評論
打印
Then the importance of the process quickly steadied her,
隨后更衣的重要過程很快穩(wěn)定了她的情緒。
and by the time she had her curls arranged in well-smoothed, drooping clusters, her pink satin frock put on,
待到她卷發(fā)梳得溜光，一束束垂著，穿上了粉紅色的緞子罩衣，
her long sash tied, and her lace mittens adjusted, she looked as grave as any judge.
系好長長的腰帶，戴上了網(wǎng)眼無指手套，她看上去已是像任何一位法官那么嚴(yán)肅了。
No need to warn her not to disarrange her attire.
這時已沒有必要提醒她別弄亂自己的服裝，
When she was dressed, she sat demurely down in her little chair,
她穿戴停當(dāng)后，便安靜地坐在小椅子上，
taking care previously to lift up the satin skirt for fear she should crease it,
急忙小心地把緞子裙提起來，唯恐弄皺了。
and assured me she would not stir thence till I was ready.
還向我保證，她會一動不動坐在那里，直到我準(zhǔn)備好為止。
This I quickly was.
我很快就穿戴好了。
My best dress (the silver-grey one, purchased for Miss Temple's wedding, and never worn since) was soon put on.
我立即穿上了自己最好的衣服（銀灰色的那一件，專為參加坦普爾小姐的婚禮購置的，后來一直沒有穿過）。
My hair was soon smoothed.
把頭發(fā)梳得平平伏伏。
My sole ornament, the pearl brooch, soon assumed. We descended.
并戴上了我僅有的飾品，那枚珍珠胸針。隨后我們下了樓。
Fortunately there was another entrance to the drawing-room than that through the saloon where they were all seated at dinner.
幸虧還有另外一扇門通客廳，不必經(jīng)過他們都坐著吃飯的餐廳。
We found the apartment vacant.
我們看到房間里空無一人。
A large fire burning silently on the marble hearth, and wax candles shining in bright solitude,
大理石砌成的壁爐中，一堆旺火靜靜地燃燒著；
amid the exquisite flowers with which the tables were adorned.
桌上裝飾著精致的花朵，燭光在花朵中間孤寂地閃亮，平添了幾分歡快。
