没有首饰

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As the day of the party drew near, 眼看舞会的日子越来越近，

Madame Loisel seemed sad and anxious, even though her dress was ready. 虽然礼服已经准备好了，但洛塞尔太太看起来还是闷闷不乐、心神不宁。

"What's wrong?" “你怎么了？”

her husband asked one evening. 一天晚上，她丈夫忍不住问她，

"You've been acting so strange lately." “你这阵子看着怪怪的。”

"It's so annoying," she said. “烦死人了，”她说，

"I haven't a single jewel, not one stone, nothing to wear. “我一件首饰都没有，连一颗宝石也拿不出来，身上光秃秃的什么都没得戴。

I'll look so poor. 去了只会显得太寒酸。

I'd almost rather not go at all." 我还不如干脆不去算了。”

"Wear some flowers," he said. “戴几朵鲜花嘛，”他说，

"They're very fashionable this time of year. “现在这个时候戴花可时髦了，

For ten francs you can get two or three beautiful roses." 花十个法郎就能买两三朵顶漂亮的玫瑰呢。”

"No. “不行。

There's nothing more humiliating than looking poor among rich women." 在一群阔太太中间显得那么寒酸，没有比这更丢人的了。”

Vanity never runs out of reasons to be unhappy. 虚荣心总有生不完的闷气。

Then her husband cried, "How silly you are! 这时丈夫叫了起来：“你真傻！

Go and see your friend Madame Forestier, 去找你的朋友佛来思节夫人，

and ask her to lend you some jewelry. 找她借几件首饰戴戴。

You're close enough for that." 你们关系那么好，借这点东西完全没问题。”

She gave a cry of joy. 她惊喜地叫了一声：

"That's true! “对啊！

Why didn't I think of it?" 我怎么就没想到呢？”