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I said that a Radcliffe music major could probably compose a nice little negative RSVP without professional guidance.
我說，一個拉德克利夫?qū)W院音樂專業(yè)的學(xué)生要寫一封婉言謝絕的短信，大概無須行家指點吧。
"Listen,Oliver," she said, "I've probably lied or cheated in my life. But I've never deliberately hurt anyone. I don't think I could. "
“聽著，奧利佛，”她說，“我這輩子可能撒過謊，騙過人，可我從來沒有存心傷害過什么人。這種事兒我想我是干不來的。”
Really, at that moment she was only hurting me, so I asked her politely to handle the RSVP in whatever manner she wished, as long as the essence of the message was that we wouldn't show unless hell froze over. I returned once again to The State v. Percival.
事實上，她此時此刻卻正在傷害我，于是我客客氣氣地請她全權(quán)處理“請賜回示”的事兒，隨她用什么方式都行，只要回示的實質(zhì)是：除非地獄封凍，我們決不赴宴。說完，我便再次回過頭來對付“珀西瓦爾公訴案”。
"What's the number?" I heard her say very softly. She was at the telephone.
“號碼是多少?”我聽到她輕聲細氣地問。她已站在電話機旁。
"Can't you just write a note?"
“你就不能寫個便條嗎?”
"In a minute I'll lose my nerve. What's the number?"
“再過一分鐘我就沒有勇氣了。號碼是多少?”
I told her and was instantly immersed in Percival's appeal to the Supreme Court. I was not listening to Jenny. That is, I tried not to. She was in the same room, after all.
我告訴了她，旋即潛心研讀起珀西瓦爾呈交最髙法院的上訴書。我沒去聽詹妮打電話。確切地說，我盡量不去聽?？伤吘故窃谕婚g屋子里。
"Oh — good evening, sir,"I heard her say.
“哦——晚上好，先生，”我聽見她在說。
She had her hand over the mouthpiece.
她用手捂住話筒。
"Ollie, does it have to be negative?"
“奧利，非回絕不可嗎?”
The nod of my head indicated that it had to be,the wave of my hand indicated that she should hurry up.
我點點頭，表示非回絕不可；我又揮揮手，表示她得趕快把事兒了結(jié)。
"I'm terribly sorry," she said into the phone. "I mean, we're terribly sorry,sir …"
“我很抱歉，”她朝電話里說?！拔沂钦f，我們感到很抱歉，先生……”
