The trial took eight days in the sweltering Tennessee summer.

这次审判在田纳西酷热的夏季进行八天。

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For all the tension and discomfort of the scene in the movie that takes place at the Plaza it's the one where Gatsby reveals his relationship with Daisy to her glowering husband Tom on a sweltering summer afternoon in the days before air-conditioning at least they had Central Park views.

WSJ: Gatsby Slept Here