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Mr Crowther reflected.
克勞瑟先生想了一想說：
"I don't know that I have; but then, to the best of my recollection, I've never seen a man eat a raw turnip in the train or dance a Highland Fling during family prayers for that matter.
“我沒見過；但是據我回憶，我也從未看見過一個人在火車上吃生蘿卜，或者在家人禱告時跳蘇格蘭高地舞。
But what of it?
但是，那又怎樣？
If one allowed oneself to be surprised at anything, however insignificant, one's whole life would consist of a series of trivial astonishments."
如果一個人允許自己對任何無關緊要的事都驚奇的話，那么他的整個生命都將由一系列微不足道的驚奇構成。”
"And you think it an insignificant act to throw one's suitcase out of a railway-carriage window?"
“那你認為把手提箱扔出火車窗外是一件微不足道的事情嗎？”
"Totally!" said Mr Crowther, and his eyes again sought his book.
“完全正確！ ”克勞瑟先生回答道，接著他的目光又投向了書本。
"Then what, if I may ask," said the other, evidently somewhat nettled, "would you consider a significant act?"
“那么，我是否可以問一下，”對方說道，明顯有點兒被激怒了，“你認為什么是重要的事？”
Mr Crowther shrugged his shoulders wearily.
克勞瑟先生厭倦地聳了聳肩：
"Perhaps I would have thought it significant if the suitcase had been mine."
“如果那個手提箱是我的，我可能會認為它很重要?！?/div>
"I see.
“我明白了。
You think yourself more important than me."
你認為你自己比我重要。”
