But Mrs. Reed, a somber and severe woman, ignores this request for the ten miserable years that Jane spends under her roof. 然而,里德太太是個(gè)憂(yōu)郁、嚴厲的女人,她無(wú)視這一請求,簡(jiǎn)寄其籬下痛苦度日達十年之久。
Hope is a slender reed for a stout man to lean on. 希望是壯漢依靠的一根纖細的蘆葦。