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A Gallant Girl
勇敢的女孩
“In about twenty years, we might be flying around the galaxy instead of driving on roads,” Alice said.
“大約20年以后，我們肯能?chē)@著銀河飛行，而不是在路上開(kāi)車(chē)，”愛(ài)麗絲說(shuō)。
“I wonder what our garb will look like in the future.”
“我想知道未來(lái)我們的服裝是怎么樣的？”
“You might not need to wait twenty years to fly,” said Bessie.
“你也許不用等到20年就可以飛了，”貝西說(shuō)。
“If this gale gets any stronger, it's going to lift our small car off the ground.
“如果這陣風(fēng)再大一點(diǎn)，會(huì)把我們的小汽車(chē)掀離地面的。
As for the future of garments, I think fashion will become garish.
至于未來(lái)的衣服，我認(rèn)為時(shí)尚會(huì)變得過(guò)分裝飾的。
I also think the materials will be made out of recycled garbage.”
我還覺(jué)得材料將從可循環(huán)的垃圾中獲得。”
Alice gasped. “If that's true, I'm going to garner my favorite clothes and save them for the future.
愛(ài)麗絲喘了一口氣。“如果真的是那樣，我要儲(chǔ)藏我最喜歡的衣服，留作未來(lái)之用。
If I look good, maybe I will meet a gallant space pilot who will take me all the way to Saturn to study gaseous clouds.
如果我長(zhǎng)的漂亮，也許會(huì)遇到一個(gè)勇敢多情的宇航員，他會(huì)帶我到土星去研究氣態(tài)云。
I wonder how much gasoline it will take to get there.”
我想知道去那需要多少汽油？”
“Very funny,” Bessie said.
“真可笑，”貝西說(shuō)。
“Didn't you hear? Gallantry like that no longer exists.
“你難道沒(méi)聽(tīng)說(shuō)嗎？那樣的風(fēng)流韻事不再存在了。
Anyway, you're looking gaunt.
不管怎樣，你看上去很憔悴。
Maybe we should stop at the next town to eat.
也許我們應(yīng)該在下一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)停下來(lái)去吃飯。
There's a nice art gallery there.
那有個(gè)不錯(cuò)的藝術(shù)畫(huà)廊。
They specialize in galvanized metal sculptures.”
他們專(zhuān)門(mén)收藏鍍鋅的金屬雕塑。”
“Okay,” Alice said.
“好的，”愛(ài)麗絲說(shuō)。
“Shall we eat first? I hope they put an edible garnish on my fat juicy hamburger.
“我們先吃飯嗎？我希望他們?cè)谖业暮駥?shí)多汁的漢堡包上配一些裝飾物。
I'm really hungry.”
我真的餓了。”
“Remember, we're in Europe,” Bessie said.
“別忘了，我們?cè)跉W洲，”貝西說(shuō)。
“We can not afford to be gauche.
“我們不能舉止粗魯。
People are gauging our every move.
人們?cè)诠懒课覀兊拿恳粋€(gè)舉動(dòng)。
By the way, is that a gash on your palm?”
順便問(wèn)一下，你手掌上的是一個(gè)切口嗎？”
“Yes, it is,” Alice replied.
“是的，”愛(ài)麗絲回答。
“I injured it when my hand got caught in the gap between the doors.
“我的手夾在門(mén)縫中間受了傷。
I am sure it will be okay.
我肯定它會(huì)好的。
It's nothing that a gallant girl can't handle.”
沒(méi)有勇敢的女孩做不了的事情。”
