“It's the only thing that I'd gotten any, like, food pellets from the universe for.”
那是唯一讓我從宇宙那兒得到點,怎麼說,食物獎勵的事。
把自己比成等待投餵的小鼠,把寫作的回報說得又慘又準。
the only thing I'd gotten ... for
想自嘲自己死磕某件事只為一點回報時用;正式彙報別這麼貶低自己。
Writing was the only thing the world ever rewarded me for. / It was the one place the universe tossed me a treat.
口語
any, like, food pellets 一氣連讀,語氣帶點自嘲。
That bonus is the only food pellet this job ever gives me. 那點獎金是這份工作唯一給我的食物顆粒。
