1. She was cubing garlic and slicing cabbage into small pieces and chatting at the same time about Auntie Suyuan: 她正在把大蒜切成小方块,把卷心菜切成小片片,同时也闲聊有关素媛姨妈的事:
2. I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she surveyed him from head to toe, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan. 我曾注意到她开门时的脸部表情, 以及她从头到脚地打量他,以亲自验证素媛阿姨已经给她讲过的对里奇的评价时露出来的不自然的笑容。