Yet rather than do any, I dispatched a few glib e-mails about the night before and then felt the need for coffee, a Danish pastry and a Diet Coke.

• 不过我先没有动笔写文章，而是发了几封油腔滑调的邮件，说到了前夜的经历。然后我想去喝点咖啡，吃点丹麦酥皮饼，喝一杯减肥可乐。