弗蘭克·邱吉爾幾個(gè)月來(lái)一直答應要來(lái)看望他的父親和新過(guò)門(mén)的繼母，但卻再次推遲了他的來(lái)訪(fǎng)日期。
Frank Churchill, who had promised for months to come to see his father and new stepmother, again put off his visit.
法官說(shuō)沒(méi)有任何理由可以把那個(gè)繼母殘忍虐待女孩的罪責減輕。
The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the stepmother had treated the girl.
她的繼母是個(gè)專(zhuān)橫跋扈的女人，很恨她。
Her step-mother, who hated her, was an absolute gorgon.
