The child now shewed her a narrow and rugged descent, made by cutting the red clay and stones, of which the cliffs are here composed, into a sort of rude steps.

  • -- Charlotte Smith 夏洛特·史密斯女士

那孩子现在指给她看一条又窄又崎岖的下坡路,这条路是把悬崖上的红土和石块凿成一种粗糙的台阶而下的。

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I'm always touched by people's different stories of who they are and why they made the choices that they made. I feel so empowered by the story behind the person.

我总是被人们关于他们是谁以及他们为什么做出这样的选择的不同故事所感动。我觉得这个人背后的故事给了我很大的力量。

Genealogy, n. An account of one's descent from a man who did not particularly care to trace his own.

系谱,家谱:一个人的血统的记载,他的祖先并不特别在意追溯自己的家谱。

I was raised not to be rude, but I also try to get the best work out of people.

我从小就不是粗鲁无礼的人,但我也努力让人们把工作做到最好。

No language is rude that can boast polite writers.

没有哪一种语言是粗鲁的,却能以作家的彬彬有礼为荣。

I did so many things that made me a threat.

我做了那么多让我成为威胁的事情。