He preferred Mrs. Almond to his sister Lavinia, who had married a poor clergyman, of a sickly constitution and a flowery style of eloquence.

• 他喜欢可尔蒙德太太，而不喜欢这个妹妹拉维尼娅。这个妹妹嫁了个一副病态，却偏好鼓唇弄舌高谈阔论的穷牧师。