"Oh! my dear," cried his wife, "I cannot bear to hear that mentioned. Pray do not talk of thatodiousman. I do think it is the hardest thing in the world that your estate should beentailedaway from your own children; and I am sure if I had been you, I should have tried long ago to do something or other about it."
“噢,天啊,他的太太叫起来了。“听你提起这件事我就受不了。请你别谈那个讨厌的家伙吧。你自己的产业不能让自己的孩子继承,却要让别人来继承,这是世界上最难堪的事。如果我是你,一定早就想出办法来补救这个问题啦。
1.call in v. 召集,召来,邀请,拜访,叫 ... 进来,打电话,要求归还,收回
We could call in on Patrick on the way to your mother's.
我们到你母亲家去,不妨顺路到帕特里克家串个门儿。
2.sparkle['spɑ:kl] n. 闪耀,火花 v. 闪耀,冒火花
The wet grass sparkles in the sun.
太阳使湿草闪闪发光。
3.astonishment n. 惊讶,令人惊讶的事
They all stared with astonishment.
他们全都惊讶地瞪着眼。
4.fortnight n. 两星期,十四天
I see them about once a fortnight.
我大约两星期见他们一次。
5.odious adj. 可憎的,讨厌的
Comparisons are odious.
人比人,气死人。
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