At last she agreed to undertake the mission . then simonne , in her theatrical laundress s attire but with furs over her shoulders , ran down the greasy steps of the narrow , winding stairs which led between damp walls to the porter s lodge 于是，西蒙娜还没有脱下演喜歌剧中的洗衣妇的戏服，就披了件皮袄，踏上那道狭窄的旋转楼梯，这道楼梯的梯级上满是油垢，两边的墙壁很潮湿，楼梯直通到门房室。
Andersen was born in odense , denmark to the family of a poor cobbler , who believed he was of aristocratic origin and loved literature . andersens mother , a washerwoman , was uneducated but nonetheless exposed her son to the world of folklore 安徒生出生于丹麦奥登塞一个穷鞋匠家里，他的父亲热爱文学，并相信自己拥有贵族血统，母亲虽是没受过教育的洗衣妇，但也引导自己的孩子沉浸在民间故事的天地里。
The first act had just finished , and in the greenroom simonne , dressed as the little laundress , was standing in front of a console table , surmounted by a looking glass and situated between the two corner doors which opened obliquely on the end of the dressing - room passage 第一幕刚刚演完。在演员休息室里，扮演小洗衣妇的西蒙娜，站在一面镜子前，这面镜子是安装在一张蜗形脚桌子上面的。桌子两边，均有一扇角门，斜对着通往演员化妆室的走廊。
The evening before creditors in the persons of the upholsterer , the charcoal merchant and the laundress had put in an appearance and had offered to give madame an extension of time . nay , they had even proposed to advance madame a very considerable amount if only madame would return to her flat and conduct herself like a sensible person 昨天晚上，一些债主来了，他们当中有地毯商煤炭商洗衣妇，他们提出可以放宽还债的期限，甚至说可以借一大笔钱给太太，只要太太回到她的住所，做事聪明一些。
Also , sometimes things look different after we have observed them for a while . the bad person turns out to be just a victim herself - a victim of bad circumstances perhaps , like the old washerwoman in the story . maybe she was very poor and she just stole the two veils because she was desperate and had no other way to help herself 同时有时候我们深入去观察时，将会对事物有不同的看法，有时我们会发现一个坏人，也许只是受环境所逼的难民，就如故事中的那位老洗衣妇，或许她因为贫苦无依，在不得已的情况之下才偷取那两块面纱，赖以度日。
