No problem. Anything else? A case of apricot brandy.

没问题。 还要别的吗？一箱杏子白兰地。

I thought I could not survive the shame so I sought escape in the consolation of failure's closest friend, alcohol, always at hand: apricot brandy to be exact.

我想我无法忍受这种耻辱，所以我在失败最亲密的朋友酒精的安慰下寻求逃避，酒精总是在手边：准确地说是杏子白兰地。