Gasping for air, Bessie asked, 「When are we ever going to reach the top of this gigantic mountain?」
贝西喘着气,问道:「我们什么时候能到达这座大山的山顶?」
「Yes,」 Bessie answered. 「And I think I「m falling in love with the flavoring on this baked chicken.」
「是很浪漫,」贝西回答,「而且我喜欢上了这种烧鸡上调料的味道。」
She reluctantly came to the conclusion that Bessie was drunk.
她不得不认定贝西是喝醉了。
Born Bessie Lee Pittman in the Florida Panhandle, she had escaped poverty by moving to New York City, changing her name, and working in a Fifth Avenue hair salon.
岢岚出生在佛罗里达州潘瀚多,原名贝丝丽皮特漫,早先为摆脱贫困,只身前往纽约,并给自己起了新名字,后在第五大街的一家美发会所工作。
The moon was set, and it was very dark; Bessie carried a lantern, whose light glanced on wet steps and gravel road sodden by a recent thaw.
月亮已经下沉,天空一片漆黑。贝茜打着灯,灯光闪烁在刚刚解冻而湿漉漉的台阶和砂石路上。
In addition to all her other qualifications, Bessie was an expert cook.
除了她所有的其他技能外,贝茜还是一个熟练的厨师。
No only was the meal well below the usual standard, but Bessie seemed unable to walk steadily.
结果,不仅饭菜远不如平时做得好,而且贝西走起路来似乎东倒西歪。
The guests had, of course, realized this from the moment Bessie opened the door for them and, long before the final catastrophe, had had a difficult time trying to conceal their amusement.
客人们自然从贝西为他们开门那一刻起就看出来了,在好长一段时间里,即最后这个乱子发生前,他们努力克制才没笑出声来。
「I don’t believe in fatalism,」 Bessie giggled.
我不相信宿命论。
The fall did not make you ill; what did, then? Pursued Mr. Lloyd when Bessie was gone.
「你不是以为跌了跤才生病吧?那么因为什么呢?」贝茜一走,劳埃德先生便追问道。
She screamed so loudly, ma」am, 「 said Bessie softly.
「太太,她叫得太兇了,」贝茜轻声说。
Alice and Bessie entered the restaurant with high expectations.
爱丽丝和贝西满怀期望地走进饭店。
「Look how flimsy their menus are,」 Bessie giggle.
看,他们的菜单多么轻薄易破啊。
「Trust me,」 Bessie giggled.
「相信我,」贝西咯咯地笑道。
「Stop it,」 Bessie said. 「it was only a fleeting glance.」
「闭嘴,」贝西说,「那不过是短暂的一瞥。」
FIVE o」clock had hardly struck on the morning of the 19th of January, when Bessie brought a candle into my closet and found me already up and nearly dressed.
一月十九日早晨,还没到五点钟贝茜就端了蜡烛来到我房间,看见我己经起身,并差不多梳理完毕。