有趣的是，这两天我一直把胳膊上隆起的肿块当作宝贝一样对待，生怕有个什么问题。

It's funny that I've treated the tumescent bump on my arm as a cowry these two days and for fear that something may be wrong.

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“我的宝贝。”新郎转过身来对她说，“你有什么故事吗？”

"You, my love," said the bridegroom, turning to her, "is there no tale you know?"

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你知道我皇兄接着干了些什么吧？我的宝贝皇兄呀！

You know what he did next, right? My darling brother?

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Look out!" Some ten paces away Lolita through a glass at a telephone booth, membranous god still with us, cupping the tube confidentially, hunched over it, slit her eyes at me, turned away with her treasure, hurriedly hang up and walked out with a flourish.

注意！“十步开外洛丽塔透过电话间的玻璃正用手,握着话筒，万分信赖的说着什么，她的目光扫到我，拿着她的宝贝转过身去，急忙挂上，一个戏剧性的夸张动作，走了出来。

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