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I am very sorry that the pressure of other occupations has prevented me from sending an earlier reply to your letter.
近来忙于各种事务，未能及早复信，深感抱歉。

Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,
春光中万物昌盛，春光中少女们团团起舞，

Sitting on a grassy grave, beneath one of the windows of the church, was a little girl.
在教堂的一扇窗下长满绿草的坟堆上，坐着个小女孩。

The body of an animal may well be compared with some machine like a locomotive engine. Indeed, the animal body is a machine.
动物的身体很可以与某种机器如火车头相比。实际上，动物的身体就是一台机器。它是一台由许多部件组成的机器。

Who loves his country will not rest
爱国志士决不满足于
Content with vow and pledge alone,
泛泛的誓词与诺言，

We dined at an excellent inn at Chapelhouse, where Dr. Johnson expatiated on the felicity of England in its taverns and inns, and triumphed over the French for not having, in any perfection, the tavern life.
我们在查普尔壕斯一家极好的小客栈里吃饭，约翰逊博土在那儿详细叙述了英格兰的小客栈和小旅馆的妙处，并得意洋洋地指出法国人没有任何这等完美的小客栈生活。