当埃洛伊丝告诉柯菲她想离婚时，

When Eloise tells Kofi she wants a divorce,

他正赤身裸体坐在厨房地板上剥下牛舌的皮

he sits naked on the kitchen floor skinning

准备埃洛伊丝最喜欢吃的菜。

an ox tongue to prepare Eloise’s favorite dish.

鲜血顺着他的手指流到地板上。

Blood trickles down his fingers onto the floor.

但在我的脑海中有另一幅场景：

This is not in my head, in my head the bruised

青一块紫一块的器官在埃洛伊丝的手中，她几乎

organ is in the hands of Eloise and she almost

爱着科菲。多么奇怪的词——几乎。

loves Kofi. What a strange word, almost.

我看着雨云，它们看起来几乎

I look at the rain clouds and they almost seem

跌跌撞撞将要落下。我上次喝酒是什么时候？

to stagger. When did I last have a drink?

我的胃感觉很重，一股尿味留在

My stomach feels heavy and a urinous smell

科菲赤身裸体坐着的地方。那么，如果真是

stays where Kofi sits naked. So what if Eloise

埃洛伊丝想离婚呢？她就是人形的“固执”。

wants a divorce? She is made of stubbornness.

科菲在腌制牛舌时并没有想着牛

Kofi is not thinking about the ox as he marinates

牛舌浸在一盆番茄汁中。埃洛伊丝

its tongue in a basin of tomato juice. Eloise stands

站在那里，坚持要离婚，当牛血

there, insisting on a divorce as the blood mixes

和番茄汁混在一起。一个停顿。

into the tomato juice. A pause. Kofi has a chance

科菲有机会恢复他的耐心，把它穿在自己身上。

to recover his patience and pull it over himself.

他们曾经无数次将身体压在一起

They have many times pressed their bodies together

然后再剥离——在狂喜之中。爱是一种好悲催，

and peeled them apart—elation. Love is a wretched,

好悲催的东西。埃洛伊丝希望柯菲放下舌头

wretched thing. Eloise wishes Kofi would put down

说些什么。

the tongue and say something.