Old Mr. Rivers, she said, was a plain man enough, but a gentleman, and of as ancient a family as could be found.

她说，里弗斯老先生是一个普通人，但却是一位绅士，而且出身于一个可以找到的最古老的家族。

Poor Jo, how she did glorify that plain man, as she sat knitting away so quietly, yet letting nothing escape her, not even the fact that Mr. Bhaer actually had gold sleeve–buttons in his immaculate wristbands.

可怜的乔，她在怎样为这个普通人脸上贴金啊，这时正坐在一边安详地编织着，但不让任何东西逃过她的眼睛，甚至连巴尔先生整洁的袖口上竟缀着金质袖扣都注意到了。

It was obvious that he had no social gifts, but these a man can do without; he had no eccentricity even, to take him out of the common run; he was just a good, dull, honest, plain man.

很清楚，他一点儿也没有社交的本领，但这也不一定人人都要有的。他甚至没有什么奇行怪癖，使他免于平凡庸俗之嫌。他只不过是一个忠厚老实、索然无味的普通人。

Poor Jo, how she did glorify that plain man, as she sat knitting away so quietly, yet letting nothing escape her, not even the fact that Mr. Bhaer actually had gold sleeve-buttons in his immaculate wristbands.

可怜的乔，当她静静地坐着编织时，她是如何赞美那个平凡的男人，但什么也没有漏掉，甚至没有注意到巴尔先生在他完美无瑕的腕带上实际上有金袖扣。

He slept deep and awoke to a slow mournful march passing his window. It was a long column of men in uniform, wearing the familiar helmet of 1914, thick men in frock coats and silk hats, burghers, aristocrats, plain men.

他睡得很沉，醒来时听到窗外传来一阵缓慢而悲伤的行军声。这是一长列穿着制服的人，戴着熟悉的 1914 年头盔，身着长礼服、头戴丝质帽子的粗壮男人、市民、贵族、普通人。