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"Jennifer's father is Alan Brody, the famous architect," Uncle Jeff explained to me.
“詹妮弗的父亲是著名的建筑师艾伦·布罗迪，”杰夫叔叔向我解释说。
"I remember seeing your picture in the newspaper.
“我记得在报纸上看到过你的照片。
Jennifer's family is one of the oldest and richest families in the city."
詹妮弗的家庭是这个城市最古老、最富有的家庭之一。”
"If Dean Maurie gave those pictures to the newspapers..." Jennifer started to say, but she didn't finish.
“如果毛里院长把那些照片登在报纸上的话……”詹妮弗要说，但是没有说。
"My father and I are very close. I don't want to hurt him."
“我爸爸和我关系很好，我不想伤害他。”
"I see," Uncle Jeff said.
“我明白了，”杰夫叔叔说。
"I have to ask you this. What were you doing yesterday between 3:00 and 5:30?"
“我要问你个问题，昨天3点到5点半你在干什么?”
Jennifer thought for a moment and then said, "I ran into Derrick around 2:30.
詹妮弗想了一会儿，然后说：“我在两点半左右碰到德里克，
Then I dropped off the money in an envelope for Dean Maurie and went straight back to my apartment."
接着我把钱装进一个信封里给毛里院长送去之后就直接回了公寓。”
"You dropped off the money at his office?" I asked, surprised.
“你把钱送到他办公室了?”我吃惊地问道。
"Yes, in his mail slot. That's the way he wanted it," she said.
“是的，在他的信箱里。”他想让我放在信箱里，”她说。
"I'm supposed to be working for him.
“名义上我在为他工作，
The envelope is supposed to have my completed work in it. I have been making payments to him every week."
信封里是我完成的工作，实际上我每个星期都在给他付款。”
"How much have you paid him?" Uncle Jeff asked.
“你付给他多少钱了?”杰夫叔叔问道。
"$1,000 a week, so including yesterday, $11,000," she said.
“每周1000美元，包括昨天的1.1万美元，”她说。
