KuaiLe
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I'm reading Ubik by PHILIP K. DICK. There is a sentence in chapter one that says, "Edie Dorn and two other inertials followed him to a motel named the Bonds of Erotic Polymorphic Experience, a sixty-unit subsurface structure catering to businessmen and their hookers who don’t want to be entertained."
I'm confused about the last bit of this sentence. Firstly, does "who don’t want to be entertained" refer to both the businessmen and their hookers or only the hookers? Either way, I don't understand the meaning of this part of the sentence. I looked up the Chinese version of this book, which translated this part into "who don't want to expose their identities". I doubt if this is the correct translation. Can anybody explain the correct meaning for me?
I'm confused about the last bit of this sentence. Firstly, does "who don’t want to be entertained" refer to both the businessmen and their hookers or only the hookers? Either way, I don't understand the meaning of this part of the sentence. I looked up the Chinese version of this book, which translated this part into "who don't want to expose their identities". I doubt if this is the correct translation. Can anybody explain the correct meaning for me?