He didn't speak to me inthe truck on the way to work.Instead, he mumbled to himself and to Rose as hewent over every item in his head.

在上班路上的卡车里，他没有对我说一句话，反倒是自言自语，像是在对罗斯的在天之灵嘀咕着什么，好像他要把所有东西都要在脑子里过一遍。

youdao

Rubbing his hands together happily, he mumbled half to himself, "This piece of wood has come in the nick of time."

他高兴地搓着双手，轻声地自言自语地说：“这块木头来得正是时候。”

youdao

Whatever answer he mumbled, I knew the truth: he had succumbed to the lure irresistible to most reporters, to put himself where the action was.

不管他当初如何回答，我知道真相：他抵受不住大多数记者都难以抗拒的诱惑：到有行动的地方去。

youdao

Pushing himself away from the table, he mumbled something, in Serbian, to a female handler off-screen.

NEWYORKER: Bring Up the Bodies