Moodily drinking his wine he looked at his daughter and looked at his wife. several times he considered dropping the bad news in their midst like a bombshell but he didn't have that kind of courage.

他喝着闷酒，看看女儿，又看看老婆，几次想把那炸弹似的恶消息宣布，然而终于没有那样的勇气。