Sure. Oh, sorry, Mary, I'd better go now.
可以。哦,抱歉,Mary,我要挂电话了。
We often read in novels how a seemingly respectable person or family has some terrible secret which has been concealed from strangers for years.
在小说中,我们经常读到一个表面上受人尊重的人物或家庭,却有着某种多年不为人所知的骇人听闻的秘密。