Such things are elemental, a matter of fact.

事实上，这些东西是基本的。

Such things are not work for a carpenter like Adam.

这些事情对像亚当这样的木匠来说是行不通的。

You speak well, replied one of his followers. We would be glad enough to have the ordinary Christmas festivals if we did but know how such things are managed.

你说得很好，他的一个追随者回答说，能过上普通的圣诞节将会很高兴，但前提是知道如何去做。

Noises of wood and metal, clattering of wheels, banging of implements, jangling of bells — all such things are bad enough, but worse still is the clamorous human voice.

木头和金属的声音，车轮的咔嗒声，工具的撞击声，铃铛的叮当声——这些都已经够糟糕了，但更糟糕的是嘈杂的人声。

If it was any of the first three reasons—fate, or the will of the gods, or necessity—then obviously Helen cannot be held accountable because such things are outside her control.

如果是前三个原因中的任何一个——命运，或者神的意志， 或者必然——那么显然海伦不能被追究责任， 因为这些事情是她无法控制的。