" I suppose you are going to college soon? I see you pegging away at your books, no, I mean studying hard." And Jo blushed at the dreadful 'pegging' which had escaped her.

“我想你不久就要进大学了吧？看得出你正在啃书本——不，我的意思是说用功读书。”乔因为漏出了那个可怕的“啃”字而脸红起来。