《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter I》第12节
“Never.” “Well, you ought to see her. She’s—” Tom Buchanan, who had been hovering restlessly about the room, stopped and rested his hand on my shoulder. “What you doing, Nick?” “I’m a bond man.” “Who with?” I told him. “Never heard of them,” he remarked decisively. This annoyed me. “You will,” I answered shortly. “You will if you stay in the East.” “Oh, I’ll stay in the East, don’t you worry,” he said, glancing at Daisy and then back at me, as if he were alert for something more. “I’d be a God damned fool to live anywhere else.” At this point Miss Baker said: “Absolutely!” with such suddenness that I started—it was the first word she had uttered since I came into the room. Evidently it surprised her as much as it did me, for she yawned and with a series of rapid, deft movements stood up into the room. “I’m stiff,” she complained, “I’ve been lying on that sofa for as long as I can remember.” “Don’t look at me,” Daisy retorted, “I’ve been trying to get you to New York all afternoon.” “No, thanks,” said Miss Baker to the four cocktails just in from the pantry. “I’m absolutely in training.”
注释摘要
这段对话的节奏非常快，话题像断线的珠子一样跳来跳去，但这正暴露了房间里每个人紧张而动荡的内心。黛西关于女儿的话还没说完，就被她丈夫汤姆粗暴地打断了。汤姆一直焦躁地在房间里转悠，现在他把那只沉重的手按在尼克肩上，这个动作本身就带着一种不容置疑的支配感。他没寒暄，直接盘问：“你干什么的，尼克？”“我做债券生意。”“哪家公司？”尼克刚回答完，汤姆便斩钉截铁地丢下…