There was an excuse for his remaining , for when the threshed rick drew near its final sheaves a little ratting was always done , and men unconnected with the threshing sometimes dropped in for that performance - sporting characters of all descriptions , gents with terriers and facetious pipes , roughs with sticks and stones 他也有他想留下来的借口，因为麦束最后只剩下不多几捆的时候，总要打一次小老鼠，那些与打麦子无关的人，有时候就来做这件事他们是各种各样喜欢打猎的人，有带着小猎狗和奇怪烟斗的乡绅，也有拿着棍棒和石块的粗汉。
The discourse was resumed presently , but it went lame and halting , all possibility of impressiveness being at an end ; for even the gravest sentiments were constantly being received with a smothered burst of unholy mirth , under cover of some remote pew - back , as if the poor parson had said a rarely facetious thing 接着牧师又开始讲道，犹犹豫豫而且声音走调，再想引起注意，无论如何是不可能的了，因为即便他说的内容很严肃，在后面座位背后忍不住总有一阵子失敬的笑声传来，好像这个可怜的人刚刚说了什么可笑的事情。
