The Great Gatsby — Page 11

她伸展着全身，躺在长沙发她那一端，一动不动，下巴微微抬起，仿佛正在上面平衡着什么东西，随时可能掉落。

She was extended full length at her end of the divan, completely motionless, and with her chin raised a little, as if she were balancing something on it which was quite likely to fall.

如果她用眼角看见了我，也没有流露出任何迹象——事实上，我几乎忍不住想要喃喃道歉，为自己进来打扰了她。

If she saw me out of the corner of her eyes she gave no hint of it—indeed, I was almost surprised into murmuring an apology for having disturbed her by coming in.

另一位女孩黛西试图站起来——她微微向前倾，神情认真——随后她笑了，那是一种荒诞而迷人的轻笑，我也跟着笑了，走进了房间。

The other girl, Daisy, made an attempt to rise—she leaned slightly forward with a conscientious expression—then she laughed, an absurd, charming little laugh, and I laughed too and came forward into the room.

「我高兴得瘫——瘫痪了。」

"I'm p-paralysed with happiness."

她又笑了，仿佛自己说了什么十分机智的话，握着我的手片刻，仰望着我的脸，表示这世上她最想见到的人就是我。

She laughed again, as if she said something very witty, and held my hand for a moment, looking up into my face, promising that there was no one in the world she so much wanted to see.

这是她惯常的方式。她低声暗示，那位保持平衡姿势的女孩姓贝克。

That was a way she had. She hinted in a murmur that the surname of the balancing girl was Baker.

（我听说过，黛西的喃喃细语不过是为了让人们向她靠近；这个不太相关的批评，却丝毫不影响她的迷人之处。）

(I've heard it said that Daisy's murmur was only to make people lean toward her; an irrelevant criticism that made it no less charming.)

不管怎样，贝克小姐的嘴唇轻轻颤动了一下，几乎察觉不到地向我点了点头，然后迅速地把头仰了回去——她正在平衡的那个东西显然稍稍晃动了一下，让她略感惊慌。

At any rate, Miss Baker's lips fluttered, she nodded at me almost imperceptibly, and then quickly tipped her head back again—the object she was balancing had obviously tottered a little and given her something of a fright.

道歉的话又一次涌上我的嘴边。几乎任何一种完全自给自足的表现，都会让我情不自禁地肃然起敬。

Again a sort of apology arose to my lips. Almost any exhibition of complete self-sufficiency draws a stunned tribute from me.