Audiobook Dictation: “The boy hastened away and the…”

The boy hastened away and the manager fell to his musings.

男孩匆匆走了，經理陷入了沉思。

Now he had done it.

這下他可做了。

There was no use speculating over that.

再去琢磨那事也沒用了。

He was beaten for to-night and he might just as well make the best of it.

今晚他是輸定了，還不如就此認了。

But, oh, the wretchedness of being forced this way!

可是，唉，被這樣逼著，真是苦不堪言！

He could see her meeting the boy at the door and smiling sardonically.

他彷彿看見她在門口迎著那男孩，臉上帶著譏諷的笑。

She would take the envelope and know that she had triumphed.

她會接過信封，知道自己贏了。

He breathed heavily and wiped the moisture from his face.

他喘著粗氣，擦去臉上的汗。

He tried to get the interest of things about him, but it was not to be.

他想對周圍的事物提起興趣，卻做不到。

In about an hour and three-quarters the boy returned.

大約一小時三刻鐘後，男孩回來了。