評(píng)論
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Genius is said to be self-conscious.
據(jù)說天才總有很強(qiáng)的自我意識(shí)。
I cannot tell whether Miss Ingram was a genius, but she was self-conscious — remarkably self-conscious indeed.
我無法判斷英格拉姆小姐是不是位天才，但是她有自我意識(shí)--說實(shí)在相當(dāng)強(qiáng)。
She entered into a discourse on botany with the gentle Mrs. Dent.
她同溫文而雅的登特太太談起了植物。
It seemed Mrs. Dent had not studied that science, though, as she said, she liked flowers, "especially wild ones;"
而登特太太似乎沒有研究過那門學(xué)問，盡管她說喜愛花卉，"尤其是野花"。
Miss Ingram had, and she ran over its vocabulary with an air.
英格拉姆小姐卻是研究過的，而且還神氣活現(xiàn)地賣弄植物學(xué)字眼。
I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly termed) TRAILING Mrs. Dent;
我立刻覺察到她在追獵（用行話來表達(dá)）登特太太。
That is, playing on her ignorance — her TRAIL might be clever, but it was decidedly not good-natured.
也就是說，在戲弄她的無知。她的追獵也許很譏誚，但決非厚道。
She played: her execution was brilliant.
她彈了鋼琴，她的演技很高超。
She sang: her voice was fine;
她唱了歌，她的嗓子很優(yōu)美。
She talked French apart to her mamma. And she talked it well, with fluency and with a good accent.
她單獨(dú)同她媽媽講法語。她講得很出色，非常流利，語調(diào)也正確。
Mary had a milder and more open countenance than Blanche; softer features too,
與布蘭奇相比，瑪麗的面容顯得更溫順坦率，五官更為柔和，
and a skin some shades fairer (Miss Ingram was dark as a Spaniard) — but Mary was deficient in life.
皮膚也要白皙幾分（英格拉姆小姐像西班牙人一樣黑） — 但瑪麗缺乏活力。
Her face lacked expression, her eye lustre.
面部少有表情，眼目不見光澤。
She had nothing to say, and having once taken her seat, remained fixed like a statue in its niche.
她無話可說，一坐下來，便像壁龕里的雕像那樣，一動(dòng)不動(dòng)。
The sisters were both attired in spotless white.
姐妹倆都穿著一塵不染的素裝。
