那一声大笑

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"And he grabbed Belikov by the collar and gave him a shove. “接着他一把揪住别利科夫的衣领，往前猛地一推。

Belikov tumbled all the way down the stairs, his galoshes clattering. 别利科夫一路骨碌碌滚下楼梯，套鞋磕得噼啪乱响。

He reached the bottom unhurt, got up, 他滚到底下倒没受伤，爬了起来，

and felt his nose to see if his glasses were broken. 摸了摸鼻子，看看眼镜摔碎了没有。

But at that exact moment, Varenka walked in, with two other ladies. 可偏偏就在这时候，瓦莲卡带着另外两位女士走了进来。

For Belikov, that was worse than anything. 对别利科夫来说，这简直比什么都难堪。

Better to break his neck than become a laughingstock! 宁可摔断脖子，也绝不能让人当笑话看！

Now the whole town would know. 这下全城的人都得知道了。

There'd be another cartoon. 肯定又得有人画讽刺漫画了。

He'd be asked to resign. 他准得被逼着辞职不可。

Varenka looked at his crumpled coat, his galoshes, his ridiculous face, 瓦莲卡瞅了瞅他皱巴巴的大衣、套鞋，还有那张狼狈滑稽的脸，

and, not understanding what had happened, she burst out laughing. 完全没明白发生了什么，忍不住扑哧大笑起来。

'Ha-ha-ha!'" ‘哈哈哈哈！’”

Sometimes it isn't the fall that hurts; it's who's watching. 有时候让人难受的不是摔了一跤，而是让谁给看见了。

"That laugh," said Burkin quietly, "put an end to everything." “那一笑，”布尔金轻声说道，“把一切都给彻底断送了。”