当年杂货店的老白曾经问他:“do you like Grace?”你喜欢grace吗? 沈皓云愣了愣,反问:“what do you mean?”什么意思?
老白摊摊手:“that is what I mean.”字面意思。 沈皓云不想让外人认为中国人在搞内讧,于是说:“i do not hate her.”我不讨厌她。
老白笑了出声:“you did not answer my question. Well, what about that, if grace were your daughter, do you like her?”你没回答问题。这样吧,如果grace是你女儿,你喜欢吗?
沈皓云:“……” 假若他有一个像Grace那样天不怕地不怕的女儿,他恐怕会操心到英年早逝。
老白自言自语地摇头:“no no no it is impossible for you to have such a big daughter like grace. Let me rephrase what I mean…ok, do you like grace if she is your wife?”不不不,不对,你不可能有grace这么大的女儿。我换个说法,如果她是你老婆,你喜欢吗?