In any case, the more costly experiments in beautification are still as much beyond most European means as are high-powered motor-cars and electric refrigerators.

无论怎样，在装饰自己上更为昂贵的试验和大马力汽车及电冰箱一样都是欧洲人的经济能力所不及的。

They bought an electric refrigerator on the installment plan, and Antonapoulos would suck the cubes of ice constantly and even let a few of them melt in bed with him as he slept.

他们用分期付款买了一个电冰箱， 安东尼帕洛斯会不停地吸食冰块， 甚至在他睡觉时让其中的几块冰块融化在他的床上。