列位，有以下一句：

   I could have died. Guilt took the seat next to me, and self-doubt sat next to him.

   已有翻译：我感到无地自容，真想钻到地下去。内疚和怀疑攫住了我的身心。

   此译似乎无懈可击。但是，原句之精彩在于两点：

   1/ 其拟人修辞 -- 主语乃Guilt！

   2/ 其比喻修辞 -- took the seat next to me...

   3/ next to的重复。

   我们的翻译是否能尽量保留这三点“美”呢？

   期盼你们的新译哦！