Easton听到他的夸赞,脸上却没有什么欣喜的表情,“I’ve been residing here for a fortnight now, and I find everything utterly disappointing. The school premises are dreadfully antiquated, the faculty lack any remarkable distinction, and the pupils are scarcely sharp-witted. It comes as little surprise, then, that less affluent nations remain trailing behind.”(我来这里半个月了,对这里的一切都很失望。这里的学校破旧,老师也不是什么厉害人物,学生一点都不聪明……我只能说,不发达的国家果然是有原因的。)
他叔叔在南洋布教多年,是一位真正信奉上帝的长者,面对和他留着相同血脉的侄子,他叔叔说,“Evan,Be patient, my child. You shall discover many souls and blessings in this life worthy of your heart’s regard.”[孩子,静下心来,你会发觉,这一生里,仍有诸多值得用心珍视的人和事。]
Easton紧盯着黑板,他的眸子亮了一下,“How did you arrive at that thought?”(你是怎么想到的?)
叶流苏没有回答他的问题,她的脸上神色淡淡,“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”(每逢你想要批评任何人的时候,你就记住,这个世界上并非所有人,都拥有过你得天独厚的那些优越条件。)[2]