Well , on every old broken - down tree you could see rabbits and snakes and such things ; and when the island had been overflowed a day or two they got so tame , on account of being hungry , that you could paddle right up and put your hand on them if you wanted to ; but not the snakes and turtles - they would slide off in the water 啊，每一棵吹断倒下的老树，都能见到兔子和蛇这类东西，水漫全岛的一两天中，它们因为饿得慌，就变得那么驯顺，你简直可以划近了，高兴的话，可以用手摸它们身子。不过，蛇和鳖可不行这些东西往往一溜就溜进了水里。
Monsieur the marquis cast his eyes over the submissive faces that drooped before him , as the like of himself had drooped before monseigneur of the court - only the difference was , that these faces drooped merely to suffer and not to propitiate - when a grizzled mender of the roads joined the group 侯爵大人目光落到低垂在他面前的一片驯顺的面孔上，那些面孔跟他自己在宫廷的大人面前低首敛眉时的样子颇有些相像-只是有一点不同，这些面孔低了下来是准备受苦而不是为了赎罪。
It was a good while before they wou d feed , but throwing them some sweet corn , it tempted them and they began to be tame ; and now i found that if i expected to supply my self with goat - flesh when i had no powder or shot left , breeding some up tame was my only way , when perhaps i might have them about my house like a flock of sheep 后来，我给它们吃一些谷粒，因为味道甜美，它们很喜欢吃，就慢慢驯顺起来。现在我知道，如果弹药用尽之后还想吃山羊肉，唯一的办法就是驯养一些山羊。将来也许会在我屋子周围有一大群山羊呢！
Dundrum , south , or sutton , north , both localities equally reported by trial to resemble the terrestrial poles in being favourable climates for phthisical subjects , the premises to be held under feefarmgrant , lease 999 years , the message to consist of 1 drawingroom with baywindow 2 lancets , thermometer affixed , 1 sittingroom , 4 bedrooms , 2 servants rooms , tiled kitchen with close range and scullery , lounge hall fitted with linen wallpresses , fumed oak sectional bookcase containing the encyclopaedia britannica and new century dictionary , transverse obsolete medieval and oriental weapons , dinner gong , alabaster lamp , bowl pendant , vulcanite automatic telephone receiver with adjacent directory , handtufted axminster carpet with cream ground and trellis border , loo table with pillar and claw legs , hearth with massive firebrasses and ormolu mantel chronometer clock , guaranteed timekeeper with cathedral chime , barometer with hygrographic chart , comfortable lounge settees and corner fitments , upholstered in ruby plush with good springing and sunk centre , three banner japanese screen and cuspidors club style , rich wine - coloured leather , gloss renewable with a minimum of labour by use of linseed oil and vinegar and pyramidically prismatic central chandelier lustre , bentwood perch with a fingertame parrot expurgated language , embossed mural paper at 10 - per dozen with transverse swags of carmine floral design and top crown frieze , staircase , three continuous flights at successive right angles , of varnished cleargrained oak , treads and risers , newel , balusters and handrail , with stepped - up panel dado , dressed with camphorated wax , bathroom , hot and cold supply , reclining and shower : water closet on mezzanine provided with opaque singlepane oblong window , tipup seat , bracket lamp , brass tierod brace , armrests , footstool and artistic oleograph on inner face of door : ditto , plain : servant s apartments with separate sanitary and hygienic necessaries for cook , general and betweenmaid salary , rising by biennial unearned increments of 2 , with comprehensive fidelity insurance annual bonus , and retiring allowance based on the 65 system after 30 years service , pantry , buttery , larder , refrigerator , outoffices , coal and wood cellarage with winebin still and sparkling vintages for distinguished guests , if entertained to dinner evening dress , carbon monoxide gas supply throughout 一截弯木上栖着一只驯顺得能停在手指上的鹦鹉它吐字文雅，墙上糊着每打价为十先令的压花壁纸，印着胭脂红色垂花横纹图案，顶端是带状装饰一连三段栎木楼梯，接连两次拐成直角，都用清漆涂出清晰的木纹，梯级登板起柱栏杆和扶手，一律用护板来加固并涂上含樟脑的蜡浴室里有冷热水管，盆汤淋浴，设备俱全。位于平台246上的厕所里，长方形窗子上嵌着一块毛玻璃，带盖的坐式抽水马桶，壁灯，黄铜拉链和把手，两侧各放着凭肘几和脚凳，门内侧还挂有艺术气息浓厚的油画式石版画。另外还有一间普通的厕所厨师打杂的女仆和兼做些细活的女佣的下房里也分别装有保健卫生设备仆役的工钱每两年递增两英镑，并根据一般忠诚勤劳保险，每年年底发奖金一英镑，对工满三十年者，按照六十五岁退职的规定，发退职金餐具室配膳室食品库冷藏库主楼外的厨房及贮藏室等堆煤柴用的地窨子里还有个葡萄酒窖不起泡亮光闪闪的葡萄酒，这是为宴请贵宾吃正餐身穿夜礼服时预备的。
