英语小说：成长的过程 4

"I've been spending money, I believe.”

“我钱花得太多，我想。”

"On what?"

“花在什么上?”

"On going around with the boys, I guess." said Alfred.

“我想是和朋友们一起出去，”艾尔弗雷德说。

Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carr's arm with great gentleness, as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. She said, "If you will just listen to me before doing anything?" Her voice was cool and she turned her head away as if she had said too much already. Then she looked again at Mr. Carr with a pleasant smile and asked, "What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?"

希金斯夫人伸出手极其轻柔地碰了碰卡尔先生的胳膊，似乎她知道他是怎么想的。她说话的口吻似乎表明她不想再给他添更多的麻烦。她说：“在您采取任何行动之前，能否听我说句话?”她的声音很冷静，接着她把头扭到一边，似乎她已说得太多。之后她又把目光移回到卡尔先生的脸上，带着一脸和气的笑容问道：“您打算怎么办，卡尔先生?”

"I was going to get a cop. That is what I should do -- call the police."

“我要叫警察。这也是我应该做的——叫警察。”