《苔丝》词汇: strait, contrivance, foreboding, inimical, stupor, effete, discordant,
The fire in the grate looked impish, demoniacally funny, as if it did not care in the least about her strait.
壁炉里的残火看起来顽皮，像魔鬼一样滑稽，似乎一点也不关心她的困境。（第35章）
《儒琴中国行》 Ruqin China Travel
