1. A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.
【難句解析】get into scrapes“陷入困境”;ups and downs“起伏”;
【句子翻譯】她是個急性子,言語尖刻,內心躁動不安,經常把自己推入困境,因此她的生活經歷悲喜交集,甜酸苦辣,五味俱全。
2.Long, quiet days she spent, not lonely nor idle, for her little world was peopled with imaginary friends, and she was by nature a busy bee.
【難句解析】句中的people是動詞,意思是“居住于,使住人”;
【句子翻譯】她靜悄悄地度過漫漫長日,從不孤獨,從不懶散,因為她的小天地不乏虛構出來的朋友,而她天生就是個勤勞的小蜜蜂。