A Room with a View — Page 3

他大概是想在她们融入圈子之前就与她们结识。

He was probably trying to become acquainted with them before they got into the swim.

于是她听到他跟她搭话时，便装出一副茫然的表情，然后说道：

So she assumed a dazed expression when he spoke to her, and then said:

「风景？哦，风景！风景真是令人心旷神怡！」

"A view? Oh, a view! How delightful a view is!"

「这是我儿子，」老人说，「他叫乔治。他也能看到风景。」

"This is my son," said the old man; "his name's George. He has a view too."

「啊，」巴特利特小姐说，同时制止了正要开口的露西。

"Ah," said Miss Bartlett, repressing Lucy, who was about to speak.

「我的意思是，」他继续说道，「你们可以住我们的房间，我们住你们的。我们换一换。」

"What I mean," he continued, "is that you can have our rooms, and we'll have yours. We'll change."

较为体面的游客对此感到震惊，并对这两位新来者深表同情。

The better class of tourist was shocked at this, and sympathized with the new-comers.

巴特利特小姐回应时，尽量少张嘴，说道：「非常感谢您的好意；但这是不可能的。」

Miss Bartlett, in reply, opened her mouth as little as possible, and said "Thank you very much indeed; that is out of the question."

「为什么？」老人问道，双拳撑在桌上。

"Why?" said the old man, with both fists on the table.

「因为这根本就是不可能的，谢谢您。」

"Because it is quite out of the question, thank you."

「您瞧，我们不太愿意接受——」露西开口说道。她的表姐再次打断了她。

"You see, we don't like to take—" began Lucy. Her cousin again repressed her.

「但为什么呢？」他坚持追问。「女人喜欢欣赏风景；男人不在乎。」

"But why?" he persisted. "Women like looking at a view; men don't."

他像个顽皮的孩子般用拳头敲着桌子，转向儿子说：「乔治，去劝说她们！」

And he thumped with his fists like a naughty child, and turned to his son, saying, "George, persuade them!"

「她们应该住那些房间，这是显而易见的，」儿子说。「没有什么好争的。」

"It's so obvious they should have the rooms," said the son. "There's nothing else to say."

他说话时没有看那两位女士，但他的声音里透着困惑与惆怅。

He did not look at the ladies as he spoke, but his voice was perplexed and sorrowful.