Margaret tried to make acquaintances with one or two of them, while her father strove to raise the widow's thoughts into some higher channel than that of mere helpless querulousness.

玛格丽特试图结识其中一两个人， 而她父亲则努力将寡妇的思想提升到更高的层次， 而不仅仅是无助的抱怨。