to read English and French literary works, outstanding poetry creation. I edited the school magazine when I was in middle school. 1882 (aged 23) graduated from the Medical College of Edinburgh University and began to practice medicine; 1885, obtained the medical doctor's degree of the same school.
When Conan Doyle started practicing medicine in the southwest, he kept contributing to Conhill magazine. Joseph, a surgeon at Edinburgh University Hospital. In order to make the explanation lively and interesting, Bell encouraged students to make accurate observation and logical reasoning on patients, and make necessary judgments like observing and judging left-handed shoemakers or non-commissioned officers retired from the Plateau Corps. Deeply inspired, Conan Doyle formed a story in his mind: a detective with a high scientific mind met a murder case, and the perpetrator disguised as a driver ... This story is a draft of the study of blood characters. After careful consideration, the detective's name is Sherlock? Holmes.
The Complete Works of Sherlock Holmes consists of four novels and 56 short stories. The first novel, A Study of Blood Characters, was completed on 1886, and published in Beaton Christmas Yearbook every other year with other works. As a novelist, Conan Doyle realized that his master must have a foil. In this way, the study of the word "blood" is described in the form of Dr. Watson's recollection, which has laid the groundwork for many side notes in the future.
The editor of lippincott magazine saw the novel and invited Conan? Doyle went on to write a detective novel about Sherlock Holmes. The Four Signs published by 1890 objectively reflected the colonial plunder of India and achieved great success. Gradually, Sherlock? Holmes immediately became a famous figure in English literature. Conan? Doyle has written six short stories successively: The Secret History of Bo Gong, The Red Hair Society, The Case of Identity, The Secret Case of Boscomby Valley, Five Orange Nuclei and The Man with Crooked Lips, which aroused great interest and had a far-reaching impact. Coast magazine asked Conan Doyle to write more similar stories for them. So Conan Doyle began to write the second batch of stories. The second batch of six articles, together with the first batch, was included in the adventure history at 1892. At the same time, seaside magazine also sent a message to Conan? At the invitation of Doyle, stories led by 12 Yinma were published in succession in 1892, and memoirs were published in 1894.
Conan at this time? Doyle was determined not to write such stories again, so in the last case, Holmes was killed by tumbling in the abyss. The move caused an uproar among readers, with more than 20,000 people canceling their subscriptions to the serial novel TheStrandMagazine, and even his mother protested.
190 1 year, Conan? Doyle heard a friend tell the legend of Dartmoor, so he conceived a magical story about a family being chased by ghostly hounds. This is the third novel The Hound of the Baskerville published by 1902, which successfully aroused the hope of readers and publishers for Sherlock Holmes. 1903 44 years old, Conan? Doyle finally arranged the return of Sherlock Holmes in the empty house, completed 12 short stories, and 1905 was integrated into the return. Uncanny valley is his fourth novel, which was completed on1915; The Last Tribute was compiled by 19 17, and included eight short stories. Because the background of the story was fully combined with the political and economic situation at that time, it was a sensation after the broadcast, and many people even thought it was true. The new detective novel published by 1927 is the last work in his later years, including *** 12 short stories; Conan after that Doyle arranged for Holmes to live in seclusion in the southern countryside of England and concentrate on beekeeping.
1900, Conan? Doyle went to South Africa as a military doctor and participated in the pre-war war. He was knighted for his outstanding performance in the field hospital. 1930 passed away on July 7th at the age of 7 1.
When Conan Doyle revealed on page 18 of The Study of Blood Characters how Holmes first saw Dr. Watson go to Afghanistan, my curiosity was tickled like Watson's. But to be honest, I'm a little dissatisfied with Holmes' answer. He said: "This gentleman has the demeanor of a medical worker, but he is the spirit of a soldier ..." Although he used very "real" observations such as skin color, the words "demeanor" and "spirit" are too empty, which makes people feel that this is the author's helplessness.
After working for several years, my idea was challenged. For example, I graduated from a university of science and engineering, but I entered the publishing house, and most of my college classmates are engaged in research, technology or business related to their majors. When we were together again three years later, I discovered our "different characteristics" because of our "occupation".
Because of my work, I often have to deal with many people, so I won't wear office white-collar professional clothes, but I won't be too sloppy. What I wear is casual but not very casual. The height of the heel of leather shoes will never exceed three centimeters. My classmate, who is still a graduate student at school, wears fuzzy clothes. For example, a dark green cotton-padded jacket, a purple sweater, and outdated pants below, which have been deformed after wearing for too long. Although my business classmate won't wear a straight suit at the class reunion, he may take off his tie, or wear a leisure suit without a tie, or a sweater and trench coat with good texture, but it won't be weird or fuzzy, and leather shoes will always be clean and shiny.
Of course, more differences are reflected in the topics we care about, the angles and views on the same thing, the language habits and tone when speaking. Taken together, all of the above have become "vague words" such as "temperament" and "demeanor". We can't say that as "college classmates", our original temperament and demeanor are the same or similar, but there is no doubt that the changes in this respect after people enter the working stage are more related to their careers. When you go deep into a professional field, such shaping is not only a change in appearance, but also a reflection of your view on things and your perspective and practice on the same thing.
Cui Jian exemplified the bodyguard in the freestyle dialogue. He said that the bodyguard finally blocked the bullet with his body, and he would say, "This is my profession, and I should die before you." And the same thing, in the eyes of others, may be said to be because of love or "you are a great musician." This actually means that under the same circumstances, if you are not a bodyguard, it is natural for you not to block that bullet; If you are a bodyguard and don't stop that bullet, you are at least not the best bodyguard. This is professional ethics.
A friend of mine, whose husband is a photojournalist of Xinhua News Agency, has been stationed in Hong Kong for two and a half years, and will be able to take his wife and lovely son who just turned two years old home in half a year. However, after the "911incident", the United States launched an attack on Afghanistan, and he was directly transferred to Afghanistan by the Asia-Pacific Division. It doesn't matter to him whether he wants to be a war correspondent whose life is in danger at any time. What really determines his mission is that he is a reporter and needs to obey professional arrangements.
The characteristic of this profession is not as strict as the control of people by law, but it is a professional standard to judge whether you are qualified or excellent. For example, when the United States bombed Yugoslavia, all journalists were ordered to evacuate, and only CNN reporters stayed in the bombing area voluntarily-no one accused those reporters who evacuated that they should not be or were wrong, but almost everyone admired the professional ethics of CNN reporters, that is, news is the first life. By the same token, people respect the firefighters who rushed into the fire in the "9. 1 1 incident" because at that moment, they followed their professional ethics. People may respect them, but for them, they just follow their own professional ethics. It's that simple.
More and more people use "professional ethics" to measure a person or a thing. In different occupations, different personalities of different people are shaped by emphasizing "professional ethics", and even sometimes it shapes your way of thinking.
A friend of mine in Taiwan Province Province studied computer in university, specializing in information management-helping the company design management software, such as financial management and personnel management. She said that after studying, she found that this is not only a technical problem, but also a question of how you think and solve problems, which is related to the world outlook and methodology. For example, when she designs an information management software for a company, she first needs to understand the management mode of the company, and then use a method to analyze it, so as to establish a software model suitable for this management mode. She can choose to use the Structure method or the Object method. These are two completely different methods, which are actually changing or shaping the way you look at and solve problems. This is what the profession teaches you.
Coincidentally, another friend of mine who studied acting turned director and producer for ten years. His experience is: I am an emotional person. Although there are theories in performance, more often, the performers are not based on any theories, but on feelings and even intuitive understanding of the characters. Sometimes, when you deliberately analyze a character, you will find that the passion of the original performance is gone, and it is better to perform without analysis.
Of course, this is not completely absolute, "but for an excellent actor, it is absolutely necessary to keep and mobilize the passion of performance at any time." He said. However, when he turned to production, he found that the sensibility of the past absolute composition turned into rationality a little bit-this reversal is not only the consciousness of career choice, but also the training of his professional characteristics. "This change is bitter, but it is very beneficial. I think I will go back to be an actor today, and I will do better than before-better adjust the contradiction between sensibility and rationality and make better use of their strengths. If I were an actor and content to be just an actor, I might not be trained as I am now. In fact, this is why an excellent actor is often the reason why he can keep the passion of performance and think like a director. "
A person's change, the shaping of a personality trait, can't completely come from his career. It may be more accurate to use the word "life". But there is no doubt that people usually define their social roles by occupation, rather than applying an empty life. In a professional society, occupation is more specific and accurate than life. We can even say that when a person chooses a career, he chooses his own life and what kind of person he wants to be. (Editor: Dickie)