But if I do not take your likeness now, I may never have another opportunity.

“可是，倘若我现在不了解你一下，以后就没有机会了。”

This is the more annoying, as I was formerly very happy in taking likenesses.

这更烦人，因为我以前很喜欢拍照。

The man that invented the machine for taking likenesses might have known that would never succeed; it's a deal too honest. A deal, ' said the old lady, laughing very heartily at her own acuteness.

发明肖像照机器的人可能知道这永远不会成功；这笔交易太诚实了。一笔交易，”老太太说，为自己的敏锐而发自内心地大笑。