Gatsby

The suggestion was distasteful to Gatsby.

这个建议不合盖茨比的口胃.

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Gatsby's foot beat a short , restless tattoo and Tom eyed him suddenly.

盖茨比的脚不耐烦地连敲了几声, 引起汤姆突然瞧了他一眼.

" You two start on home, Daisy,'said Tom. " In Mr. Gatsby's car. "

“ 你们两人动身回家, 黛西, ” 汤姆说, “ 坐盖茨比先生的车子. ”

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But there was a change in Gatsby that was simply confounding.

但是盖茨比身上却发生了一种令人惶惑的变化.

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Turning a corner, I saw that it was Gatsby's house, lit from tower to cellar.

转弯以后, 我才看出原来是盖茨比的别墅, 从塔楼到地窖都灯火通明.

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He got up, his eyes still flashing between Gatsby and his wife.

他站了起来, 他的眼睛还是在盖茨比和他妻子之间闪来闪去.

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" We'll all come over to your next party, Mr. Gatsby,'she suggested. " What do you say? "

“ 我们都来参加你下次的晚会, 盖茨比先生, ” 她提议说, “ 你看好 不好 ? ”

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" Don't do it to-day, " Gatsby answered.

“ 今天不要搞. ” 盖茨比回答.

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" I beg your pardon , but Mr. Gatsby would like to speak to you alone. "

他问道, “ 对不起, 盖茨比先生想单独跟您谈谈. ”

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" I know what we'll do,'said Gatsby, " we'll have Klipspringer play the piano. "

“ 我知道我们于什么好了, ” 盖茨比说, “ 我们让克利普斯普林格弹钢琴. ”

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Gatsby started to speak, changed his mind, but not before Tom wheeled and faced him expectantly.

盖茨比刚开口说话, 又改变了主意,想闭上嘴巴, 但汤姆也转过身来面对着他等他说.

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Gatsby walked over and stood beside her.

盖茨比走过来站在她身边.

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" He becomes very sentimental sometimes, " explained Gatsby. " This is one of his sentimental days.

“ 他有时会变得很伤感, ” 盖茨比解释道, “ 今天又是他伤感的日子.

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" Right you are, " agreed the policeman, tipping his cap. " Know you next time, Mr. Gatsby.

“ 行了,您哪, ” 警察满口应承, 并且轻轻碰一碰帽檐, “ 下次就认识您啦, 盖茨比先生.

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" Good-by, " I called. " I enjoyed breakfast, Gatsby. "

“ 再见, ” 我喊道, “ 谢谢你的早饭, 盖茨比. ”

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" Who is this Gatsby anyhow? "

“ 这个姓盖茨比的究竟是谁? ”

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" I'm going to drain the pool to-day, Mr. Gatsby.

“ 我今天准备把游泳池的水放掉, 盖茨比先生.

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" Yes, highballs, " agreed Gatsby, and then to Mr. Wolfshiem: " It's too hot over there. "

“ 好的, 来几杯姜汁威士忌, ” 盖茨比同意, 然后对沃尔夫山姆先生说, “ 那边太热了. ”

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" I want to know what Mr. Gatsby has to tell me. "

“ 我想知道盖茨比光生有什么话要告诉我. ”

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That unfamiliar yet recognizable look was back again in Gatsby's face.

那种不熟悉可是认得出的表情又在盖茨比的脸上出现了.

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" Klipspringer plays the piano,'said Gatsby , cutting him off . " Don't you , Ewing, old sport? "

“ 克利普斯普林格会弹钢琴, ” 盖茨比打断了他的话说, “ 是不是, 艾温, 老兄? ”

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" Don't hurry, Meyer,'said Gatsby, without enthusiasm.

“ 别忙, 迈尔. ” 盖茨比说, 一点也不热情.

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In the music-room Gatsby turned on a solitary lamp beside the piano.

在音乐厅里,盖茨比只扭开钢琴旁边的一盏灯.

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" By the way , Mr. Gatsby, I understand you're an Oxford man. "

“ 说起来, 盖茨比先生, 我听说你是牛津校友. ”

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" Not Gatsby, " I said shortly.

“ 盖茨比可不是. ” 我简慢地说.

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Gatsby hesitated, then added coolly : " He's the man who fixed the World's Series back in 1919. "

盖茨比犹疑了一下, 然后若无其事地补充道, “ 他就是一九一九年那年非法操纵世界棒球联赛的那个人. ”

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In a well -- fanned Forty-second Street cellar I met Gatsby for lunch.

在 四十二 号街一家电扇大开的地下餐厅里,我跟盖茨比碰头一起吃午饭.

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It was indirectly due to Cody that Gatsby drank so little.

盖茨比酒喝得极少,这得间接地归功于科迪.

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" Major Jay Gatsby, " I read, " For Valour Extraordinary. "

“ 杰伊-盖茨比少校, ” 我念道, “ 英勇过人 ”

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Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us.

盖茨比信奉这盏绿灯, 这个一年年在我们眼前渐渐远去的极乐的未来.

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