Margaret pinned up her kirtle and farthingale, for the road was wet . 因为路很湿，玛格丽特把她的马甲和裙子挽起用别针别紧。
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With the reader ' s permission we will attempt to evoke in thought the impression he would have experienced in crossing with us the threshold of that great hall amid that throng in surcoat , doublet , and kirtle 若承蒙看官同意，我们不妨就竭力开动脑筋，想象看官跟我们一道，夹杂在穿着短上衣、半截衫、短袄的嘈杂人群中间，跨进大厅时会有什么样的感觉。
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But by and by , as said , this evening after sundown , the wind sitting in the west , biggish swollen clouds to be seen as the night increased and the weatherwise poring up at them and some sheet lightnings at first and after , past ten of the clock , one great stroke with a long thunder and in a brace of shakes all scamper pellmell within door for the smoking shower , the men making shelter for their straws with a clout or kerchief , womenfolk skipping off with kirtles catched up soon as the pour came 如前所述，日暮时，风起西空，夜幕降临后，出现大朵乌云，翻滚膨胀。喜观天象者咸望之：惟见一道道闪电，十时许，一声巨雷，伴以悠长轰鸣，骤雨若烟雾，众人仓皇遁往家中。暴雨乍下，男子即以布片或手帕遮草帽，女子则撩起裙裾，跳蹿而去。
