when i get to work, elliot giff from safety's standing in the outer hall.

thrown in there with giff is a big rock, partly wrapped in bloody paper towels.

跟吉夫一起扔在车里的是一块大石头，外面还裹着些沾着血的纸巾。

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"i disagree, " says giff.

“我不同意。”吉夫说。

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giff blinks at this, turns to me.

吉夫没理这茬，而是转向了我。

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the bandage on giff's underchin flips up, showing his shaving scar.

吉夫下巴上贴的创可贴翻了起来，露出了他刮胡子留下的疤痕。

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"it's going to happen now, " giff says.

“到了你上路的时候了。”吉夫说。

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giff leaves, not doubling back this time.

吉夫掉头走了，这次没再回来。

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"o. k. , tough guy , " cyndi said to giff, and stomped off, ringing the tree ornaments .

“行了，好汉！”辛迪对吉夫说道，然后跺着脚走出了房间，圣诞树上的装饰品震得叮当乱响。

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"then better tell them, " giff says. "before it's too late. because watch. "

“那么最好跟他们说实话，”吉夫说。“省得到时候来不及。因为你看。”

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below us now is giff's house: snow on the roof, all the lights on, pond behind it, moon in the pond.

吉夫的家出现在了我们的下面：屋顶上有着积雪，所有的灯都亮着，房子后面有个池塘，月亮映在池塘里。

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snow's blowing in over giff, melting on his glasses, clumping up between his pants and bare leg.

雪花被风吹到了车里，融化在吉夫的眼镜上，聚积在他的裤脚和露出来的腿之间。

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"i don't really go for that kind of talk, " says giff.

“我真的不赞成你这种说话方式，”吉夫说。

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giff and i cross the yard hand in hand, although like fifteen feet apart.

吉夫和我手拉手穿过院子，尽管我们之间隔着差不多15尺远。

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"let me tell you a like parable, " giff says.

“让我来给你讲个寓言故事吧，”吉夫说。

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"no lie, " giff says. "smells like something crawled inside the wall and died. that happened to my aunt. "

“这话不假，”吉夫说。“这儿闻起来就像有什么动物爬进墙里死掉了。我姑姑以前就有过这么一回。”

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he says if he planned on calling the police, would he have thrown giff in back of the freaking van?

他说如果他要是计划给警方打电话，还会把吉夫扔进这该死的车里吗？

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"no, a rat, " says giff. "finally she had to hire a puerto rican fellow to drill a hole in her wall. maybe you should do that. "

“不，是只老鼠。”吉夫说。“最后，她只好雇了一个波多黎各来的家伙在她的墙上钻了个窟窿。没准你也该这么办。”

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"as for me and my house, this little guy has no place here, " giff had said. "although cyndi apparently feels otherwise. "

“在我看来，这个小东西不该属于我们家这里，”吉夫说。“不过显然辛蒂并不这么想。”

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or something like giff: fish-pale, naked, bloody dent in his head, squinting, holding his glasses in one hand.

或者是貌似吉夫的一个人：肤色惨白，全身赤裸，脑袋上血乎乎地陷下去一块，眯缝着眼，一只手扶着他的眼镜。

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giff's a gs-9 with pink glasses and an immense underchin that makes up a good third of the length of his face.

吉夫是行政9级，戴个粉色镜框的眼镜。他那个巨大的下巴，足足占了他整张脸的三分之一长。

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"you're certainly not hurting me with that kind of talk, " giff says.

“你这样讲话伤不到我什么，”吉夫说。

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