She had braced herself up many and many a time, at some sudden noise in the house; had caught up the half-dropped work, and begun to ply her needle diligently, though through dimmed spectacles, and with an unsteady hand!

屋子里突然传来一阵动静，她曾无数次振作起来。已经赶上了半途而废的工作，并开始勤奋地穿针，尽管戴着模糊的眼镜，而且手不稳！