来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1945年后的美国小说 第12集 第12集》
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We're told: Just before the morning rush hour书里告诉我们 刚好在早上上班高峰期之前 -
she got out of a jitney whose ancient driver ended each day她从一辆小公共汽车下来 那辆车的老司机每天都 -
in the red downtown on Howard Street,在哈佛路的红色市中心停车 -
began to walk toward the Embarcadero.她开始朝恩巴卡德罗大道走去 -
She knew she looked terrible,她知道自己看起来糟透了 -
knuckles black with eyeliner and mascara from where she had rubbed,揉过眼线和睫毛的指关节黑黑的 -
mouth tasting of old booze and coffee,嘴巴问起来像老酒和咖啡混合的味道 -
through an open doorway.她穿过一道敞开的门 -
On the stair leading up into the disinfectant-smelling twilight of a在楼梯上 顺着住房里混有消毒水味道的月光 -
rooming house, she saw an old man huddled,她看到一位年迈的老人蜷缩在那里 -
shaking with grief she couldn't hear.以一种她听不到的忧伤颤抖着 -
Both hands, smoke white, covered his face.两只手和白烟遮住了他的脸