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My heart sank a little. I knew I could not afford caviare, but I could not very well tell her that. I told the waiter by all means to bring caviare. For myself I chose the cheapest dish on the menu and that was a mutton chop.
我的心微微一沉。我知道我是吃不起魚子醬的，但我不便跟她直說，我吩咐侍者務必拿魚子醬來。我自己則點了菜單上最便宜的一個菜，這就是羊排。
"I think you are unwise to eat meat," she said. "I don't know how you can expect to workafter eating heavy things like chops. I don't believe in overloading my stomach."
"我看你吃肉是不明智的，"她說。"我不知道你吃了羊排這種油膩的東西后還怎么工作。我不贊成把肚子撐得太飽。"
Then came the question of drink.
接著而來的是飲料問題。
"I never drink anything for luncheon," she said.
"我午餐從不喝飲料，"她說。
"Neither do I," I answered promptly.
"我也是如此，"我馬上答道。
"Except whiter wine," she proceeded as though I had not spoken. "These French white wines are so light. They're wonderful for the digestion."
"但白葡萄酒例外，"她接著說，就好像我剛才沒說似的。"法國的白葡萄酒非常清淡，十分有助消化。"
"What would you like?" I asked, hospitable still, but not exactly effusive.
"你想喝點什么？"我依然客氣地問道，但算不上熱情。
She gave me a bright and amicable flash of her white teeth.
她嫣然一笑，露出一口白牙。
"My doctor won't let me drink anything but champagne."
"我的醫生只讓我喝香檳。"
I fancy I turned a trifle pale. I ordered half a bottle. I mentioned casually that my doctor had absolutely forbidden me to drink champagne.
我猜想我的臉色一定有點發白了。我要了半瓶，順便提及我的醫生絕對禁止我喝香檳酒。
"What are you going to drink, then?"
"那你喝什么呢？"
"Water."
"水。"
