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悠软之有点兴奋，因为是意外之喜，想去打工而已，

竟然可以跟森麦伊拉近距离，顺便提高一下她英语的成绩，真是一举两得。

坐在书桌前的悠软之看着坐她一旁很认真讲解的森麦伊，看着他满脸认真的态度，她不忍出手打断这和谐的氛围，

“The ? brazenly ? lavish ? culture ? of ? West ? Egg ? is ? a ? reflection ? of ? the ? new ? prosperity ? that ? was ? possible ? during ? Prohibition， ? when ? illegal ? schemes ? involving ? the ? black-market ? selling ? of ? liquor ? abounded.”

「但......不是.....又被他牵着鼻子走了.....」

“ ? Such ? criminal ? enterprises ? are ? the ? source ? of ? Gatsby’s ? income ? and ? finance ? his ? incredible ? parties, ? which ? are ? probably ? based ? on ? parties ? Fitzgerald ? himself ? attended ? when ? he ? lived ? on ? Long ? Island ? in ? the ? early ? 1920s.”

「唉.....明明是拉近距离的好机会，怎么....我学得也太认真了吧？！！」

“Even ? the ? racial ? anxieties ? of ? the ? period ? are ? evident ? in ? the ? novel; ? Tom’s ? diatribe ? on ? The ? Rise ? of ? the ? Colored ? Empiresa ? reference ? to ? a ? real ? book ? published ? in ? 1920 ? by ? the ? American ? political ? scientist ? Lothrop ? Stoddardpoints ? to ? the ? burgeoning ? eugenics ? movement ? in ? the ? United ? States ? during ? the ? early ? 20th ? century.”

「但.....他的声音....好雄厚....那么磁性的声线念着一点口音都没有的英语......」

“The ? Great ? Gatsby ? has ? been ? read ? as ? a ? pessimistic ? examination ? of ? the ? American ? Dream. ? At ? its ? centre ? is ? a ? remarkable ? rags-to-riches ? story, ? of ? a ? boy ? from ? a ? poor ? farming ? background ? who ? has ? built ? himself ? up ? to ? fabulous ? wealth. ? “

「我….不行了.....耳朵要怀孕了！！！！”」

“Jay ? Gatsby ? is ? someone ? who ? once ? had ? nothing ? but ? who ? now ? entertains ? rich ? and ? celebrated ? people ? in ? his ? enormous ? house ? on ? Long ? Island.”

森麦伊看着耳朵红通通的悠软之，心里闪过一丝的异样，他只好把它给压下，再次把专注力放在教学上.....

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悠软之最近日子过得挺开心的，边打工赚钱边跟森麦伊拉近距离，

「追一个人要花的心思也太多了吧，如果再随心一点，随心所欲一点就好了.....像跟司杰那样的....」

刚想到炎司杰，他就出现了，“之之～有什么好吃的？我饿了～”

“…..嗱～都给你留着”