The Frenchman felt himself as much alone among them as if he had dropped down in the midst of Hottentots.

这个法国小伙子在这些人群中就仿佛到了东南非的胡坦突人聚居的地方。感到事事新鲜，样样出奇。

The most barbarous nations either of Africa or of the East Indies, were shepherds; even the Hottentots were so.

非洲或东印度群岛最野蛮的民族是牧羊人；甚至霍屯督人也是如此。

" Nothing, but stay here. I'll learn, " he blubbered. But Heidi, wanting to know something about the Hottentots herself, could only be kept back by piteous screams from Peter.

“没什么，但待在这里。我会学习的，”他哭着说。可海蒂自己也想知道一些关于霍屯督人的事情，只能被彼得凄厉的惨叫止住了。