Babbitt told zilla that she was a nagging, jealous, sour and unwholesome woman . 巴比特对齐拉说，她是个专爱找岔，嫉妒成性，哭丧脸面，让人难受的女人。
Babbitt wrung paul's hands, and waited in the office till maxwell came pattering out . 巴比特使劲握握保罗的手，在办公室里等着，直到马克斯韦尔匆匆出来。
Babbitt was bewildered by this worship of new gods, and he suspected that eunice smoked cigarettes . 这种对新神道的崇拜使巴比特迷惑不解，他还怀疑尤妮斯抽烟。
Mrs. babbitt worshiped, "oh, it was fine! so clear and interesting, and such nice ideas. " 巴比特太太佩服得五体投地说："啊，太棒啦！非常清楚，非常有趣，内容又精采。"
Babbitt begins a discreet love-affair with mrs. tanis judique, a widow whom he has met through his work . 巴比特开始偷偷摸摸地同在工作中认识的寡妇坦尼斯朱迪克太太私通。
For all his optimism, his lack of intellect and character, babbitt at least desires love and friendship . 尽管巴比特持乐观主义，缺乏智力和德行，但他至少还渴望得到爱情与友谊。
While babbitt watched him anxiously he snapped, "come on, let's get out of this," and hastened down the wharf, not looking back . 巴比特急切地望着他，他说：“走吧，咱们离开这里。”然后头也不回，匆匆走下码头。
Verona escaped, immediately after dinner, with no discussion save an automatic "why don't you ever stay home?" from babbitt . 刚吃完晚饭，维隆娜就溜了，没有引起议论，只有巴比特有口无心地说了一句“你干吗不喜欢呆在家里？”
After saying good-bye to him at the station, babbitt returned to his office to realize that he faced a world which, without paul, was meaningless . 巴比特在火车站和他告别后，回到自己的事务所，发现少了保罗，他面前的世界失去了意义。
Babbitt felt himself a person of importance 巴比特感觉自己是个重要人物。
