I had much ado to defend myself against these detestable animals, and could not forbear starting when they came on my face.

为了抵御这些可恶的动物，我费了很大力气，当它们扑到我脸上时，我忍不住动手了。

I have much ado to believe that I really felt so. But then, if life had not somehow made itself tolerable to me, how should I have lived through those many years? Human creatures have a marvellous power of adapting themselves to necessity.

我很难相信我真的有这种感觉。但是，如果生活不是以某种方式让我可以忍受，我又该如何度过这么多年呢？人类具有适应需要的奇妙能力。