“No going to the Lighthouse, James,” he said, as trying in deference toMrs Ramsay to soften his voice into some semblance of geniality at least.
“詹姆斯，不要去灯塔，”他说，试图在某种程度上为了拉姆赛夫人的体面而把自己的声音软化成至少有点亲切。

Odious little man, thought Mrs Ramsay, why go on saying that?
拉姆赛夫人心想，可恶的小人，为什么还要继续说那个？