" You took a long chance to hear so little" .

“你花了很长时间才听到这么少的消息”。

Where others would despair of intransigence or meanness, we see every chance of being able to change a partner — so long as we keep quiet and hope.

当其他人对顽固或恶意感到绝望时，我们看到了改变伴侣的每一个机会——只要我们保持沉默和希望。

He took long chances often in his after life; but only when the taking of chances might further the attainment of some cherished end-and, always thereafter, he practiced pole-vaulting.

他在死后经常冒险。但只有当抓住机会可能进一步实现某些珍视的目标时，他才会练习撑杆跳。