来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第13集 第13集》

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  They did not belong [This is at the bottom of the page].
  她们不属于 [这一段在这一页最下面]
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  They did not belong to those generations of prostitutes created in novels
  她们不属于小说中出现的那类
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  with great and generous hearts,
  拥有伟大慷慨心灵的妓女
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  dedicated because of the horror of circumstance
  那种妓女之所以干上这一行是被生活所迫
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  to ameliorating the luckless, barren life of men,
  改善那些不幸又空洞的男人的生活
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  taking money incidentally and humbly for their understanding.
  不时地从他们身上榨取钱财却又能谦卑地得到他们的同情
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  Nor were they from that sensitive breed of young girl gone wrong at the hands of fate,
  她们又不同于那种感情纤细却命运多舛的年轻女孩
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  forced to cultivate an outward bitterness in order to protect her springtime from further shock,
  需要被迫装得冷若冰霜用以保护她们的青春不被进一步侵害
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  but knowing full well she was cut out for better things and could make the right man happy.
  那种女孩完全清楚自己值得过更好的人生并给一个好男人幸福
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  Neither were they the sloppy, inadequate whores who, unable to make a living at it alone,
  她们也不是那种邋遢无能的妓女 那种妓女只靠卖淫无法生存
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  turned to drug consumption and traffic or pimps to help complete their stream of self-destruction,
  继而吸毒贩毒拉皮条 走向完全毁灭
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  avoiding suicide only to punish the memory of some absent father
  她们不选择自杀只是为了惩罚记忆中出走的父亲