Lesson 3 Rope《绳》by Katherine Anne Porter(14)

黄源深English Book7 第3课 Lesson Three Rope的部分译文

吗？再说，她把他当成什么，一个三岁的白痴吗？跟她在一起生活，麻烦就麻烦在她需要一个比她软弱的男人，能听凭她数落和作威作福。老天在上，他真希望他们有两个孩子，她可以拿他们出气。他也许能耳根清净些。

Her face changed at this, she reminded him he had forgot the coffee and had bought a worthless piece of rope. And when she thought of all the things they actually needed to make the place even decently fit to live in, well, she could cry, that was all. She looked so forlorn, so lost and despairing he couldn't believe it was only a piece of rope that was causing all the racket. What was the matter, for God's sake?

一听到这话，她的脸顿时变色；她提醒他，是他忘了买咖啡，还带回来一条毫无用处的绳。只要一想到，为了要像