I saw that if I hurried, I'd have time to return to my room, get the card, and drop it off; I didn't like to get to formal dinner too early anyway, because then you stood around.

我想到，如果动作快点，还来得及回到宿舍，取了卡片，再放过去；反正我也不喜欢早早地去晚餐，那样就得在边上站着。

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Dinner was a formal affair beginning at 9:00 p. m. this meal was held in the immense dining room, the walls of which are lined with priceless panels from ancient European cathedrals.

宴会是一项正式的活动，在晚上9点开始。这顿饭在巨大的餐厅进行，餐厅墙壁是用来自古代欧洲天主教堂的珍贵的镶板拼成的。

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