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Mr Crowther reflected.
克劳瑟先生想了一想说：
"I don't know that I have; but then, to the best of my recollection, I've never seen a man eat a raw turnip in the train or dance a Highland Fling during family prayers for that matter.
“我没见过；但是据我回忆，我也从未看见过一个人在火车上吃生萝卜，或者在家人祷告时跳苏格兰高地舞。
But what of it?
但是，那又怎样？
If one allowed oneself to be surprised at anything, however insignificant, one's whole life would consist of a series of trivial astonishments."
如果一个人允许自己对任何无关紧要的事都惊奇的话，那么他的整个生命都将由一系列微不足道的惊奇构成。”
"And you think it an insignificant act to throw one's suitcase out of a railway-carriage window?"
“那你认为把手提箱扔出火车窗外是一件微不足道的事情吗？”
"Totally!" said Mr Crowther, and his eyes again sought his book.
“完全正确！ ”克劳瑟先生回答道，接着他的目光又投向了书本。
"Then what, if I may ask," said the other, evidently somewhat nettled, "would you consider a significant act?"
“那么，我是否可以问一下，”对方说道，明显有点儿被激怒了，“你认为什么是重要的事？”
Mr Crowther shrugged his shoulders wearily.
克劳瑟先生厌倦地耸了耸肩：
"Perhaps I would have thought it significant if the suitcase had been mine."
“如果那个手提箱是我的，我可能会认为它很重要。”
"I see.
“我明白了。
You think yourself more important than me."
你认为你自己比我重要。”
