当简说她知道她父亲会喜欢我时我感到颇有点受宠若惊。可后来我发现他喜欢的是体态丰满的女人，因为这些女人认为男人是优等生物——我觉得这可是有点挖苦味儿的恭维。 I felt quite flattered when Jane said that she knew her father would like me. Then I found out that he likes plump women who believe men are superior beings—a bit of a back-handed compliment, I felt.
还从没有一个出版商主动来与我接洽，这种屈尊有点让我受宠若惊。 I had never been spontaneously approached by a publisher and such condescension rather turned my head.