A : Did she take French leave at the party last Saturday ?

她在上星期六的宴会中 不告而别吗？

My dear Senator it may be customary out on the prairie to take French leave of people and not show up for five hours .

我亲爱的参议员，你或许会常常 不告而别地闯进草原，五个小时不出现吧。

Why did you take French leave yesterday ?

昨天怎么没 打 招呼 就 离开 办公室啊？

But as I was certain I should not be allowed to leave the enclosure my only plan was to take French leave and slip out when nobody was watching ;

不过我当时知道，他们决不允许我走出木寨，而我唯一的办法就是 不辞而别，趁没有人注意的时候溜走。