I was on my way to get roaring drunk from sheer embarrassment when Jordan Baker came out of the house and stood at the head of the marble steps, leaning a little backward and looking with contemptuous interest down into the garden.

• 我百无聊赖，正准备喝个酩酊大醉，这时乔丹 - 贝克从屋里走了出来，站在大理石台阶的最上一级，身体微向后仰，用轻藐的神气俯瞰着花园。