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"The dress which I found waiting for me was of a peculiar¹ shade of blue.

"放在那里等我去穿的那件衣服的色泽是特殊的暗蓝色。

It was of excellent material, a sort of beige, but it bore unmistakable signs of having been worn before.

那是一种极好的哔叽料子缝制的，但是一眼就能看出是穿过的衣服。

It could not have been a better fit if I had been measured for it.

这件衣服对我再合身不过了，好象是比着我的身材做的。

Both Mr. and Mrs. Rucastle expressed a delight at the look of it, which seemed quite exaggerated in its vehemence².

鲁卡斯尔先生和夫人看了都异常高兴，高兴得甚至有些过于热烈。

They were waiting for me in the drawing-room, which is a very large room,

他们在客厅等我，这间客厅十分宽敞，

stretching along the entire front of the house, with three long windows reaching down to the floor.

占据了房子的整个前半部，有三扇落地窗。

A chair had been placed close to the central window, with its back turned towards it.

靠中间那扇窗放着一张椅背朝着窗户的椅子。

In this I was asked to sit, and then Mr. Rucastle, walking up and down on the other side of the room,

他们要我坐在这张椅子上，接着，鲁卡斯尔先生在房间的另一边来回踱步，

began to tell me a series of the funniest stories that I have ever listened to.

开始给我讲一连串我从来没有听到过的最好笑的故事。

You cannot imagine how comical he was, and I laughed until I was quite weary.

你们都想象不出他有多么滑稽，我都笑累了。

Mrs. Rucastle, however, who has evidently no sense of humour, never so much as smiled,

可是鲁卡斯尔夫人显然没有什么幽默感，甚至连笑也不笑，

but sat with her hands in her lap, and a sad, anxious look upon her face.

只是双手放在膝盖上端坐在那里，脸上既忧郁又焦急的样子。

After an hour or so, Mr. Rucastle suddenly remarked that it was time to commence the duties of the day,

大约过了一个小时的光景，鲁卡斯尔先生忽然宣称已到开始一天工作的时间，

and that I might change my dress and go to little Edward in the nursery."

我可以更换衣服去保育室找小爱德华了。"

1 peculiar   

adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的

参考例句：

• He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
• He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

2 vehemence   

n.热切；激烈；愤怒

参考例句：

• The attack increased in vehemence.进攻越来越猛烈。
• She was astonished at his vehemence.她对他的激昂感到惊讶。