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You're quite right, he said pleasantly, "but just because this is a public place. ..."
“你說的對，”他的語氣輕松愉悅，“但就是因為這是個公共場所……”
The man lowered his funnies and looked at Morton. He looked at him from head to foot, slowly and deliberately. "Yeah?" his insolent voice was edged with menace. "My kid's got just as good right here as yours, and if he feels like throwing sand, he'll throw it; and if you don't like it, you can take your kid the hell out of here."
那個男人放下他的連環畫看著莫頓，不緊不慢地從頭到腳細細打量。“是嗎？”他語氣傲慢，近乎威脅，“我的孩子和你的孩子在這兒有同樣的權利，如果他想揚沙子，他就揚；如果你不喜歡，你可以帶著你孩子從這里滾出去。”
The children were listening, their eyes and mouths wide open, their spades forgotten in small fists. She noticed the muscle in Morton's jaw tighten. He was rarely angry; he seldom lost his temper. She was suffused with a tenderness for her husband11 and an impotent rage against the man for involving him in a situation so alien and so distasteful to him.
孩子們聽得目瞪口呆，忘記了小手里握著的鏟子。她注意到莫頓下巴的肌肉緊繃著。他很少生氣；也很少發脾氣。她內心充滿了對丈夫的愛憐和對這個男人的憤怒，因為這個男人把丈夫卷人了一種陌生和令人不快的境地，但對此她又無能為力。
Now just a minute, Morton said courteously, "you must realize. ..."
“等一下，”莫頓說話彬彬有禮，“你該懂得……”
Aw, shut up, said the man.
“哼，閉嘴，”那個男人說。
Her heart began to pound. Morton half rose; the Times slid to the ground. Slowly the other man stood up. He took a couple of steps toward Morton, then stopped. He flexed his great arms, waiting. She pressed her trembling knees together. Would there be violence, fighting? How dreadful, how incredible. ... She must do something, stop them, call for help. She wanted to put her hand on her husband's sleeve, to pull him down, but for some reason she didn't.
她的心開始砰砰狂跳。莫頓半起身，《時報》滑落到地上。那個男人也慢慢地站了起來，朝莫頓走了幾步，然后停下來。他伸展了一下他那粗壯的胳膊，伺機以待。她把顫抖的膝蓋并攏。會有暴力、打斗嗎？太可怕了，太不可思議了……她必須要做點什么，想辦法制止他們，或者打電話尋求幫助。她想抓住丈夫的袖子，想讓他坐下來，但不知為什么她沒有那么做。
Morton adjusted his glasses. He was very pale. "This is ridiculous," he said unevenly. "I must ask you. ..."
莫頓扶了一下眼鏡。他的臉色很蒼白。“這真是太滑稽了，”他結結巴巴地說，“我必須要問問你……”
Oh, yeah? said the man. He stood with his legs spread apart, rocking a little, looking at Morton with utter scorn. "You and who else?"
“哦，是嗎？”那個男人說道。他站在那里，兩腿叉開，身體輕輕搖晃著，一臉不屑地看著莫頓。“你，還有誰？”
