Audiobook Dictation: “She had married a vulgar man…”

She had married a vulgar man; and, though she had not become like the man, she had become vulgar.

她嫁了一個粗俗的男人；雖然她沒有變得像那人一樣，卻也變得粗俗了。

She was not an eligible companion for Mr. Wharton's daughter,--a matter as to which the father had not given himself proper opportunities of learning the facts.

她並不適合做沃頓先生女兒的伴侶——對於這件事，父親從未好好去了解實情。

An aunt in his close neighbourhood was so great a comfort to him,--so ready and so natural an assistance to him in his difficulties!

近鄰有一位姨母，對他是莫大的安慰——在他為難時，是多麼現成、多麼自然的幫手啊！

But Emily Wharton was not in the least like her aunt, nor had Mrs. Wharton been at all like Mrs. Roby.

但艾蜜莉·沃頓一點也不像她的姨母，沃頓太太當年也和羅比太太毫無相似之處。

No doubt the contact was dangerous.

毫無疑問，這種接觸是危險的。

Injury had perhaps already been done.

也許傷害已經造成了。

It may be that some slightest soil had already marred the pure white of the girl's natural character.

也許某種極細微的污漬，已經玷污了這姑娘天性中純潔的潔白。

But if so, the stain was as yet too impalpable to be visible to ordinary eyes.

但即便如此，那污點也還太難以察覺，尋常的眼睛是看不出來的。

Emily Wharton was a tall, fair girl, with grey eyes, rather exceeding the average proportions as well as height of women.

艾蜜莉·沃頓是個高挑白皙的姑娘，灰色的眼睛，身材和個頭都略超過一般女子。