Meg got behind his chair under pretense of smoothing the wrinkles out of his tired forehead, and standing there, she said, with her panic increasing with every word...

梅格走到他的椅子背后，装作抚平他劳累的前额上的皱纹，站在那儿，开口讲话，每说一个词恐慌就增加一分。

Meg drew her aside, under pretense of pinning up a loose braid, and said approvingly, " It was dreadfully provoking, but you kept your temper, and I'm so glad, Jo" .

梅格假装系一条松散的辫子，把她拉到一边，赞许地说：“这真是令人发指，但你没发脾气，我很高兴，乔。”

No sooner had the guest paid the usual stale compliments and bowed himself out, than Jenny, under pretense of asking an important question, informed Mr. Davis, the teacher, that Amy March had pickled limes in her desk.

那位贵宾刚刚讲完照例是陈词滥调的赞词，鞠躬退出，詹妮马上就借口问一个重要的问题，告诉戴维斯老师说，艾米·马奇在课桌里藏着腌酸橙。