《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter IV》第24节
“And Daisy ought to have something in her life,” murmured Jordan to me. “Does she want to see Gatsby?” “She’s not to know about it. Gatsby doesn’t want her to know. You’re just supposed to invite her to tea.” We passed a barrier of dark trees, and then the façade of Fifty-Ninth Street, a block of delicate pale light, beamed down into the park. Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan, I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs, and so I drew up the girl beside me, tightening my arms. Her wan, scornful mouth smiled, and so I drew her up again closer, this time to my face.
注释摘要
乔丹·贝克用一句轻柔但分量极重的话推动整个计划。"黛西理应在生活中拥有什么"，这话的措辞很有意思——"ought to have something in her life"，像是在说黛西的生活里缺了点什么，少了一份她配得上的东西。这既是闺蜜间的体己话，也是一种上流社会常有的心态：无聊的富家女应该被体贴地安排一点浪漫调剂。乔丹用这种口吻说出来，既显得关心，…