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然后我沿着车道慢慢走离房子,打算在大门旁等候。

Then I walked slowly down the drive away from the house, intending to wait by the gate.

我还没走二十码,就听到有人叫我的名字,盖茨比从两丛灌木之间走上了小路。

I hadn't gone twenty yards when I heard my name and Gatsby stepped from between two bushes into the path.

那时我一定感觉相当怪异,因为我脑子里只想得到他那件粉色西装在月光下散发的光亮。

I must have felt pretty weird by that time, because I could think of nothing except the luminosity of his pink suit under the moon.

「你在干什么?」我问道。

"What are you doing?" I inquired.

「只是站在这里,老兄。」

"Just standing here, old sport."

不知为何,这似乎是一种卑劣的行为。

Somehow, that seemed a despicable occupation.

就我所知,他随时可能去打劫那栋房子;如果他身后的黑暗灌木丛中出现几张阴险的脸——「沃尔夫山姆的人」——我也不会感到惊讶。

For all I knew he was going to rob the house in a moment; I wouldn't have been surprised to see sinister faces, the faces of "Wolfshiem's people," behind him in the dark shrubbery.

「你在路上有没有看到什么意外?」过了一会儿他问道。

"Did you see any trouble on the road?" he asked after a minute.

「有。」

"Yes."

他迟疑了一下。

He hesitated.

「她死了吗?」

"Was she killed?"

「是的。」

"Yes."

「我就猜到了;我告诉黛西我猜到了。一次承受所有的打击反而好些。她撑得相当不错。」

"I thought so; I told Daisy I thought so. It's better that the shock should all come at once. She stood it pretty well."

他说话的语气仿佛黛西的反应是唯一重要的事。

He spoke as if Daisy's reaction was the only thing that mattered.

「我从一条小路回到西卵,」他继续说,「把车停在我的车库里。我不认为有人看见我们,但当然我无法确定。」

"I got to West Egg by a side road," he went on, "and left the car in my garage. I don't think anybody saw us, but of course I can't be sure."

此时我已经非常厌恶他,觉得没有必要告诉他他错了。

I disliked him so much by this time that I didn't find it necessary to tell him he was wrong.

「那个女人是谁?」他问道。

"Who was the woman?" he inquired.

「她叫威尔逊。她丈夫开了一家车库。」

"Her name was Wilson. Her husband owns the garage.

Vocabulary

Then
表示接下来发生的事情,然后
walked
walk的过去式,步行,走路
slowly
缓慢地,不快地
down
向下,沿着(某方向)走
drive
此处指通往房屋的私人车道
away
离开,远离某处
house
房子,住宅
intending
打算,有意图做某事
wait
等待,停留直到某事发生
by
在……旁边,靠近
gate
大门,出入口的门
gone
go的过去分词,已走,已离开
twenty
数字二十
yards
码,英制长度单位,约0.9米
when
当……时候,引导时间状语从句
heard
hear的过去式,听到
name
名字,姓名
stepped
step的过去式,迈步,踏入
between
在两者之间
bushes
灌木丛,低矮的丛生植物
into
进入,表示动作方向
path
小路,小径
must
情态动词,表示推测或必须
felt
feel的过去式,感觉,感受到
pretty
此处作副词,相当于quite,相当地
weird
奇怪的,诡异的,令人不安的
time
时间,时刻
because
因为,引导原因状语从句
could
can的过去式,能够,可以
think
思考,想到
nothing
什么都没有,毫无
except
除了……之外,不包括
luminosity
发光性,明亮度,光辉
pink
粉红色的
suit
西装,套装
under
在……下面,在……之下
moon
月亮,月球
inquired
inquire的过去式,询问,打听
Just
只是,仅仅
standing
stand的现在分词,站立着
here
这里,此处
old
此处为称呼语,老兄,老伙计
sport
此处为英式口语称呼,伙计,老兄
Somehow
不知为何,以某种方式
seemed
seem的过去式,似乎,好像
despicable
卑鄙的,可鄙的,令人鄙视的
occupation
此处指所做的事,行为,行动
all
所有,一切
knew
know的过去式,知道,了解
rob
抢劫,偷盗某人或某地
moment
片刻,瞬间,一会儿
would
will的过去式,表示推测或意愿
surprised
感到惊讶的,出乎意料的
see
看见,看到
sinister
险恶的,不祥的,邪恶的
faces
face的复数,面孔,脸
people
人们,人员,手下
behind
在……后面,在……背后
dark
黑暗的,昏暗的
shrubbery
灌木丛,种有灌木的地方
any
任何,用于疑问或否定句
trouble
麻烦,问题,困难
road
道路,公路
asked
ask的过去式,询问,提问
after
在……之后
minute
分钟,片刻
hesitated
hesitate的过去式,犹豫,迟疑
killed
kill的过去式,被杀死,死亡
thought
think的过去式,认为,想
so
是这样,用于表示确认
told
tell的过去式,告诉,说
better
更好的,较好地
shock
震惊,打击,冲击
should
情态动词,应该,表示建议
come
来,到来
once
立刻,马上,一次
stood
stand的过去式,此处指承受,忍受
well
好,良好地
spoke
speak的过去式,说话,讲
as
如同,作为,引导状语从句
if
如果,假如,引导条件从句
reaction
反应,回应,应对方式
only
唯一的,仅仅,只有
thing
事情,事物
mattered
matter的过去式,重要,有关系
got
get的过去式,到达,得到
West
西方,此处为地名West Egg一部分
side
一侧,边,方面
went
go的过去式,去,走
left
leave的过去式,留下,离开
car
汽车,轿车
garage
车库,停车场
anybody
任何人,有没有人
saw
see的过去式,看见,目睹
but
但是,表示转折
course
of course表示当然,自然
sure
确定的,肯定的
disliked
dislike的过去式,不喜欢,厌恶
much
非常,很,大量
find
发现,认为,觉得
necessary
必要的,有必要的
tell
告诉,说明
wrong
错误的,不对的
woman
女人,成年女性
husband
丈夫,配偶中的男方
owns
own的第三人称单数,拥有,持有
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