But Miss Ellen jes' as cool as a cucumber.

不过爱伦小姐还照样冷静，像没事一样。

I jes drop a line to say we git on fust rate.

我写这封短信只想说，我们的日子过得好及（极）了。

He doan fool nobody. An' you is jes' de same.

你正是这样。

" Nowhere, " he said. " Jes in de cellar" .

“哪里都没有， ” 他说。“Jes in de cellar” 。

" No white folks, brother. Jes' fo' the colored people. I'se sorry" .

“没有白人， 兄弟。Jes'fo'有色人种。对不起” 。

She say she jes' know you wanted 'em.

她说她知道你想要它们。

" Jes thow hit at dat box again, " she said.

“Jes thow 再次击中了 dat box， ” 她说。

" I jes' wanted to tell you I was here" .

“我只是想告诉你我在这里” 。

" Jes a minute, " she called. " De water jes dis minute got hot" .

“等一下，” 她喊道。“De water jes dis minute got hot” 。

AMY CURTIS MARCH Dear Mis March, I jes drop a line to say we git on fust rate.

AMY CURTIS MARCH 亲爱的 March 女士，我想写信告诉你我们已经开始了。

" Ef I jes had a quarter, " Luster says, " I could go to dat show" .

“如果我有一个季度，”卢斯特说，“我可以去看那个节目”。

" Name be's Beatrice. I be's 'Geechee. Folks jes' calls me 'Geechee" .

“名字是比阿特丽斯。我是'Geechee。伙计们jes'称我为'Geechee” 。

" I thought I jes be lookin whiles dey sleep, " Luster said.

“我想我只是在他们睡觉的时候看看， ” 卢斯特说。

Adrenna said to me, " You jes' leave it to me. I'll get him for us" .

Adrenna 对我说， “你把它交给我吧。我会帮我们找到他” 。

" I jes' got to git these back, " he said.

“我真的得把这些东西还回去， ” 他说。

" I jes got Miss Cahline quiet now" .

“我现在让 Cahline 小姐安静下来” 。

" I jes aint foun de right thing to hit it wid" .

“我还没有找到正确的方法来击中它” 。

" He done hit jes dat way, " Luster said.

“他确实以这种方式击中了杰斯， ” 卢斯特说。

" I told 'em I'd raise it, " Adrenna said, " rather than them jes' throw it in the garbage" .

“我告诉他们我会提出来，”Adrenna 说，“而不是他们把它扔进垃圾桶”。

" Dey talks, jes de same, " Frony said.

“他们说话，jes de same，”Frony 说。