It was very old and precious even then.

却使在当时，它也属历史悠久的珍奇之物。

When Mrs.Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door behind him.

理查兹夫人朝他走去，只见他“砰”的一声关上门逃走了。

Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance,

尽管那个贵族每场戏都得念一遍那封信。

Despite the message, the captain of the Elkor decided to try once more.

尽管船长接了电报，他还是决定再试一试。

It suddenly dawned on me that this express was not roaring down the line at ninety miles an hour, but barely chugging along at thirty.

我突然感到这趟快车并没以时速90英里的速度呼啸前进，而是卟哧卟哧地向前爬行，时速仅30英里。

I concluded that they were simply shy of strangers.

我认为这不过是他们在陌生人面前表现出的害羞。