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There was a drop of comfort, at least, in this intelligence.
有一點值得安慰的是，至少這不屬于橫死。
The honest man could contain himself no longer, He caught his daughter and her child in his arms. "I am your father!" cried he.
這個世界上最坦誠的人再也抑制不住了，他抓住自己女兒的手，將她的孩子攬在懷中?！拔沂悄愀赣H??！”他失聲痛哭道。
"Young Rip Van Winkle once, old Rip Van Winkle now! Does nobody know poor Rip Van Winkle?"
“曾經年輕的瑞普·凡·溫克爾，現在的老瑞普·凡·溫克爾！沒人認識可憐的瑞普·凡·溫克爾嗎？”
All stood amazed, until an old woman, tottering out from among the crowd, put her hand to her brow, and, peering under it in his face for a moment,
大伙兒都驚呆了，一位老婦人從人群中蹣跚著走出來，手撫額頭盯著他的臉端詳了片刻，
exclaimed, "Sure enough! it is Rip Van Winkle! it is himself! Welcome home again, old neighbor! Why, where have you been these twenty long years?"
高喊道：“肯定是他！是瑞普·凡·溫克爾！是他本人！歡迎你回家！我的老鄰居！這二十年你去哪兒了，怎么一去不復返呢？”
Rip's story was soon told, for the whole twenty years had been to him but as one night.
瑞普的故事很快就傳開了，這二十年對他來說不過是浮生一夕間。
To make a long story short, the company broke up and returned to the more important concerns of the election.
長話短說，大伙兒散去，大家的興致回到更重要的選舉事宜。
Rip's daughter took him home to live with her, She had a snug, well-furnished house, and a stout, cheery farmer for a husband, whom Rip recollected for one of the urchins that used to climb upon his back.
瑞普的女兒拉著他回家，與她在一起生活，她有個溫暖舒適，一應俱全的家，找了一位身體壯實，整天樂呵呵的農夫做丈夫，瑞普憶起自己的女婿原來是個淘氣鬼，總是爬到他背上嬉鬧。
Rip now resumed his old walks and habits, He soon found many of his former cronies, though all rather the worse for the wear and tear of time,
現在，瑞普恢復了舊日走路的樣子和習慣，很快又找到許多昔日的舊友，大家見到他免不了一番涕泣，感嘆造化弄人，
and preferred making friends among the rising generation, with whom he soon grew into great favor.
他喜歡與正在長大的一代人交朋友，對他們寵愛有加。
