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Well, Billy's done a lot of work on the engine, it's only a few years old, really.
哦，比利已經(jīng)在發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)上下了大力氣了——才幾年的車，真的。
I hoped he did not think so little of me as to believe I would give up that easily.
我希望他別太小瞧我了，以為我這么輕易就可以打發(fā)。
When did he buy it?
他什么時(shí)候買的？
He bought it in 1984, I think.
1984年買的，我想是。
Did he buy it new?
他是買的新車嗎？
Well, no. I think it was new in the early sixties or late fifties at the earliest, he admitted sheepishly.
“哦，不是新車。我想是65年以前的新車——最早也是55年以后的，”他不好意思地承認(rèn)道。
Ch-Dad, I do not really know anything about cars.
查——爸爸，車我可真是一竅不通喲。
I would not be able to fix it if anything went wrong, and I could not afford a mechanic.
要是出了什么毛病，我自己可不會(huì)修，請(qǐng)人修吧，我又請(qǐng)不起。
Really, Bella, the thing runs great.
真的，貝拉，那家伙棒著呢。
They do not build them like that anymore.
現(xiàn)在再也沒人能生產(chǎn)這樣的車了。
The thing, I thought to myself, it had possibilities as a nickname, at the very least.
那家伙，我思忖道 ……可能有好幾種意思——最起碼，也是個(gè)綽號(hào)。
How cheap is cheap?
多便宜算便宜??？
After all, that was the part I could not compromise on.
說到底，這才是我不能妥協(xié)的地方。
Well, honey, I kind of already bought it for you.
噢，寶貝，可以說我已經(jīng)給你買下了。
As a homecoming gift.
作為歡迎你回家的禮物。
Charlie peeked sideways at me with a hopeful expression.
查理滿懷希望地從眼角偷偷瞥了我一眼。
Wow, Free.
哈，免費(fèi)。
You did not need to do that, Dad.
您不必這樣破費(fèi)的，爸爸。
I was going to buy myself a car.
我本打算自己買一輛的。
I do not mind.
我不介意。
I want you to be happy here.
我想讓你在這兒過得高興。
He was looking ahead at the road when he said this.
說這話的時(shí)候，他兩眼盯著前面的路。
Charlie was not comfortable with expressing his emotions out loud.
查理不習(xí)慣大聲表達(dá)自己的感情。
I inherited that from him.
在這點(diǎn)上，我完全繼承了他。
So I was looking straight ahead as I responded.
所以我回話的時(shí)候，也是兩眼盯著正前方。
That's really nice, Dad, Thanks. I really appreciate it.
那樣真的太好了，爸爸。謝謝啦。我真的很感激。
No need to add that my being happy in Forks is an impossibility.
沒有必要再來一句：我在福克斯會(huì)感到高興那是不可能的事情。
He did not need to suffer along with me.
他不必跟我一起遭罪。
And I never looked a free truck in the mouth or engine.
再說，饋贈(zèng)之馬莫看牙——我這白撿的卡車又哪能嫌它的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)差呢？
