" Just the thing to quench my thirst, " quoth he.

“这正是可以给我解渴的食物啊，”他想。

" Pretty good business" ! quoth the sagacious Dixey, —" pretty good business" !

“生意不错” ！睿智的迪克西说， “生意不错” ！

" Then you gathered left-handed, " quoth he.

“那你是左撇子，”他说。

'I believe, sir, ' quoth Mrs. Sparsit, 'you wished to see me'.

“我相信，先生，”斯巴塞夫人说，“您希望见我。”

" Yes, my dear, " quoth I, " I have been a great traveller" .

“是的，亲爱的，”我说，“我是一个伟大的旅行家”。

" Well, I am far from sure that I do, " quoth he.

“好吧，我不确定我会这样做， ” 他说。

" That his wit's just addled; may be wi' unbelief and heathenry, " quoth she.

“他的智慧只是糊涂了；可能是因为不信和异教徒，”她说。

" Indeed, " quoth I, wondering what that meant.

“确实，”我说，想知道那是什么意思。

Quoth I: " But have you no prisons at all now" ?

我问：“但是你们现在根本没有监狱吗”？

" Latakia, " quoth I, feeling as if I were assisting at a child's game, and wondering whether I should get anything but make-believe.

“Latakia，”我说，感觉自己好像在帮孩子玩游戏，想知道除了假装我是否应该得到任何东西。