I was getting jealous watching their harvest when the oldest writer among us approached, bent down his big body and began to negotiate with the two little girls, though obviously the negotiation was phony from the beginning.

• 这时我们那位最年长的作家走过来了，他俯下高大的身子就和小姑娘谈判； 当然，这种谈判开始就带有明确的目的性。 他语气绵软，绵软得不象大人乞求孩子，倒像是孩子在央告大人。