It amused and touched Scarlett to see the iron hand with which her small child ruled her father.

思嘉眼看自己的女儿用一又小手牢牢地控制着她的父亲，心里又高兴又感动。

The first two courts to hear this case – to listen to the parents of these children – ruled, or decided, that it was not the school board's responsibility to provide English education for the students.

审理此案的前两个法院——听取这些孩子的父母的意见——裁定或决定，学校董事会没有责任为学生提供英语教育。