1.It was seven and more when Shelton returned from his walk ; a few heat- drops had splashed the leaves , but the storm had not yet broken .
谢尔顿步行回来已经是七点多钟了；几滴温暖的雨点已经飞溅在树叶子上，但是暴风雨还没有发作。
2.Thoughts of Antonia with her candid eyes, the touch of freckling on her pink-white skin, the fair hair gathered back, sprang up in Shelton.
谢尔顿忽然想起了安东妮亚，她的率直的眼睛，白里透红的面孔上的雀斑，拢在后面的金色的秀发。
3.She caught sight of Shelton, and bending her neck, stag-like, stood looking at him; a brilliant smile parted her lips.
她一看见谢尔顿，就象雄鹿似的伸着脖子，站在那儿对他瞧呀瞧的；嘴唇绽出了一丝粲然的笑容。
4.Shelton had not received congratulations that pleased him more; there was the spice of envy in them.
谢尔顿所听见的贺辞都没有使他更高兴；这里面含有一点妒忌的味儿。
5.Shelton took a liking to him, partly from a fellow - feeling , and partly because of the gentle smile with which he was looking at his wife.
谢尔顿对他倒很有好感，一半因为他是本国人，一半是因为他瞧着他妻子的那副亲切的笑容。
6.The suave and reasonable weight of his dislikes and his approvals stirred Shelton up to feel ironical and insignificant.
他那平和的恰如其分的爱憎，激起了谢尔顿的感情，使他有玩世不恭和无足轻重的感觉。
7.Shelton glanced at him; he wore his hat rather far back on his head, his eyes haunted the street in front.
谢尔顿对他瞟了一眼；他把帽子压在后脑勺上，眼光在前面的街道上扫来扫去。
8.Shelton saw from the fixed beam in her eyes that she had not an inkling .
谢尔顿从她眼睛里凝定的光波中看到她一点儿也不明白。
9.With a cordial handshake, the soldier left, and Shelton watched his courteous figure shepherding his wife away.
恳挚地拉拉手，军人告辞了。谢尔顿注视着他那彬彬有礼的姿态，也带领着他的太太走了。
10.The traveller spread his hands, palms downwards, on the grass, and looked at Shelton with a smile.
那位旅客把两手张开，手心朝下，放在草地上，笑嘻嘻地盯着谢尔顿。