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The man gave no sign of being the center of attention.
那人好像沒有意識(shí)到他已經(jīng)成為大家關(guān)注的焦點(diǎn):
He laid a five-dollar bill down on the bar.
他把一張五美元的鈔票放在吧臺(tái)上，
Then he drank one of the ryes and chased it with water.
然后喝了一杯黑麥威士忌，
He picked up the other rye, opened a small vent in the machine (it was like an oil cup) and poured the whiskey in, and then poured the water in.
又喝了一口水。他拿起另一杯黑麥威士忌，打開機(jī)器上的一個(gè)小孔（它就像一個(gè)酒杯)，先把威士忌倒進(jìn)去，然后再倒水。
The bartender watched grimly.
酒吧招待員嚴(yán)肅地看著他。
"Not funny," he said in an even voice.
“沒意思，”他語氣平淡地說，
"And furthermore, your companion takes up too much room.
“再說你的伙伴也太占地方了，
Why don't you put it over on that bench by the door, make more room here."
你為什么不把它放在門邊的那條長凳上？那樣這里會(huì)更寬敞些
"There's plenty of room for everyone here," replied the man.
“這有的是地方給大家坐。”那人回答道。
"I'm not amused," said the bartender.
“我不覺得好笑，”招待員說，
"Put the goddam thing over near the door like I say. Nobody will touch it."
“照我說的話把那個(gè)討厭的東西放在門邊去，沒有人會(huì)碰它 的。，’
The man smiled. "You should have seen it this afternoon,"he said.
那人笑道：“你今天下午應(yīng)該看看它比賽，
"It was magnificent. Today was the third day of the tournament.
太精彩了，今天是比賽的第三天，
Imagine it—three days of continuous brainwork! And against the top players in the country, too.
試想一下，連續(xù)三天的腦力勞動(dòng)！并且和這個(gè)國家最優(yōu)秀的棋手對(duì)陣。
Early in the game it gained an advantage;
比賽一開始它就占了上風(fēng)，
then for two hours it exploited the advantage brilliantly, ending with the opponent's king backed in a corner.
在接下來的兩個(gè)小時(shí)，它充分地發(fā)揮了優(yōu)勢(shì)，結(jié)果把對(duì)方的將逼得走投無路。
The sudden capture of a knight, the neutralization of a bishop, and it was all over.
他突然吃掉了對(duì)方的馬，卡住了象，棋就下完了。
You know how much money it won, all told, in three days of playing chess?"
你知道在三天的比賽中它總共贏了多少錢嗎？”
"How much?" asked the bartender.
“多少錢？”招待員問道。
"Five thousand dollars," said the man.
“5,000美元。”那人說，
"Now it wants to let down, wants to get a little drunk."
“現(xiàn)在它想要放松一下，想喝上一杯，讓自己醉一醉”。
