《了不起的盖茨比·Chapter VII》第8节
Her voice struggled on through the heat, beating against it, moulding its senselessness into forms. “I’ve heard of making a garage out of a stable,” Tom was saying to Gatsby, “but I’m the first man who ever made a stable out of a garage.” “Who wants to go to town?” demanded Daisy insistently. Gatsby’s eyes floated toward her. “Ah,” she cried, “you look so cool.” Their eyes met, and they stared together at each other, alone in space. With an effort she glanced down at the table. “You always look so cool,” she repeated. She had told him that she loved him, and Tom Buchanan saw. He was astounded. His mouth opened a little, and he looked at Gatsby, and then back at Daisy as if he had just recognized her as someone he knew a long time ago. “You resemble the advertisement of the man,” she went on innocently. “You know the advertisement of the man—” “All right,” broke in Tom quickly, “I’m perfectly willing to go to town. Come on—we’re all going to town.” He got up, his eyes still flashing between Gatsby and his wife. No one moved. “Come on!” His temper cracked a little. “What’s the matter, anyhow? If we’re going to town, let’s start.”
注释摘要
这段午餐桌上的文字，有一种濒临沸点的压抑感。我们先看字面上发生的事。黛西焦躁不安，反复提议“去城里”——她像是在用这个主意对抗整个下午的闷热和混乱。而汤姆完全没接她的话，他正忙着向盖茨比炫耀一件古怪的事：别人是把马厩改成车库，他却反其道而行之，把车库改成了马厩。这是典型的汤姆式自夸，透着一种守旧的傲慢——只有他才干得出这种逆潮流而动的蠢事。黛西锲而不舍地追…