I would gladly have thrashed her for it. Unfortunately, thrashing your young woman doesn't make her admire you more as a novelist.

I would gladly have thrashed her for it. Unfortunately, thrashing your young woman doesn't make her admire you more as a novelist.

我真想揍她一顿。不幸的是，痛打你的年轻女人并不能让她更欣赏你作为一个小说家。

-- Harry Summerfield Hoff 哈里·萨默菲尔德·霍夫