“A year later, Tom Buchanan of Chicago swept in and stole her away.”
一年後,芝加哥的湯姆·布坎南闖了進來,把她搶走了。
把橫刀奪愛寫成一個乾脆的動作,swept 和 stole 兩個動詞帶著侵略性,一句話就點明瞭這段婚姻的起點並不體面。
A year later, someone swept in and stole her away.
講述一段關係被人介入時用,文學感強;當事人面前說會很傷人。
Then he swept in and carried her off. / He walked in one day and took her from me.
literary
swept in 重讀,stole her away 連讀後放慢收。
A month later, a stranger swept in and stole her away. 一個月後,一個陌生人闖進來把她帶走了。
