海丝

"Preceded by the beadle, and attended by an irregular procession of stern -browed men and unkindly-visaged women, Hester Prynne set forth towards the place appointed for her punishment."

海丝特·白兰跟着在前面开路的狱吏，身后昆随着拧眉攒目的男人和心狠面恶的女人的不成形的队伍，走向指定让她示众的地方。

At the head of the social system, as the clergyman of that day stood, he was only the more trammelled by its regulations, its principles, and even its prejudices.

这样，我们似乎就明白了：就海丝特E白兰而论，这备受摒弃和耻辱的整整七年的时间，只不过是为此时此刻做好准备而已。

In Hester Prynnes instance, however, as not unfrequently in other cases, her sentence bore, that she should stand a certain time upon the platform, but without undergoing that gripe about the neck and confinement of the head, the proneness to which was the most devilish characteristic of this ugly engine.

不过，就海丝特。白兰的例子而论，例和多数其它案子相仿，她所受到的惩处是要在刑台上罚站示众一段时间，而无需受扼颈囚首之苦，从而幸免于这一丑陋的机器最为凶残的手段。

In Hester Prynne's instance, however, as not unfrequently in other cases, her sentence bore, that she should stand a certain time upon the platform, but without undergoing that gripe about the neck and confinement of the head, the proneness to which was the most devilish characteristic of this ugly engine.

不过，就海丝特·白兰的例子而论，例和多数其它案子相仿，她所受到的惩处是要在刑台上罚站示众一段时间，而无需受扼颈囚首之苦，从而幸免于这一丑陋的机器最为凶残的手段。

"That unsunned snow in the matron's bosom, and the burning shame on Hester Prynne's- what had the two in common?"

那位太太胸中的未见阳光的冰雪和海丝特·白兰胸前的灼热逼人的耻辱，这二者之间有何共同之处呢？

Women, more especially-in the continually recurring trials of wounded, wasted, wronged, misplaced, or erring and sinful passion-or with the dreary burden of a heart unyielded, because unvalued and unsought-came to Hester's cottage, demanding why they were so wretched, and what the remedy!

尤其是妇女们，因为她们会不断经受感情的考验：受伤害、被滥用、遭委屈、被玩弄、入歧途、有罪过，或是因为不受重视和未被追求而无所寄托的心灵的忧郁的负担，而来到海丝特的茅屋，询问她们为什么这么凄苦，要如何才能得到解脱！

"For Hester Prynne had immediately become as still as death, although the child continued to moan ."

此时婴儿虽然依旧呻唤不止，海丝特·白兰却立刻象死去一般地僵呆了。

The jailer, after ushering him into the room, remained a moment, marvelling at the comparative quiet that followed his entrance; for Hester Prynne had immediately become as still as death, although the child continued to moan.

齐灵渥斯。看守把他领进牢房之后，刚逗留了片刻，室内居然随那人的到来而安静下来，使看守颇为诧异；此时婴儿虽然依旧呻唤不止，海丝特。白兰却立刻象死去一般地僵呆了。

The jailer, after ushering him into the room, remained a moment, marvelling at the comparative quiet that followed his entrance; for Hester Prynne had immediately become as still as death, although the child continued to moan.

看守把他领进牢房之后，刚逗留了片刻，室内居然随那人的到来而安静下来，使看守颇为诧异；此时婴儿虽然依旧呻唤不止，海丝特·白兰却立刻象死去一般地僵呆了。

The jailer, after ushering him into the room, remained a moment, marvelling at the comparative quiet that followed his entrance; for Hester Prynne had immediately become as still as death, although the child continued to moan.

看守把他领进牢房之后，刚逗留了片刻，室内居然随那人的到来面安静下来，使看守颇为诧异；此时婴儿虽然依旧呻唤不止，海丝特·白兰却立刻象死去一般地僵呆了。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。