The Godfather 教父 Chapter 22

Lucy Mancini, a year after Sonny's death, still missed him terribly, grieved for him more fiercely than any lover in any romance. And her dreams were not the insipid ¹ dreams of a schoolgirl, her longings ² not the longings of a devoted ³ wife. She was not rendered desolate ⁴ by the loss of her "life's companion," or miss him because of his stalwart character. She held no fond remembrances of sentimental ⁶ gifts, of girlish hero worship, his smile, the amused glint of his eyes when she said something endearing or witty ⁷., , No. She missed him for the more important reason that he had been the only man in the world who could make her body achieve the act of love. And, in her youth and innocence ⁸, she still believed that he was the only man who could possibly do so., , Now a year later she sunned herself in the balmy Nevada air. At her feet the slender, blond young man was playing with her toes. They were at the side of the hotel pool for the Sunday afternoon and despite the people all around them his hand was sliding up her bare thigh ⁹., , , Jules grinned at her. "I'm a Las Vegas doctor." He tickled ¹⁰ the inside of her thigh and was amazed how just a little thing like that could excite her so powerfully. It showed on her face though she tried to hide it. She was really a very primitive ¹², innocent girl. Then why couldn't he make her come across? He had to figure that one out and never mind the crap about a lost love that could never be replaced. This was living tissue here under his hand and living tissue required other living tissue. Dr. Jules Segal decided ¹³ he would make the big push tonight at his apartment. He'd wanted to make her come across without any trickery but if trickery there had to be, he was the man for it. All in the interests of science of course. And, besides, this poor kid was dying for it., , "Jules, stop, please stop," Lucy said. Her voice was trembling., ,She said she was a good cook,but the food she cooked is insipid.她说她是个好厨师，但她做的食物却是无味道的 。,Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! 啊 ，那些充满高贵憧憬和高尚奋斗的傻乎乎的时光！