Chapter 1 First Sight——5

"He's in a wheelchair now," Charlie continued when I didn't respond,

他现在在轮椅上了，没等我回答查理斯就继续说到，

"so he can't drive anymore, and he offered to sell me his truck cheap.

所以他不能开车了，他就低价把他的车卖给我了

""What year is it?" I could see from his change of expression that this was the question he was hoping I wouldn't ask.

几年了？我能从他的表达转换中看出他不想让我问这件事情

哪年的车？”我可以从他骤变的神色看出，这是一个他不希望我提起的问题。

"Well, Billy's done a lot of work on the engine — it's only a few year sold, really.

当然，billy是干引擎工作的，只有一两年就卖了，真的

嗯，比利在引擎上下了不少力气——才几年的车，真的。

"I hoped he didn't think so little of me as to believe I would give up that easily.

我想他不认为我会这么简单就相信他说的话

"When did he buy it?""He bought it in 1984, I think."

他什么时候买的，我想是在1984年买的

"Did he buy it new?""Well, no. I think it was new in the early sixties — or late fifties atthe earliest," he admitted sheepishly.

他是买的新的吗？不是，我想应该有56成新，他羞怯的承诺着

"Ch — Dad, I don't really know anything about cars. I wouldn't be able to fix it if anything went wrong,

查…父亲，我对这辆车一无所知，如果有任何问题出现的话我没有能力去修。

and I couldn't afford a mechanic…""Really, Bella, the thing runs great.

而且我没有能力支付引擎。。。真的，bella，车跑得挺好的

我也没有钱请个修理工……”

They don't build them like that anymore.

没有造的像这更好的了

"The thing, I thought to myself… it had possibilities — as a nickname, at the very least.

对这件事，我想到了我自己。。。如果有可能的话，就像是一个昵称，最后的一条路把

"How cheap is cheap?" After all, that was the part I couldn't compromise on.

多便宜算是便宜呢？毕竟这是我最不能妥协的地方了

"Well, honey, I kind of already bought it for you. As a homecoming gift.

当然，亲爱的，我几乎已经为你买下来了，作为你回家的礼物

"Charlie peeked sideways at me with a hopeful expression.

查理斯用希望的眼神瞥了我一眼

好了，宝贝，作为欢迎你回家的礼物，我几乎已经算是买下来了。”查理满怀希望地偷看着我。

Wow. Free.

哈，免费。