The Great Gatsby — Page 50

我本来打算今晚穿它，但胸部太大了，不得不改。那是一件气蓝色的裙子，镶着薰衣草色的珠子。两百六十五美元。

I was going to wear it tonight, but it was too big in the bust and had to be altered. It was gas blue with lavender beads. Two hundred and sixty-five dollars.

「一个人能做出这种事，真是有点奇怪，」另一个女孩急切地说。「他不想跟任何人惹麻烦。」

"There's something funny about a fellow that'll do a thing like that," said the other girl eagerly. "He doesn't want any trouble with anybody."

「谁不想惹麻烦？」我问道。

"Who doesn't?" I inquired.

「盖茨比。有人告诉我——」

"Gatsby. Somebody told me—"

那两个女孩和乔丹凑在一起，低声耳语。

The two girls and Jordan leaned together confidentially.

「有人告诉我，他们认为他曾经杀过人。」

"Somebody told me they thought he killed a man once."

一阵兴奋的颤栗传遍了我们所有人。三位含糊先生俯身向前，急切地倾听着。

A thrill passed over all of us. The three Mr. Mumbles bent forward and listened eagerly.

「我觉得不是那回事，」露西尔怀疑地争辩道；「更有可能的是他在战争期间是个德国间谍。」

"I don't think it's so much that," argued Lucille sceptically; "It's more that he was a German spy during the war."

其中一个男人点头表示认同。

One of the men nodded in confirmation.

「我是从一个了解他一切的人那里听说的，那人跟他一起在德国长大，」他肯定地向我们保证。

"I heard that from a man who knew all about him, grew up with him in Germany," he assured us positively.

「哦，不，」第一个女孩说，「不可能是那样，因为他在战争期间是在美国军队里服役的。」当我们的信任又转回到她身上时，她热情地向前倾身。「你有时候看看他，当他以为没有人注意他的时候。我敢打赌他杀过人。」

"Oh, no," said the first girl, "it couldn't be that, because he was in the American army during the war." As our credulity switched back to her she leaned forward with enthusiasm. "You look at him sometimes when he thinks nobody's looking at him. I'll bet he killed a man."

她眯起眼睛，打了个寒战。露西尔也打了个寒战。我们都转过身，四处张望，寻找盖茨比。

She narrowed her eyes and shivered. Lucille shivered. We all turned and looked around for Gatsby.