I heard you talking to that shopgirl on the phone.

我听到你和店员的电话了。

An American shopgirl, laundering two changes of underwear every night, would have noticed a hint of yesterday's reawakened sweat about Kaethe's person, less a smell than an ammoniacal reminder of the eternity of toil and decay.

晚洗两套内裤的美国店员会注意到凯瑟身苏醒的丝汗水，与其说是种气味，不如说是种氨味的提醒，让人想起永恒的劳作和腐朽。