I began last week to permit my wife to sit at dinner with me, at the farthest end of a long table; and to answer (but with the utmost brevity) the few questions I asked her.

• 我上周开始允许我妻子与我同桌吃饭了，我让她坐在长桌子离我最远的一头，回答我向她提的几个问题（但回答要极其简洁）。