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A person, small and emaciated, yet deriving dignity from a carriage
一個(gè)人，本來很渺小和衰弱，從一場婚姻得到尊嚴(yán)，
which, while it indicated deference to the court, indicated, also, habitual self-possession and self-respect;
這暗示出有對法庭保持尊重的可能性，也暗示出他泰坦自若和自視甚高。
a high and intellectual forehead; a brow, pensive, but not gloomy; a mouth of inflexible decision;
高聳和富有智慧的前額，總是若有所思的樣子，但并不晦暗；一張具有堅(jiān)定不移決斷力的嘴；
a face, pale and worn, but serene, on which a great and well-balanced mind was legibly written;
那張臉，雖然蒼白和透著滄桑，但寧靜安詳，從這張臉上人們能讀出不尋常和神智健全的內(nèi)心世界；
such was the aspect with which the great proconsul presented himself to his judges.
這就是這位不可一世的殖民地總督留給法官的印象。
The charges, and the answers of Hastings, were first read. This ceremony occupied two whole days.
對于指控，哈斯廷斯的答復(fù)是首先讀訴狀。這個(gè)儀式持續(xù)了整整兩天。
On the third, Burke rose. Four sittings of the court were occupied by his opening speech, which was intended to be a general introduction to all the charges.
在第三天，伯克起身發(fā)言。法庭四周落座的人都被他的公開演講吸引住了，這顯然是對所有指控一個(gè)總的開場白。
With an exuberance of thought and a splendor of diction, which more than satisfied the highly raised expectations of the audience,
思維之活躍和用詞之華麗，超過了觀眾的預(yù)期，
he described the character and institutions of the natives of India; recounted the circumstances in which the Asiatic Empire of Britain had originated;
他描述了印度人的性格和習(xí)俗，詳細(xì)講述了大不列顛這個(gè)亞洲帝國所產(chǎn)生的問題；
and set forth the constitution of the Company and of the English Presidencies.
詳細(xì)解釋了東印度公司的章程和有關(guān)英國居民的法規(guī)。
