John answers, " Well, I mean, you know, " these are all filler expressions – that is, he's filling up the time thinking of something to say, but he says some very quickly.

约翰回答说， “嗯，我的意思是， 你知道，” 这些都是填充词——也就是说，他在想着要说的话来打发时间， 但他很快就说了一些。

" Perhaps the beautiful bride, the gracious lady, would not be unwilling to let me fill up the time by trying to make a slight sketch of her — not, of course, as you see, for that picture — only as a single study" .

“也许美丽的新娘，那位亲切的女士，不会不愿意让我试着给她画一幅素描来打发时间——当然，不像你看到的那样，只是为了那幅画——只是作为一项单独的研究” .