And was he after all to become a mere stone of stumbling and a rock of offence?

难道他终究要成为一块绊脚石， 一块被人冒犯的磐石吗？

It was no longer a mere stone but a form taking shape, a woman of such beauty and grace that it seemed as though the gods themselves had breathed life into her.

它不再只是一块石头，而是一个正在成形的形体，一个如此美丽和优雅的女人，仿佛众神亲自为她注入了生命。

The prince could see nothing in it at first except a mere stone, but the artist bade him " have a wall built, and make a window in it, and observe the stone through the window in the glory of the dawn" .

王子起初除了一块石头外什么也看不见，但艺术家吩咐他“筑墙，开窗，在黎明的光辉中透过窗户观察石头”。