克里斯蒂终于到达了巴格达,但很快就发现自己每天都得穿戴齐整,在各种英国上流聚会之中疲于应酬,无法抽身。
Arriving at last in Baghdad, Christie soon found herself bogged23 down in polite English society, and all usual accouterments24.
我发现自己在一个大的房子里,在哪里人们正围着一张小的桌子吃着午餐或是晚餐,正如我所被告知的风俗一样,在聚会上的都是贵族与上流社会人士。
I found myself in a large room, where people were sitting at lunch or supper around small tables, as is the custom, I am told, at parties in the houses of our nobility and gentry.
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