【有声英语文学名著】CHAPTER FOUR（13）
时间：2018-12-31 作者：英语课 分类：有声英语文学名著
Sometimes he almost wanted to say this out loud, interrupt her and just tell her. But this was not one of those times and instead he thought how tired she looked, sad and pale, and when she looked at the floor her chin had started to pouch 1. Why didn‘t she get contact lenses, instead of those big ugly spectacles? She wasn‘t a student anymore. And the velour scrunchies, she wasn‘t doing herself any favour with the scrunchies. What she really needed, he thought, ablaze with compassion, was someone to take her in hand and unlock her potential. He imagined a sort of montage, looking on patrician 2 and kindly 3 as Emma tried on a series of incredible new outfits. Yes, he really should pay Emma more attention, and he would do it too if he didn‘t have so much happening at present.
But in the short term, wasn‘t there something he could do to make her feel better about herself, lift her spirits, give her self-confidence a boost? He had an idea, and reached for her hand before announcing solemnly:
You know, Em, if you‘re still single when you‘re forty I‘ll marry you.‘
She looked at him with frank disgust. Was that a proposal, Dex?‘
Not now, just at some point if we both get desperate.‘
She laughed bitterly. And what makes you think I‘d want to marry you?‘
Well, I‘m sort of taking that as a given.‘
She shook her head slowly. Well you‘ll have to join the queue, I‘m afraid. My friend Ian said exactly the same thing to me while we were disinfecting the meat fridge. Except he only gave me until I was thirty-five.‘
Well no offence to Ian, but I think you should definitely hold out for the extra five years.‘
I‘m not holding out for either of you! I‘m never getting married anyway.‘
How do you know that?‘
She shrugged 4. Wise old gypsy told me.‘
I suppose you disagree on political grounds or something.‘
Just . . . not for me, that‘s all.‘
I can see you now. Big white dress, bridesmaids, little page boys, blue garter . . .‘ Garter. His mind snagged on the word like a fish on a hook.
- He was going to make a tobacco pouch out of them. 他要用它们缝制一个烟草袋。
- The old man is always carrying a tobacco pouch with him.这老汉总是随身带着烟袋。
- The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。
- Its patrician dignity was a picturesque sham.它的贵族的尊严只是一套华丽的伪装。
- Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
- A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。