/ParaphraseHeisaniceenoughyoungfellow,youknow,butheisempty-headed.Apassingfashionorcraze,inmyopinion,showsacompletelackofreason.IoughttohaveknownthatraccooncoatswouldcomebacktofashionwhentheCharlestondance,whichwaspopularinthe1920s,cameback.Alltheimportantandfashionablemenoncampusarewearingthem.Howcomeyoudon'tknow?Mybrain,whichisaprecisioninstrument,begantoworkathighspeed.Exceptforonething(intelligence)Pollyhadalltheotherrequirements.ShewasnotasbeautifulasthosegirlsinpostersbutIfeltsureshewouldbecomebeautifulenoughaftersometime.Infact,shewentintheoppositedirection,thatis,sheisnotintelligentbutratherstupid.Ifyouwerenolongerinvolvedwithher(ifyoustoppeddatingher)otherswouldbefreetocompetetogetherasagirlfriend.Hisheadturnedbackandforth(lookingatthecoatthenlookingawayfromthecoat).EverytimehelookedhisdesireforthecoatgrewstrongerandhisresolutionnottogiveawayPollybecameweaker.Toteachhertothinkappearedtobearatherbigtask.Onemustadmittheoutcomedoesnotlookveryhopeful,butIdecidedtotryonemoretime.Thereisalimittowhatanyhumanbeingcanbear.IplannedtobePygmalion,tofashionanidealwifeformyself,butIturnedouttobeFrankensteinbecausePolly(theresult/productofmyhardwork)ultimatelyrejectedmeandruinedmyplan.DesperatelyItriedtostopthefeelingofpanicthatwasoverwhelmingme.Translation我的大腦像發(fā)電機(jī)一樣給力，像化學(xué)家的天平一樣精確，像手術(shù)刀一樣鋒利·遇到一個新潮流就緊跟，沉溺于愚蠢之事，僅僅因為別人在那么干一一一這在我看來，簡直愚蠢透頂。我要特別說明的是，我想得到這妙齡女子并非感情的驅(qū)使。畢竟，使一個漂亮的傻姑娘變得聰明比使一個聰明的丑姑娘變得漂亮要容易些。他的心情極其矛盾，猶豫不決。他先是用面包店窗前的流浪兒那種饞涎欲滴的神情望著那件皮大衣，接著扭過頭去，堅定地咬緊牙關(guān)。說不定在她頭腦里死火山口中的什么地方，還留有一些殘余的火星呢。畢竟，醫(yī)生在做手術(shù)時可以看x光片，律師在審暗時可以看案由，木匠在造房子時可以看藍(lán)圖。假若居里夫人沒有碰巧把一張底片放在裝有瀝青鈾礦石的抽屜里，