'It's an old clock, ' I told them idiotically.

" 是一架很旧的钟。" 我呆头呆脑地告诉他们。

They faced one another idiotically, each of them unable to impress the other, each of them tremendously, achingly, bored.

他们白痴地面对着彼此， 他们每个人都无法打动对方， 他们每个人都非常、痛苦、无聊。

Then the sergeant patted him kindly on the back and said, idiotically, " It's all right, son" !

然后中士亲切地拍了拍他的背， 傻乎乎地说：“没事的， 孩子” ！

Foolishly, idiotically, regretting it in an instant, I said, " That's fine. I have terrible trouble with rats in my attic" .

我愚蠢地、白痴地、立刻后悔了， 我说：“没关系。我的阁楼上有老鼠， 这让我很烦恼” 。