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It was clear to the entire family, however, that something had changed in their mother.[qh]
然而，整个家庭都清楚地看到，他们的母亲发生了变化。[qh]
For the rest of the day, her mood was sulky and stormy.[qh]
那天剩下的时间里，她的情绪阴沉而暴躁。[qh]
At dinner, though they all anticipated a roast chicken, or a meat loaf, or a pot roast—a real meal at last,[qh]
吃晚饭的时候，虽然大家都想要一只烤鸡，或者一块肉糕，或者一锅烤肉——最后一顿真正的饭，[qh]
after so many Swanson’s dinners warmed in the oven—Marilyn opened a can of chicken noodle soup, a can of SpaghettiOs.[qh]
在这么多斯旺森的晚餐在烤箱里加热之后，玛丽莲打开了一罐鸡肉面汤，一罐意大利面。[qh]
The next morning, after the children went to school, Marilyn pulled a scrap of paper from her dresser drawer.[qh]
第二天早晨，孩子们放学后，玛丽琳从梳妆台抽屉里拿出一张小纸片。[qh]
Tom Lawson’s phone number still stood out, sharp black against the pale blue college rule.[qh]
汤姆·劳森的电话号码依然引人注目，在淡蓝色学院规则的映衬下显得格外醒目。[qh]
“Tom?” she said when he answered.[qh]
“汤姆?他回答时她说。[qh]
“Dr. Lawson. It’s Marilyn Lee.”[qh]
”劳森博士。这是玛丽莲·李。”[qh]
When he didn’t reply, she added,[qh]
当他没有回答时，她补充道:[qh]
“James Lee’s wife. We met at the Christmas party. We talked about me maybe working in your lab.”[qh]
”詹姆斯李的妻子。我们在圣诞晚会上见过面。我们说过我可能在你的实验室工作。”[qh]
A pause.[qh]
暂停了一会儿。[qh]
Then, to Marilyn’s surprise: laughter.[qh]
然后，令玛丽琳惊讶的是:笑声。[qh]
“I hired an undergrad months ago,” Tom Lawson said.[qh]
“我几个月前雇了一个大学生，”汤姆·劳森说。[qh]
“I had no idea you were actually serious about that. With your children and your husband and all.”[qh]
“我不知道你是认真的。还有你的孩子、你的丈夫和所有的人。”[qh]
Marilyn hung up without bothering to reply.[qh]
玛丽琳连回答都没答就把电话挂了。[qh]
For a long time, she stood in the kitchen by the phone, staring through the window.[qh]
有很长一段时间，她站在厨房里的电话旁，凝视着窗外。[qh]
Outside, it no longer felt like spring.[qh]
外面，已经不像春天了。[qh]
The wind had turned biting and dry; the daffodils, tricked by the warm weather, bent their faces to the ground.[qh]
风变得刺骨而干燥;水仙花被温暖的天气逗弄了，它们把脸埋在地上。[qh]
All across the garden, they lay prostrate, stems broken, yellow trumpets withered.[qh]
他们横七竖八地躺在花园里，花茎折断了，黄色的喇叭枯萎了。[qh]
Marilyn wiped the table and pulled the crossword puzzle toward her, trying to forget the amusement in Tom Lawson’s voice.[qh]
玛丽琳擦了擦桌子，把填字游戏拉过来，试图忘掉汤姆·劳森声音里的嬉笑。[qh]
The newsprint clung to the damp wood, and as she wrote in her first answer,[qh]
报纸粘在潮湿的木头上，正如她在第一个回答中所写的那样，[qh]
the pen tore through the paper, leaving a blue “A” on the tabletop.[qh]
笔在纸上撕裂，在桌面上留下蓝色的“ A”。[qh]
