She stood looking at him, her head on one side, still smiling, but with a smile that became progressively, in face of the Director's expression of petrified disgust, less and less selfconfident, that wavered and finally went out.

她站在那儿望着他，歪着头微笑着。可那微笑面对着主任那呆板的、厌恶的脸色，逐渐失去了自信，犹豫了，终于消失了。