尼尔盖曼在特里普拉切特逝世后写的信
Dear Terry -
The phone would ring, and you would say " It's me," and start talking. And I would learn things: the history of newspapers, perhaps, or best Victorian street slang:" Has your mother sold her mangle?" "To pence more and up goes the donkey!" Always wise, funny and you.
Neil Gaiman
电话响起时，你会先说一句“是我”，然后开始和我讲话。我就会学到一些东西：也许有关是报纸的历史，或者是维多利亚时代最流行的街头俚语：“Has your mother sold her mangle?”“To pence more and up goes the donkey！”你永远都这么充满智慧，并且有趣。
Has your mother sold her mangle?：你妈妈卖了她的绞肉机吗--含义很下流！ （妨碍流行的原因是：对年纪大的人不适用。）
To pence more and up goes the donkey！：再多两便士，驴子就能爬到杆子顶上（应该是在说杂技
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