Marie, a professor of English literature in a Paris university, has been happily married to Jean for 25 years, although they have no children. During their summer vacations in the southwest of France, Jean leaves Marie sunbathing on the beach and goes to swim in the sea. When Marie turns back, she cannot find Jean. Has he left her? commited suicide? drowned? With no clue and no body to mourn over, Marie acts as her husband was still alive.
—Loic Henry-Greard
参考翻译：
玛丽是巴黎一所大学的英国文学教授，与琼幸福地结婚25年，尽管他们没有孩子。在法国西南部的暑假期间，琼离开玛丽在海滩上晒日光浴，去海里游泳。玛丽回头时，她找不到珍。他离开她了吗？自杀？淹死了？由于没有线索，也没有尸体可以哀悼，玛丽假装她的丈夫还活着。-洛伊克·亨利·格雷德
重点词汇释义：
has been已经
they have他们有; 他们刚点了吃的; 他们在家吃早餐
vacations假期; 休庭期; 度假; vacation的第三人称单数和复数
sunbathing沐日光浴; 晒太阳; sunbathe的现在分词
on the beach在海滩上; 上岸; 失业，处于困境
swim in在…游泳，浸泡在…中
drowned淹死，溺死; 浸透; 淹没; 浸泡; 压过; 盖没; drown的过去分词和过去式
mourn over哀悼
