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Madam, allow me an instant.
小姐，請允許我說上片刻。
You are aware that my plan in bringing up these girls is, not to accustom them to habits of luxury and indulgence, but to render them hardy, patient, self-denying.
你該清楚，我培養這些姑娘，不是打算讓她們養成嬌奢縱欲的習慣，而是使她們刻苦耐勞，善于忍耐，嚴于克己。
Should any little accidental disappointment of the appetite occur, such as the spoiling of a meal, the under or the over dressing of a dish,
要是偶爾有不合胃口的小事發生，譬如一頓飯燒壞了，一個菜作料加少了或者加多了，
the incident ought not to be neutralised by replacing with something more delicate the comfort lost, thus pampering the body and obviating the aim of this institution.
不應當用更可口的東西代替失去的享樂，來加以補救。那樣只會嬌縱肉體，偏離這所學校的辦學目的。
It ought to be improved to the spiritual edification of the pupils, by encouraging them to evince fortitude under temporary privation.
這件事應當用來在精神上開導學生，鼓勵她們在暫時困難情況下，發揚堅韌不拔的精神。
A brief address on those occasions would not be mistimed, where in a judicious instructor would take the opportunity of referring to the sufferings of the primitive Christians.
在這種場合，該不失時宜地發表一個簡短的講話。一位有識見的導師會抓住機會，說一下早期基督徒所受的苦難。
To the torments of martyrs; to the exhortations of our blessed Lord Himself, calling upon His disciples to take up their cross and follow Him;
說一下殉道者經受的折磨；說一下我們神圣的基督本人的規勸，召喚使徒們背起十字架跟他走。
To His warnings that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God;
說一下他給予的警告：人活著不是單靠食物，乃是靠上帝口里所說出的一切話。
To His divine consolations, "If ye suffer hunger or thirst for My sake, happy are ye."
說一下他神圣的安慰“饑渴慕義的人有福了。”
Oh, madam, when you put bread and cheese, instead of burnt porridge, into these children's mouths,
啊，小姐，當你不是把燒焦的粥，而是把面包和奶酪放進孩子們嘴里的時候，
you may indeed feed their vile bodies, but you little think how you starve their immortal souls!
你也許是在喂她們邪惡的肉體，而你卻沒有想到，你在使她們不朽的靈魂挨餓！”
Mr. Brocklehurst again paused — perhaps overcome by his feelings.
布羅克赫斯特先生又頓了一下，也許是感情太沖動的緣故。
Miss Temple had looked down when he first began to speak to her.
他開始講話時，坦普爾小姐一直低著頭。
But she now gazed straight before her, and her face, naturally pale as marble, appeared to be assuming also the coldness and fixity of that material;
但這會兒眼睛卻直視前方。她生來白得像大理石的臉，似乎透出了大理石所特有的冷漠與堅定，
especially her mouth, closed as if it would have required a sculptor's chisel to open it, and her brow settled gradually into petrified severity.
尤其是她的嘴巴緊閉著，仿佛只有用雕刻家的鑿子才能把它打開，眉宇間漸漸地蒙上了一種凝固了似的嚴厲神色。
