" How I wish 'twas only a gipsy! " he murmured.

“我真希望他只是个吉普赛人！”男孩子轻声说道。

'Twas a stormy day when I went to play down by the sea.

那是一个电闪雷鸣的日子，我去海边玩。

'Twas a windy day when I went to play down by the sea.

那是一个狂风呼啸的日子，我去海边玩。

'Twas a rainy day when I went to play down by the sea.

那是一个大雨瓢泼的日子，我去海边玩。

'Twas a snowy day when I went to play down by the sea.

那是一个雪花飞舞的日子，我去海边玩。

" An' 'twas me you hit, of course, " Kelly seconded, his face brightening for the moment.

" 你打的可就是我，当然。" 凯利赞成，脸上暂时放出了光彩。

She's using weak forms, contractions, like " it was" , she says " 'twas" " 'twas a necklace" .

她在用弱读，缩略，例如她把“it was”说成“'twas”，“'twas a necklace”。

" You are sure 'twas not the undergraduate" ?

“你确定那不是本科生”？

Having on my working clothes, I thought 'twas odd.

穿着我的工作服， 我觉得很奇怪。

Surely 'twas as well to have him about the house.

肯定有他在这所房子里。

'Twas no foul wolven that spirited yonder childer away, 'twas a witch!

把孩子偷偷带走的不是恶狼，而是女巫！

'And then 'twas by the gate into Eighteen Acres, ' Unity chimed in.

“然后在门口进入十八英亩，”团结插话说。

'twas the night beforei had hours to kill.

就在昨日 闲来无事。

'Once 'twas in the lane that I found one of them, ' pursued Elfride reflectively.

“有一次，我在小巷里发现了其中一个，”埃尔弗里德沉思地追问。

No, 'twas only about the sentence.

不，这只是关于判决的问题。

'Twas her nature to win people more when they knew her well.

当人们了解她时， 她的本性就是赢得更多人。

'And then 'twas on the carpet in my own room, ' rejoined Elfride merrily.

“然后在我自己房间的地毯上，”Elfride 愉快地重新加入。

'Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night'... 'Twas the night before Christmas'

圣诞快乐! 欢乐今宵!

'Twas a fine part to play, decent and intelligent, that of yawning before other people's labour!

“这是一个很好的角色，体面而聪明，在别人的劳动面前打哈欠！

'Twas odd: for Werrington is one of the very ringleaders of the fast class'.

“这很奇怪：因为 Werrington 是快速班的头目之一”。