She's seducing him in this scene, so the flourish passes from his prose.

在这个场景中，她在勾引他，他的语言因此显得戏剧性。

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But the point was that they could be watched, that they're not going to-- they can chase each other's wives and mistresses around, and they can eat big drunken meals.

但重要的是他们可以监视这些贵族,以免有人会［谋反］,他们可以调戏或勾引别人的妻子或情妇,他们可以大摆筵席,不醉不归

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