In this distress, we had besides the terror of the storm, one of our men dyed of the calenture, and one man and the boy wash d over board ; about the 12th day the weather abating a little, the master made an observation as well as he could, and found that he was in about 11 degrees north latitude, but that he was 22 degrees of longitude difference west from cape st. augustino ; so that he found he was gotten upon the coast of guinea, or the north part of brasil, beyond the river amozones, toward that of the river oronoque, commonly call d the great river, and began to consult with me what course he should take, for the ship leaky and very much disabled, and he was going directly back to the coast of brasil
在這危急的情況下,風暴已使我們驚恐萬狀,而這時船上一個
人又患熱帶病死去,還有一個
人和那個小
傭人被大浪卷到海里去了。到第二十二天,風浪稍息船長盡其所能進行了觀察,發現我們的船已刮到北緯十一度左右的地方,但在聖奧古斯丁角以西二十二經度。船長發現,我們的船現在所處的位置在巴西北部或蓋亞那海岸我們已經駛過了亞馬孫河的入海口,靠近那條號稱"大河"的俄利諾科河了。
Consequently, the black mother, normally working as a domestic or nursemaid, was the family provider by default.
結果,通常充當家庭
傭人和保姆的黑
人母親們,就是不出場的家庭供養者。
An employer who has lost confidence in the ability of an employee may demote him.
雇
傭人對被雇
傭人之能力失去信心時得予以降職。
Go to lreland, depose the staff at the castle,
去愛爾蘭,從城堡的
傭人那裡取得證據
She held her hand interposed between the furnace heat and her eyes, and seemed absorbed in her occupation ; desisting from it only to chide the servant for covering her with sparks, or to push away a dog, now and then, that snoozled its nose over - forwardly into her face
她用手遮擋著火爐的熱氣,使它不傷她的眼睛,彷彿很專心地讀著。只有在罵
傭人不該把火星弄到她身上來,或者不時推開一隻總是用鼻子向她臉上湊近的狗的時候才停止閱讀。
They can not afford a home help, so they have to do for themselves.
他們請不起女
傭人,所以只好自己做家務活。
He took me for his housemaid.
他把我當作他的女
傭人了。
As her little indentured servant person,
作她的小
傭人,
I have sent our inefficient staff to buy some cakes.
我已經打發笨手笨腳的
傭人買點心去了。
In spite of his youth and inexperience jesse had the trick of mastering the souls of his people.
雖然年青而沒有經驗,傑西自有竅門收服他的
傭人的心。
She covered the tempter with a book, and another member of the kitchen cabinet got it.
她用一本書把這份誘
人的財物蓋起來,結果讓廚房裡的另一個
傭人拿走了。
In poor countries, live-in servants are present in homes not only of the wealthy but also of middle-class families.
在貧窮國家,不僅富裕家庭,而且中等階級家庭也有常住的
傭人。
" why, my dear, you must know, mrs. long says that netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of england ; that he came down on monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with mr. morris immediately ; that he is to take possession before michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.
「哦!親愛的,你得知道,郎格太太說,租尼日斐花園的是個闊少爺,他是英格蘭北部的
人聽說他星期一那天,乘著一輛駟馬大轎車來看房子,看得非常中意,當場就和莫理斯先生談妥了他要在米迦勒節以前搬進來,打算下個周未先叫幾個
傭人來住。 」
The former offered me munificent wages ; the latter ordered me to pack up : he wanted no women in the house, he said, now that there was no mistress ; and as to hareton, the curate should take him in hand, by and by
她丈夫要給我很多工錢,她哥哥命令我打鋪蓋他說,現在沒有女主
人啦,他屋裡不需要女
傭人了。至於哈里頓,不久就有副牧師來照管了。
With no experience at all, he was being offered the plum part 4 of billy - the pageboy in a new production of " sherlock holmes "
竟獲得新編的歇洛克福爾摩斯劇中的小
傭人比利一角。
The maid in the lime-coloured panties was a cheerful fat, obliging woman in her mid-thirties.
那個身穿白色緊身短褲的胖女
傭人不過三十五、六歲,為
人活潑,有求必應。
We had better inspect the premises first, and examine the servants afterwards.
我們還是先到現場踏勘,回頭再向
傭人進行調查。
I bethought myself to go upstairs and see how the dying woman sped, who lay there almost unheeded : the very servants paid her but a remittent attention : the hired nurse, being little looked after, would slip out of the room whenever she could
我想起要上樓去,看看這個生命垂危的女
人病情如何。她躺在那裡,幾乎沒有
人照料,
傭人們化的心思時多時少雇
傭來的護士,因為沒有
人看管,想溜就溜。
My mother and i lived in rookery cottage, along with our servant. peggotty
我和母親連同傭人佩格蒂一起住在魯克里村舍里。