《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter VI》第7节
“Did you have a nice ride?” “Very good roads around here.” “I suppose the automobiles—” “Yeah.” Moved by an irresistible impulse, Gatsby turned to Tom, who had accepted the introduction as a stranger. “I believe we’ve met somewhere before, Mr. Buchanan.” “Oh, yes,” said Tom, gruffly polite, but obviously not remembering. “So we did. I remember very well.” “About two weeks ago.” “That’s right. You were with Nick here.” “I know your wife,” continued Gatsby, almost aggressively. “That so?” Tom turned to me. “You live near here, Nick?” “Next door.” “That so?” Mr. Sloane didn’t enter into the conversation, but lounged back haughtily in his chair; the woman said nothing either—until unexpectedly, after two highballs, she became cordial. “We’ll all come over to your next party, Mr. Gatsby,” she suggested. “What do you say?” “Certainly; I’d be delighted to have you.” “Be ver’ nice,” said Mr. Sloane, without gratitude. “Well—think ought to be starting home.” “Please don’t hurry,” Gatsby urged them. He had control of himself now, and he wanted to see more of Tom. “Why don’t you—why don’t you stay for supper? I wouldn’t be surprised if some other people dropped in from New York.” “You come to supper with me,” said the lady enthusiastically. “Both of you.”
注释摘要
我们来看看这段文字。这是一个极其微妙的社交现场，充满了未说出口的轻蔑与错位的热情。 首先，字面上发生了什么。汤姆·布坎南和一个叫斯隆的男人，以及一个穿棕色骑马装的漂亮女人，三人骑马路过，进了盖茨比家。盖茨比忙前忙后，拼命招待。他试着跟汤姆寒暄，问他们骑马是否愉快，对方只冷淡地回了一句“这附近路不错”。盖茨比想接着聊汽车，话说半句就被汤姆一个“Yeah”掐断…