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There, I thought, folding my arms, that ought to do it.
我雙臂交叉在胸前，認(rèn)為這個策略一定有效。
"Ad Misericordiam," Said Polly.
“文不對題。”波莉說。
I ground my teeth. I was not Pygmalion; I Frankenstein, and my monster had me by the throat. Frantically I fought back the tide of panic surging through me. At all costs I had to keep cool.
我咬緊牙關(guān)，我不是皮格馬利翁，我是弗蘭肯斯坦，我所創(chuàng)造的怪獸反倒卡住了我自己的喉嚨。我強(qiáng)壓陣陣涌上心頭的恐慌，我必須全力保持冷靜。
"Well, Polly," I said, forcing a smile, "you certainly have learned your fallacies."
“好了，波莉，”我強(qiáng)做微笑，“你真把這些謬誤學(xué)到手了?！?/div>
"You're darn right," she said with a vigorous nod.
“絕對正確。”她用力點(diǎn)著頭。
"And who taught them to you, Polly?"
“可是，波莉，是誰教給你的這一切？”
"You did."
“是你！”
"That's right. So you do owe me something, don't you, my dear? If I hadn't came along you never would have learned about fallacies."
“這就對了。所以你欠我的，對吧。親愛的？如果不是我，你永遠(yuǎn)也不知道這些謬誤。”
"Hypothesis Contrary to Fact," she said instantly.
“與事實(shí)相反的假設(shè)?！辈ɡ蛄⒓椿貜?fù)。
I dashed perspiration from my brow. "Polly," I croaked, "you mustn't take all these things so literally. I mean this is just classroom stuff. You know that the things you learn in school don't have anything to do with life."
我甩掉淌下眉梢的汗珠?！安ɡ?，”我聲音嘶啞，“你不能從表面上理解這些。我是說這些僅僅是課堂上汫的東西。要知道教室里的東西與現(xiàn)實(shí)生活毫無關(guān)系?！?/div>
"Dicto Simpliciter," she said, wagging her finger at me playfully.
“絕對判斷。”她伸出手指，活潑地向我搖了搖。
That did it. I leaped to my feet, bellowing like a bull. "Will you or will you not go steady with me?"
我憤怒了，猛地跳了起來，公牛般地吼叫：“你到底想不想和我確定關(guān)系？”
"I will not," she replied.
“不想。”她答道。
"Why not?" I demanded.
“為什么？”我追問。
"Because this afternoon I promised Petey Burch that I would go steady with him."
“因?yàn)榻裉煜挛缥掖饝?yīng)了皮蒂·伯奇，我愿意和他約會。”
I reeled back, overcome with the infamy of it. After he promised, after he made a deal, after he shook my hand!" The rat!" I shrieked, kicking up great chunks of turf. "You can't go with him, Polly. He's a liar. He's a cheat. He's a rat."
皮蒂無恥的行徑把我氣暈了。我回憶著整個過程：皮蒂承諾，跟我成交，跟我握手！“卑鄙小人！”我尖叫著，一腳踢飛幾塊草皮。“你不能跟他好，波莉。他說謊，是個騙子，是個卑鄙小人！”
"Poisoning the Well," said Polly, "and stop shouting. I think shouting must be a fallacy too."
“井里投毒，”波莉說，“別嚷了，大聲地叫嚷也是謬誤?！?/div>
With an immense effort of will, I modulated my voice."All right." I said. "You're a logician. Let's look at this thing logically. How could you choose Petey Burch over me? Look at me—a brilliant student, a tremendous intellectual, a man with an assured future. Look at Petey—a knot-head, a jitterbug, a guy who'll never know where his next meal is coming from. Can you give me one logical reason why you should go stead with Petey Burch?"
靠著極大的意志，我改變了語氣。“好吧，”我說，“你是個邏輯學(xué)家，那就讓我們從邏輯角度來看待這件事吧。你怎么會選擇皮蒂·伯奇，而不選我？你看我，一個杰出的學(xué)生，一個偉大的智者，一個前程無量的人；可皮蒂，一個笨蛋，一個無常的家伙，一個有上頓沒下頓的低能人。你能給我一個合乎邏輯的理由說明你為什么要跟皮蒂好嗎？”
"I certainly can," declared Polly. "He's got a raccoon coat."
“當(dāng)然能，”波莉明白地說，“他有一件浣熊皮大衣?！?/p>
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| infamy | ['infəmi] |
想一想再看 n. 聲名狼藉，丑名，丑行 |
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| liar | ['laiə] |
想一想再看 n. 說謊者 |
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| contrary | ['kɔntrəri] |
想一想再看 adj. 相反的，截然不同的 |
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| logically | ['lɔdʒikli] |
想一想再看 adv. 符合邏輯地，邏輯上地 |
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| steady | ['stedi] |
想一想再看 adj. 穩(wěn)定的，穩(wěn)固的，堅(jiān)定的 |
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| hypothesis | [hai'pɔθisis] |
想一想再看 n. 假設(shè)，猜測，前提 |
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| darn | [dɑ:n] |
想一想再看 v. 織補(bǔ) n. 補(bǔ)釘 int. 該死（damn的委婉語 |
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| panic | ['pænik] |
想一想再看 n. 恐慌 |
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| folding | ['fəuldiŋ] |
想一想再看 adj. 可折疊的 動詞fold的現(xiàn)在分詞 |
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| fallacy | ['fæləsi] |
想一想再看 n. 謬論 |
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