Audiobook Dictation: “Laura went down stairs, knocked at/the…”

Laura went down stairs, knocked at/the study door, and entered, scarcely waiting for the response.

劳拉下了楼，敲了敲书房的门，几乎没等回应就走了进去。

Senator Dilworthy was alone--with an open Bible in his hand, upside down.

迪尔沃西参议员独自一人，手里拿着一本打开的《圣经》——拿倒了。

Laura smiled, and said, forgetting her acquired correctness of speech,

劳拉笑了笑，忘了自己后来学会的规范措辞，说道：

"It is only me."

“是我啦。”

"Ah, come in, sit down," and the Senator closed the book and laid it down.

“啊，进来，坐吧，”参议员合上书，把它放下。

"I wanted to see you.

“我正想见你。

Time to report progress from the committee of the whole," and the Senator beamed with his own congressional wit.

该全体委员会汇报进展了，”参议员说着，为自己这句国会式的俏皮话喜形于色。

"In the committee of the whole things are working very well.

“在全体委员会里，一切进展得很顺利。

We have made ever so much progress in a week.

一个星期里我们取得了好大进展。

I believe that you and I together could run this government beautifully, uncle."

我相信您和我联手，一定能把这个政府管理得漂漂亮亮的，叔叔。”