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Karlie saw the weakness. The white youth was afraid to take action himself. He, Karlie, had won the first round of the bench dispute!
卡里看出了他的弱點。這個白人青年不敢自己動手。他——卡里——已經(jīng)在長凳之爭的第一輪較量中獲勝！
A crowd now collected. "Afrika!" shouted one joker. Karlie ignored the remark. People were now milling around, staring at the unusual sight of a black man sitting on a white man's bench. Karlie merely puffed on.
現(xiàn)在周圍已經(jīng)聚集了一群人。“非洲人！”一個家伙喊道。卡里沒有理睬。人們在周圍轉(zhuǎn)來轉(zhuǎn)去，圍觀這難得一見的場面：一個黑人坐在一張屬于白人的長凳上。卡里只是繼續(xù)吞吐著煙霧。
Look at the black ape! That's the worst of giving these Kaffirs too much rope!
“瞧瞧這只黑猿猴！給這些黑鬼太多的自由真是再糟糕不過了！”
I can't understand it, they have their own benches!
“我真不明白，他們有自己的長凳呀！”
Don't get up, you have every right to sit there!
“別站起來，你完全有權(quán)利坐在那里！”
He'll get hell when a policeman comes!
“等警察來了，就夠他喝一壺了！”
Mind you, I can't see why they shouldn't sit where they please!
“說真的，我不明白他們?yōu)槭裁床荒茉敢庾膬壕妥膬海 ?/div>
I've said before, I've had a native servant, and a more impertinent...
“我以前說過，我用過一個黑人奴仆，比這個更放肆……”
Karlie sat and heard nothing. Irresolution had now turned to determination. Under no condition was he going to rise. They could do what they liked.
卡里坐著，什么都沒聽進去。之前的猶豫不決現(xiàn)在已變成了堅定不移的決心。無論如何他都不能站起來。他們愿意怎么辦就怎么辦。
So this is the fellow. Hey, get up there! Can't you read? The policeman was towering over him. Karlie could see the crest on his buttons and the thin wrinkles on his neck. "What is your name and address?"
“這么說就是這個家伙了。嗨，站起來！難道你不識字嗎？”警察居高臨下地看著他。卡里能夠看到警服扣子上的徽章和他脖子上的細小皺紋。“你叫什么，住哪里？”
Karlie still maintained his obstinate silence. It took the policeman rather unawares. The crowd was growing every minute.
卡里仍舊保持他那固執(zhí)的沉默。這讓警察感到十分意外。圍觀的人越來越多。
