一个年轻女人的任何毛病都是可以谅解的，一个年轻女人也不需要有脑子，她没有脑子倒更好。可是一个老娘儿们即使聪明，即使是普天下最最可爱的女人，也没有多大价值。一个小娘儿们是一项投资，而一个老娘儿们却是注定要蚀本的。老娘儿们唯一能做的事就是为你买东西，可那也不会叫她们胳膊上长出肉来，让她们大腿间流出水来。伊雷娜不错，说实话，我认为你会喜欢她的。这事儿到你那儿就不一样了，你不一定非跟她睡不可，你尽可以喜欢她。也许你不会喜欢她那些衣服、瓶子之类的玩艺儿，可你会宽容她的。她不会使你厌烦，这一点我可以告诉你。我要说她还是挺有意思的，不过她干瘪了，她的乳房还行- 可她的胳膊！我告诉她某一天我要把你带去，我谈了你的许多情况……我不知道该对她说什么。也许你会喜欢上她的，尤其是当她穿上衣服时。我不知道……”

A young cunt doesn't have to have any brains. They're better without brains. But an old cunt, even if she's brilliant, even if she's the most charming woman in the world, nothing makes any difference. A young cunt is an investment; an old cunt is a dead loss. All they can do for you is buy you things. But that doesn't put meat on their arms or juice between the legs. She isn't bad, Irene. In fact, I think you'd like her. With you its different. You don't have to fuck her. You can afford to like her. Maybe you wouldn't like all those dresses and the bottles and what not, but you could be tolerant. She wouldn't bore you, that I can tell you. She's even interesting, I might say. But she's withered¹. Her breasts are all right yet – but her arms! I told her I'd bring you around some day. I talked a lot about you… I didn't know what to say to her. Maybe you'd like her, especially when she's dressed. I don't know…"

“喂，你说她有钱？我会喜欢她的！我不在乎她多大岁数了，只要不是个丑八怪……”

"Listen, she's rich, you say? I'll like her! I don't care how old she is, so long as she's not a hag…"

“她不是丑八怪！你在说些什么呀？告诉你，她很有魅力，谈吐文雅，长得也好看……只是胳膊……”

"She's not a hag! What are you talking about? She's charming, I tell you. She talks well. She looks well too… only her arms…"

“好吧。如果是这样，我去跟她睡 -若是你不愿意的话。把这个告诉她，不过讲得缓和些，跟这样一个女人打交道一定得慢慢来。你把我带去，听任事态自己发展。狠狠地夸奖我，装出吃醋的样子……哼，也许咱俩会一道跟她睡的……我们到处走，一起吃饭……我们开车、打猎、穿好衣服。如果她想去婆罗州让她带上我们，我也不会开枪，不过这没关系，反正她也不在乎，她只是希望被人睡，仅此而已。你一直在谈论她的胳膊，可你不必一直盯着她的胳膊看。对吗？瞧瞧这床罩！瞧瞧这镜子！这能叫生活吗？你愿意再充高雅充下去、一辈子像只虱子一样过日子吗？你连旅馆住宿费都掏不起……还是有工作的人呢。生活不该是这样，哪怕她七十岁了我也不在乎，那也比这样强……”

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1 withered
adj. 枯萎的，干瘪的，（人身体的部分器官）因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句：
The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。 The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。

2 cholera
n.霍乱
参考例句：
The cholera outbreak has been contained.霍乱的发生已被控制住了。 Cholera spread like wildfire through the camps.霍乱在营地里迅速传播。

3 ass
n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人
参考例句：
He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。 An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

4 invalid
n.病人，伤残人；adj.有病的，伤残的；无效的
参考例句：
He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。 A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。

5 prick
v.刺伤，刺痛，刺孔；n.刺伤，刺痛
参考例句：
He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。 He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳，气球就爆了。

6 pricks
刺痛( prick的名词复数 )； 刺孔； 刺痕； 植物的刺
参考例句：
My skin pricks sometimes. 我的皮肤有时感到刺痛。 You must obey the rule. It is useless for you to kick against the pricks. 你必须遵守规定，对抗对你是无益的。

7 wink
n.眨眼，使眼色，瞬间；v.眨眼，使眼色，闪烁
参考例句：
He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。 The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间，那颗卫星就消失了。

8 chauffeur
n.(受雇于私人或公司的)司机；v.为…开车
参考例句：
The chauffeur handed the old lady from the car.这个司机搀扶这个老太太下汽车。 She went out herself and spoke to the chauffeur.她亲自走出去跟汽车司机说话。

9 afterward
adv.后来；以后
参考例句：
Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。 Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

10 smoothly
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
参考例句：
The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。 Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

11 liar
n.说谎的人
参考例句：
I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！ She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

12 mentality
n.心理，思想，脑力
参考例句：
He has many years'experience of the criminal mentality.他研究犯罪心理有多年经验。 Running a business requires a very different mentality from being a salaried employee.经营企业所要求具备的心态和上班族的心态截然不同。

13 monologue
n.长篇大论，（戏剧等中的）独白
参考例句：
The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白。 He went into a long monologue.他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话。

14 banal
adj.陈腐的，平庸的
参考例句：
Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits.他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调。 The allegations ranged from the banal to the bizarre.从平淡无奇到离奇百怪的各种说法都有。

15 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

16 frail
adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的
参考例句：
Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。 She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

17 embroiders
v.（在织物上）绣花( embroider的第三人称单数 )；刺绣；对…加以渲染（或修饰）；给…添枝加叶
参考例句：
Yarn, Fabrics, Shawls, Textile Waste, Embroidery and Embroiders, Software Design. 采购产品纱，织物，披肩，纺织品废物，刺绣品和刺绣，软件设计。 来自互联网 Carpets, Rugs, Mats and Durries, Cushion Covers, Embroidery and Embroiders, Curtains. 采购产品地毯，毯子，垫和棉花地毯，垫子掩护，刺绣品窗帘。 来自互联网

18 pajamas
n.睡衣裤
参考例句：
At bedtime,I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas.睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。 He was wearing striped pajamas.他穿着带条纹的睡衣裤。

19 bastard
n.坏蛋，混蛋；私生子
参考例句：
He was never concerned about being born a bastard.他从不介意自己是私生子。 There was supposed to be no way to get at the bastard.据说没有办法买通那个混蛋。

20 dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口
参考例句：
The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。 The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。