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爱德华·博克:爱德华·博克自传·补录 354
爱德华·博克《爱德华·博克自传》· The Americanization of Edward Bok · 领导
Bok inwardly decided that two failures in two days were sufficient, and he made up his mind that there should not be a third. He took a bus for the long ride to Hampstead Heath, where the illustrator lived, and finally stood before a picturesque Queen Anne house that one would have recognized at once, with its lower story of red brick, its upper part covered with red tiles, its windows of every size and shape, as the inspiration of Kate Greenaway's pictures. As it turned out later, Miss Greenaway's sister opened the door and told the visitor that Miss Greenaway was not at home.
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定位:Additional excerpt 354 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
白话
博克心里盘算:两天失败两次够了,绝不能再有第三次。他坐长途巴士到汉普斯特德荒原,那里是插画家住的地方,最后站在一栋别致的安妮女王式房子前:下层红砖,上层红瓦,窗户大小形状各异,一看就是格林纳威画作的灵感来源。后来才知道,开门的是她姐姐,说格林纳威小姐不在家。行动前先给自己定下“不再有第三次”的底线,然后亲自跑一趟,比反复托人打听更接近答案。
上下文
博克为约稿亲自登门,此前已连续被卡罗尔和南丁格尔拒绝,这次他决定不再依赖中间人。
今日一问
你正在托人打听的事,有没有可能亲自跑一趟反而更快?
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