It'seemed that fate had ordained the meeting.

Jim and Mary were flung together by the war.

战争使吉姆和玛丽相会了.

We missed meeting. It must be fate.

我俩无缘相见.

To others, it means family reunions and a wonderful meal together.

对另外一些人而言, 它的意义则是家人团圆以及共享美好的一餐.

Yet, this reunion is not comic, but with a strong tragic feature.

但是这种团圆却又并不属于喜剧范畴, 反而带有浓重的悲剧色彩.

He was joyed by the reunion of his family.

他为家人的团圆感到高兴.

All the family members are back home this time.

那时所有的人都要回家团圆.

Last year, we ran short for hamburgers at the family reunion.

去年, 我们全家团圆的时候,汉堡包都不够吃了.

It was the happy reunion her family had been longing for.

对望眼欲穿的家人来说,这真是个快乐的团圆.

He asked if I had left with you, and I said no.

他问我是否和你一块儿离开的，我说不是。

Critics everywhere have eulogised her new novel.

各处的评论家都称赞她的新小说.

Have you any scrap iron knocking around?

你那儿有散在各处的废铁 吗 ?

the division between the haves and the have-nots

富人和穷人之间的差异

Few people understand the difference.

很少有人了解这个差别。

It'sthe difference between a pass and a fail.

这是及格和不及格的差别.

I leave softly , gently, Exactly as I came . I wave sky , Telling it goodbye softly, gently.

轻轻的我走了, 正如我轻轻的来, 我轻轻的招手, 作别西天的云彩.

The boy took leave of his mother, and caught the train to London.

这个男孩辞别了母亲, 赶上了去伦敦的火车.

Is this our farewell?

这是我们的辞别 吗 ?

As guest who would be gone.

像要辞别的宾客.

After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.

46他既辞别了他们, 就往山上去祷告.

Zhou Zuoren. The Origin and Development of Chinese New Literature. Shijiazhuang: Hebei Education Press, 2001.

周作人: 《中国新文学的源流》. 石家庄: 河北教育出版社, 2001年.