he had a way of dangling before us part of a story until we were curious
我找到原來的句子了。He had a way of dangling before us part of a story,a literary character or idea,until we were curious and eager for more;then he would cut himself short and say,"But I suppose you have read so-and-so.在我們面前，他會(huì)用截取一個(gè)故事片斷、文學(xué)的品格或想法的方式來制造懸念，直到我們都很好奇并且想知道得更多，然后他會(huì)突然打住并且說，“但是我想，你們也已經(jīng)讀過（其中）的這些，還有那些（內(nèi)容）了”