🔊 That same evening there was an animated discussion among the squadron’s officers in Denísov’s quarters.

当天晚上,在杰尼索夫的住处,骑兵连的军官们进行了一场热烈的讨论。

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animated /ˈænɪmeɪtɪd/

adj. 活跃的,热烈的➕

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quarters /ˈkwɔːrtərz/

n. 营房,住所➕

🔊 "And I tell you, Rostóv, that you must apologize to the colonel!" said a tall, grizzly-haired staff captain, with enormous moustaches and many wrinkles on his large features, to Rostóv who was crimson with excitement.

“我跟你说,罗斯托夫,你必须向上校道歉！”一个身材高大、灰白头发的参谋上尉,长着浓密胡须,大脸上布满皱纹,对激动得满脸通红的罗斯托夫说道。

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enormous /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

adj. 巨大的,庞大的➕

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features /ˈfiːtʃərz/

n. 面容,特征➕

🔊 The staff captain, Kírsten, had twice been reduced to the ranks for affairs of honour and had twice regained his commission.

这位参谋上尉基尔斯滕曾因荣誉纠纷两度被降为士兵,又两次重新获得军官职位。

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reduced /rɪˈdjuːst/

v. 降职,减少➕

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ranks /ræŋks/

n. 士兵身份,行列➕

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affairs /əˈfɛrz/

n. 事务,事件➕

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honour /ˈɒnər/

n. 荣誉,名誉➕

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regained /rɪˈɡeɪnd/

v. 重新获得,恢复➕

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commission /kəˈmɪʃn/

n. 军官委任状,任务➕

🔊 "I will allow no one to call me a liar!" cried Rostóv. "He told me I lied, and I told him he lied. And there it rests. He may keep me on duty every day, or may place me under arrest, but no one can make me apologize, because if he, as commander of this regiment, thinks it beneath his dignity to give me satisfaction, then..."

“我绝不允许任何人说我是骗子！”罗斯托夫喊道,“他说我撒谎,我就说他撒谎。事情就这样了。他可以每天罚我执勤,也可以关我禁闭,但谁也不能逼我道歉,因为如果他作为本团的团长,觉得给我一个交代有失体面,那么……”

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beneath /bɪˈniːθ/

prep. 在...之下,有失...身份➕

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dignity /ˈdɪɡnəti/

n. 尊严,高贵➕

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satisfaction /ˌsætɪsˈfækʃn/

n. 满足,决斗（旧义）➕

🔊 "You just wait a moment, my dear fellow, and listen," interrupted the staff captain in his deep bass, calmly stroking his long moustache. "You tell the colonel in the presence of other officers that an officer has stolen..."

“你且等一下,亲爱的朋友,听我说,”参谋上尉用他那低沉的声音打断了话,一边平静地捋着长髯,“你在其他军官面前对团长说,有个军官偷了……”

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interrupted /ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/

v. 打断,中断➕

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calmly /ˈkɑːmli/

adv. 平静地,冷静地➕

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presence /ˈprezns/

n. 在场,存在➕

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stolen /ˈstoʊlən/

v. 偷窃（过去分词）➕

🔊 "I'm not to blame that the conversation began in the presence of other officers. Perhaps I ought not to have spoken before them, but I am not a diplomatist. That's why I joined the hussars, thinking that here one would not need finesse; and he tells me that I am lying--so let him give me satisfaction..."

“谈话是在其他军官面前开始的,这不能怪我。也许我不该在他们面前说,可我不是外交家。正因为这个,我才加入骠骑兵,以为这里不需要耍手腕；可他却说我撒谎--那就让他给我一个交代……”

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diplomatist /dɪˈploʊmətɪst/

n. 外交家,善于交际的人➕

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finesse /fɪˈnes/

n. 技巧,手腕,策略➕

🔊 "That's all right. No one thinks you a coward, but that's not the point. Ask Denísov whether it is not out of the question for a cadet to demand satisfaction of his regimental commander?" Denísov sat gloomily biting his moustache and listening to the conversation, evidently with no wish to take part in it. He answered the staff captain's question by a disapproving shake of his head.

“没关系。没人认为你是懦夫,但问题不在这儿。问问杰尼索夫,一个士官生向团长要求决斗是不是根本不可能？”杰尼索夫阴郁地咬着胡子听他们谈话,显然不想参与。他不同意地摇摇头回答了参谋上尉的问题。

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coward /ˈkaʊərd/

n. 懦夫,胆小鬼➕

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cadet /kəˈdet/

n. 军校学员,士官生➕

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demand /dɪˈmænd/

v. 要求,请求➕

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regimental /ˌredʒɪˈmentl/

adj. 团的,团部的➕

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gloomily /ˈɡluːmɪli/

adv. 忧郁地,阴沉地➕

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evidently /ˈevɪdəntli/

adv. 显然,明显地➕

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disapproving /ˌdɪsəˈpruːvɪŋ/

adj. 不赞成的,反对的➕

🔊 "You speak to the colonel about this nasty business before other officers," continued the staff captain, "and Bogdánich" (the colonel was called Bogdánich) "shuts you up."

“你在其他军官面前向团长提起这件丑事,”参谋上尉继续说,“于是波格丹内奇”（上校就叫波格丹内奇）“就把你顶回去了。”

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nasty /ˈnæsti/

adj. 肮脏的,恶劣的,令人不快的➕

🔊 "He did not shut me up, he said I was telling an untruth."

“他没有让我闭嘴,他是说我在说谎。”

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untruth /ʌnˈtruːθ/

n. 谎言,不真实➕

🔊 "Well, have it so, and you talked a lot of nonsense to him and must apologize."

“好吧,就算是这样,你对他说了许多胡话,必须道歉。”

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nonsense /ˈnɑːnsens/

n. 胡说,废话➕

🔊 "Not on any account!" exclaimed Rostóv.

“绝不可能！”罗斯托夫嚷道。

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account /əˈkaʊnt/

n. 理由,叙述,账户➕

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exclaimed /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

v. 呼喊,惊叫➕

🔊 "I did not expect this of you," said the staff captain seriously and severely. "You don't wish to apologize, but, man, it's not only to him but to the whole regiment--all of us--you're to blame all round. The case is this: you ought to have thought the matter over and taken advice; but no, you go and blurt it all straight out before the officers. Now what was the colonel to do? Have the officer tried and disgrace the whole regiment? Disgrace the whole regiment because of one scoundrel? Is that how you look at it? We don't see it like that. And Bogdánich was a brick: he told you you were saying what was not true. It's not pleasant, but what's to be done, my dear fellow? You landed yourself in it. And now, when one wants to smooth the thing over, some conceit prevents your apologizing, and you wish to make the whole affair public. You are offended at being put on duty a bit, but why not apologize to an old and honourable officer? Whatever Bogdánich may be, anyway he is an honourable and brave old colonel! You're quick at taking offence, but you don't mind disgracing the whole regiment!" The staff captain's voice began to tremble. "You have been in the regiment next to no time, my lad, you're here today and tomorrow you'll be appointed adjutant somewhere and can snap your fingers when it is said 'There are thieves among the Pávlograd officers!' But it's not all the same to us! Am I not right, Denísov? It's not the same!"

“我没料到你会这样,”参谋上尉严肃而严厉地说,“你不愿意道歉,可是,老弟,你不仅对不起他,而且对不起整个团--我们所有的人--你处处都有错。事情是这样的:你本该考虑一下,听听别人的意见；可是你没有,你就在军官们面前脱口而出。现在团长该怎么办？难道要审判那个军官,让整个团丢脸？因为一个坏蛋让整个团丢脸？你是这样认为的吗？我们不这么看。而波格丹内奇是条好汉:他对你说,你说的不是实话。这确实不愉快,可是有什么办法呢,亲爱的朋友？是你自己惹的祸。现在,当有人想大事化小的时候,你虚荣心作祟不肯道歉,还想把事情公开。你因为被罚站几天岗就生气,可是为什么就不能向一位可敬的老军官道歉呢？不管波格丹内奇怎么样,他毕竟是一位可敬而勇敢的老团长！你动不动就生气,可是你却不惜让整个团蒙受耻辱！”参谋上尉的声音开始颤抖。“你在我们团里待了没多久,小伙子,你今天在这儿,明天说不定就被派到哪儿当副官,到那时你可以满不在乎地说‘帕夫洛格勒军官里有小偷！’可是我们不一样！我说的对不对,杰尼索夫？不一样！”

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seriously /ˈsɪriəsli/

adv. 严肃地,严重地➕

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severely /sɪˈvɪrli/

adv. 严厉地,严重地➕

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blurt /blɜːrt/

v. 脱口而出➕

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disgrace /dɪsˈɡreɪs/

v. 使蒙羞,使丢脸➕

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scoundrel /ˈskaʊndrəl/

n. 恶棍,无赖➕

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conceit /kənˈsiːt/

n. 自负,骄傲自大➕

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prevents /prɪˈvents/

v. 阻止,防止➕

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offended /əˈfɛndɪd/

v. 冒犯,使生气➕

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honourable /ˈɒnərəbl/

adj. 可敬的,光荣的➕

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tremble /ˈtrembl/

v. 颤抖,发抖➕

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adjutant /ˈædʒətənt/

n. 副官,助手➕

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thieves /θiːvz/

n. 小偷,贼（复数）➕

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smooth /smuːð/

v. 使平滑,使平息➕

🔊 Denísov remained silent and did not move, but occasionally looked with his glittering black eyes at Rostóv.

杰尼索夫默不作声,一动也不动,只是偶尔用他那闪闪发光的黑眼睛看看罗斯托夫。

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glittering /ˈɡlɪtərɪŋ/

adj. 闪闪发光的,闪耀的➕

🔊 "You value your own pride and don't wish to apologize," continued the staff captain, "but we old fellows, who have grown up in and, God willing, are going to die in the regiment, we prize the honour of the regiment, and Bogdánich knows it. Oh, we do prize it, old fellow! And all this is not right, it's not right! You may take offence or not but I always stick to mother truth. It's not right!"

“你看重自己的傲气,不肯道歉,”参谋上尉继续说,“可我们这些老家伙,在团里长大,在上帝保佑下,也将在团里死去,我们珍惜团的荣誉,波格丹内奇也知道这一点。哦,我们确实珍惜它,老兄！这一切都不对,不对！你发火也好,不发火也好,我一向坚持真理。这不对！”

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value /ˈvæljuː/

v. 重视,珍视➕

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prize /praɪz/

v. 珍视,珍惜➕

🔊 And the staff captain rose and turned away from Rostóv.

于是参谋上尉站起身来,转身离开了罗斯托夫。

🔊 "That's twue, devil take it!" shouted Denísov, jumping up. "Now then, Wostóv, now then!"

“说得‘对’,见鬼！”杰尼索夫跳起来喊道,“好了,罗斯托夫,好了！”

🔊 Rostóv, growing red and pale alternately, looked first at one officer and then at the other. "No, gentlemen, no... you mustn't think... I quite understand. You're wrong to think that of me... I... for me... for the honour of the regiment I'd... Ah well, I'll show that in action, and for me the honour of the flag... Well, never mind, it's true I'm to blame, to blame all round. Well, what else do you want?..."

罗斯托夫的脸一会儿红一会儿白,他先看看这个军官,又看看那个。“不,诸位,不……你们不要以为……我完全理解。你们那样想我是错的……我……对我来说……为了团的荣誉我……唉,好吧,我用行动来证明,对我来说军旗的荣誉……好了,没关系,确实是我错了,我处处都错了。好了,你们还要我怎么样？……”

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alternately /ɔːlˈtɜːrnətli/

adv. 交替地；轮流地➕

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regiment /ˈredʒɪmənt/

n. （军队的）团➕

🔊 "Come, that's right, Count!" cried the staff captain, turning round and clapping Rostóv on the shoulder with his big hand.

“好了,这就对了,伯爵！”参谋上尉转过身来,用大手拍了拍罗斯托夫的肩膀喊道。

🔊 "I tell you," shouted Denísov, "he's a fine fellow."

“我跟你说,”杰尼索夫喊道,“他是个好小伙子。”

🔊 "That's better, Count," said the staff captain, beginning to address Rostóv by his title, as if in recognition of his confession. "Go and apologize, your excellency. Yes, go!"

“这样好多了,伯爵,”参谋上尉说,开始用爵位称呼罗斯托夫,仿佛是为了承认他的认错,“去道歉吧,大人。是的,去吧！”

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address /əˈdres/

v. 称呼；向…讲话➕

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recognition /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃn/

n. 承认；识别➕

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confession /kənˈfeʃn/

n. 供认；忏悔➕

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excellency /ˈeksələnsi/

n. 阁下（对高级官员的尊称）➕

🔊 "Gentlemen, I'll do anything. No one shall hear a word from me," said Rostóv in an imploring voice, "but I can't apologize, by God I can't, do what you will! How can I go and apologize like a little boy asking forgiveness?"

“诸位,我什么都愿意做。我一个字的怨言都不会有,”罗斯托夫用恳求的声音说,“但是我不能道歉,向上帝发誓,我做不到,你们愿意怎么办就怎么办吧！我怎么能像个请求原谅的小孩子一样去道歉呢？”

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imploring /ɪmˈplɔːrɪŋ/

adj. 恳求的,乞求的➕

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forgiveness /fərˈɡɪvnəs/

n. 原谅,宽恕➕

🔊 Denísov began to laugh.

杰尼索夫笑了起来。

🔊 "It'll be worse for you. Bogdánich is vindictive and you'll pay for your obstinacy," said Kírsten.

“那样对你更糟。波格丹内奇记仇,你会为你的固执付出代价的,”基尔斯滕说。

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vindictive /vɪnˈdɪktɪv/

adj. 报复性的,记仇的➕

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obstinacy /ˈɒbstɪnəsi/

n. 固执,倔强➕

🔊 "No, on my word it's not obstinacy! I can't describe the feeling. I can't..."

“不,说真的,这不是固执！我说不出这种感觉。我做不到……”

🔊 "Well, it's as you like," said the staff captain. "And what has become of that scoundrel?" he asked Denísov.

“好吧,随你的便,”参谋上尉说,“那个混蛋怎么样了？”他问杰尼索夫。

🔊 "He has weported himself sick, he's to be stwuck off the list tomowwow," muttered Denísov.

杰尼索夫咕哝道:“他‘抱告’说生了病,明天就该‘除名’了。”

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muttered /ˈmʌtərd/

v. 咕哝,低声说（mutter的过去式）➕

🔊 "It is an illness, there's no other way of explaining it," said the staff captain.

“这是一种病,没有别的解释,”参谋上尉说。

🔊 "Illness or not, he'd better not cwoss my path. I'd kill him!" shouted Denísov in a bloodthirsty tone.

“不管有没有病,他最好别撞到我手里。我‘宰’了他！”杰尼索夫用凶狠的语气喊道。

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bloodthirsty /ˈblʌdθɜːsti/

adj. 嗜血的,残忍的➕

🔊 Just then Zherkóv entered the room.

就在这时,热尔科夫走进了房间。

🔊 "What brings you here?" cried the officers turning to the newcomer.

“什么风把你吹来了？”军官们转身朝着新来的人喊道。

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newcomer /ˈnjuːkʌmər/

n. 新来者,新手➕

🔊 "We're to go into action, gentlemen! Mack has surrendered with his whole army."

“我们要投入战斗了,诸位！马克带着他的全军投降了。”

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surrendered /səˈrɛndərd/

v. 投降,放弃抵抗➕

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action /ˈækʃən/

n. 行动,战斗➕

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army /ˈɑːrmi/

n. 军队,大军➕

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gentlemen /ˈdʒɛntl̩mən/

n. 绅士们,先生们（复数）➕

🔊 "It's not true!"

“不可能！”

🔊 "I've seen him himself!"

“我亲眼看见他了！”

🔊 "What? Saw the real Mack? With hands and feet?"

“什么？看见真实的马克了？有手有脚的？”

🔊 "Into action! Into action! Bring him a bottle for such news! But how did you come here?"

“战斗！战斗！为这个消息给他一瓶酒！可是你怎么到这里来的？”

🔊 "I've been sent back to the regiment all on account of that devil, Mack. An Austrian general complained of me. I congratulated him on Mack's arrival... What's the matter, Rostóv? You look as if you'd just come out of a hot bath."

“我被派回团,全是那个魔鬼马克害的。一位奥地利将军告了我的状。我向他祝贺马克的到来……怎么了,罗斯托夫？你看起来像是刚洗了热水澡出来。”

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devil /ˈdɛvəl/

n. 魔鬼,恶棍➕

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Austrian /ˈɔːstriən/

adj. 奥地利的,奥地利人的➕

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general /ˈdʒɛnərəl/

n. 将军,上将➕

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complained /kəmˈpleɪnd/

v. 抱怨,投诉（过去式）➕

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congratulated /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪtɪd/

v. 祝贺（过去式）➕

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arrival /əˈraɪvəl/

n. 到达,抵达➕

🔊 "Oh, my dear fellow, we're in such a stew here these last two days."

“哦,亲爱的,这两天我们这儿可热闹了。”

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fellow /ˈfɛloʊ/

n. 伙伴,同伴；家伙➕

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stew /stjuː/

n. 混乱,焦虑；炖菜（此处指混乱状态）➕

🔊 The regimental adjutant came in and confirmed the news brought by Zherkóv. They were under orders to advance next day.

团副官走进来,证实了热尔科夫带来的消息。他们接到命令第二天向前推进。

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confirmed /kənˈfɜːrmd/

v. 确认,证实（过去式）➕

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orders /ˈɔːrdərz/

n. 命令,指令（复数）➕

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advance /ədˈvæns/

v. 前进,推进➕

🔊 "We're going into action, gentlemen!"

“我们要投入战斗了,诸位！”

🔊 "Well, thank God! We've been sitting here too long!"

“啊,感谢上帝！我们在这儿坐得太久了！”

Chapter five (第五章)

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