That Bess married Harry straight out of high school was not surprising. That Lottie never married at all was not really surprising either. Two or three times she was halfway persuaded, but to give up a job that paid well for a home making job that paid nothing was a risk she was incapable of taking.
因此碧丝高中一毕业就嫁了哈里不足为奇;珞蒂终身未嫁也一样的没什么可怪。其实有两、三次她都给说动了一半了,但一想到放下赚钱的工作不干,去搞那赔钱的结婚成家什么的,她总觉得这种险她冒不起。
Bess's married life was nothing for Lottie to envy . She and Harry lived like gypsies. Harry playing in second-rate bands all over the country, even getting himself and Bess stranded in Europe. They were of ten in rags and never in riches.
碧丝的结婚生活没什么值得珞蒂羡幕的:她和哈里过的日子简直和吉普赛人没两样。哈里在各地的二流乐队里兼差,甚至和碧丝两人流落在欧洲过。他们挨饿受冻的日子多,丰衣足食的日子从不曾有。
Bess grieved because she had no child, not having sense enough to know she was better off without one. Lottie was certainly better off without nieces and nephews to feel sorry for. Very likely Bass would have dumped them on her doorstep.
碧丝自怨自艾说自己没有孩子……竟然不懂得庆幸没有孩子才是她前世修来的,日子可以过得比较好。珞蒂好多了,不必看着苦兮兮的外甥们,替他们可怜。碧丝很可能会把孩子们往她门口一丢的扔给她的。
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