The book was to be an account of what important Americans had done on the day when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
这将是一本记录在世界上第一枚原子弹被投掷在日本广岛那一天，那些地位显赫的美国人所作所为的书。One spotted a reporter and mistook him for a police officer. A bottle of spirits was launched in his direction but narrowly missed.
一人误将记者看作警察。向他投掷了一瓶烈酒，但有惊无险。There was a pause, and then he got up and tried to throw a shoe but it was the weakest throw in the world.
“当时演讲有一个停顿，然后他便站起来，并试图丢出一只鞋子，但这是世界上最软弱无力的投掷”。The report says, "Imagine how much keener the joy of the throw if the prize was food after a day of hunger. "
想想看，饿了一天后，通过投掷，人们得到的奖励是食物，那是多大的快乐啊。The protesters hurled rocks and the police responded by beating all that couldn't escape into one of the connecting alleys.
示威者便向警察投掷石块，警察则以鞭打所有未能逃到其他相连巷子的人作回应。The effect is sort of like moving a truck by throwing baseballs at it.
效果是有点像通过向卡车投掷棒球来移动的卡车一样。The next day, a grenade was lobbed at the offices of an important television broadcaster, injuring several employees.
次日，一个重要电视广播公司的办公室被投掷了一枚手榴弹，造成数名员工受伤。A flip of the wrist can cause the ball to curve, slide or drive towards the heart of the strike zone.
腕部的投掷能使球走弧线、潜滑或直奔向好球区中心。Once in the street and nobody throwing things after us, I began to see the funny side of it.
到了街上，而且并没有人向我们投掷东西，我这才悟到这件事有趣的一面。